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Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4 - Ars Technica

Published by Ars Technica By Ryan Whitwam · 5 August 2026 at 18:30
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Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4 - Ars Technica
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Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.

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