Google’s longtime voice assistant will officially go to the great tech graveyard in the sky in the very near future.
As has been expected for quite a while, Google is ending support for Google Assistant on Android and WearOS in September, according to emails sent to users, as reported by 9to5google. Specifically, users can expect Google Assistant to start going away on their mobile devices on Sept. 4, though Google noted it might take a few weeks for the change to affect everyone.
Our big Guessing Game is back! Enter now for a chance to win an Apple Watch.
Mashable Light Speed
“Once availability is removed, you will no longer be able to use or switch back to Google Assistant on your phone, tablet, or paired devices,” the email said.
Google first launched Google Assistant as a competitor to Siri and Alexa back in 2016. Amazon infused Alexa with AI technology earlier this year, while Apple is doing the same to Siri in the near future, but Google has opted to go with its AI chatbot Gemini rather than upgrading Google Assistant. Google has been clear about its intent to get rid of Assistant ever since going all-in on Gemini, but the specific timing had not been known until now.
So, like Skype, AOL dial-up, and TiVo before it, Google Assistant will soon be no more.
Like tears in rain.
