Google starts replacing Assistant with new Gemini on Android devices
Google continues to expand the scope of its artificial intelligence assistant called Gemini. Its presence is especially noticeable on Android smartphones.
For example, some users point out that on mobile devices, you can already switch Google to Gemini and use the new AI-based tool instead of traditional search.
Saw this for the first time tonight: a toggle at the top of Google on mobile that allows you to switch between Google and Gemini. pic.twitter.com/HA8ZTwbPc6
– Greg Sterling 🇺🇦 (@gsterling) February 21, 2024
In addition, Google allowed Android users to switch from Google Assistant to Gemini. In addition, Gemini can be assigned as a standard AI assistant on mobile devices. Moreover, it seems that Google is ready to completely remove Assistant and replace it with Gemini. This is hinted at by the replacement of application icons.
If you don’t currently have the Google Assistant app on your Android device, you can download it from the Play Store and it will come with Gemini AI. However, the application icon will show Gemini instead of Assistant. Alternatively, if you have also installed the standalone Gemini Android app, you may see two instances of Gemini in your app list.
However, if you open the Gemini app, which appears after you download Google Assistant, you can access the settings and return to Assistant. This will change the app icon and display it as Assistant instead of Gemini. In some cases, the Assistant app will automatically change to Gemini after you update it regularly.
After replacing Assistant with Gemini, some people complain that the new AI-powered assistant is unable to search the user’s Google ecosystem, including “not seeing” the information stored on Google.
