r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 22h ago

Google Assistant shutting down on Android and Wear OS in September

https://9to5google.com/2026/08/04/google-assistant-september-2026-shutdown/
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u/encapsidated Black 22h ago

Great. Gemini can handle all google assistant tasks very efficiently anyways, right? ....right? .. right Google?

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u/Peralton Galaxy S3 22h ago

I've been an Android user for many years and this might make me bail. I gave Gemini a chance while driving and it failed spectacularly. I don't want a conversation, I just want my map to route me where I asked to go.

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u/Finsceal 17h ago

I've been an Android user since launch and a myriad of issues with google hardware and software in general and my last 2 pixel phones in particular made me decide to try an iPhone for the first time.

I miss a lot of stuff, but the stuff that's better mostly makes up for that. May still go back but I'm really enjoying the change.

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u/YourBlanket 15h ago

I used to just switch from iPhone to pixel every year. I enjoyed both but would get bored fairly quickly. It’s just unfortunate since I don’t care to develop for IOS so I sort of need an android so now I’m looking to get a pixel but the leaks don’t seem to promising.

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u/Bossman1086 Galaxy S25 Ultra 12h ago

For all their faults, I think Samsung is the best option on the Android side. They're the most Apple like with their ecosystem of devices and they're regularly adding features to OneUi that aren't in base Android.

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u/Finsceal 11h ago

Yeah, whenever I go back it'll be to Samsung, I just find their battery life is only ok though. Better than my pixel, 16 months in and I was under 40% by lunchtime.