{"id":4111125,"date":"2025-12-23T08:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4111125\/googles-old-assistant-stays-on-android-for-a-while-longer.html"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:12:31","slug":"googles-old-assistant-stays-on-android-for-a-while-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4111125\/googles-old-assistant-stays-on-android-for-a-while-longer.html","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s old assistant stays on Android for a while longer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"remove_no_follow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid--cols-10@md grid--cols-8@lg article-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"col-12 col-10@md col-6@lg col-start-3@lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-column__content\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><div class=\"container\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, Computer Sweden reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/computersweden.se\/article\/3846730\/google-byter-ut-sin-assistent-mot-gemini-i-android.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/computersweden.se\/article\/3846730\/google-byter-ut-sin-assistent-mot-gemini-i-android.html\">Google Assistant would be replaced by the AI tool Gemini<\/a> in Android-based mobile phones before the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just over a week to go until the end of the year, it is clear that this will not be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message on <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/gemini\/thread\/396052272\/here%E2%80%99s-an-update-on-our-work-to-upgrade-mobile-assistant-devices-to-gemini\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/gemini\/thread\/396052272\/here&rsquo;s-an-update-on-our-work-to-upgrade-mobile-assistant-devices-to-gemini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Gemini support page<\/a>, we learn that the transition is taking longer than expected, which means that the process will not be completed until next year at the earliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/google-assistant-will-stick-around-a-bit-longer-than-expected-for-some-android-users-130000178.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/google-assistant-will-stick-around-a-bit-longer-than-expected-for-some-android-users-130000178.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engadget<\/a>, the delay is probably because Gemini simply consumes more resources than Google Assistant at present, which means that a mobile phone with at least 2 gigabytes of working memory is currently required to be able to replace the assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More on Gemini:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4108616\/google-releases-fast-ai-model-gemini-3-flash.html\">Google releases fast AI model Gemini 3 Flash<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4007736\/gemini-android.html\">21 ways Gemini can actually be useful on Android<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4054876\/a-beginners-guide-to-google-gemini-gems.html\">A beginner&rsquo;s guide to Google Gemini Gems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4103343\/gemini-for-chrome-gets-a-second-ai-agent-to-watch-over-it.html\">Gemini for Chrome gets a second AI agent to watch over it<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/4007736\/gemini-android.html\"><br><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, Computer Sweden reported that Google Assistant would be replaced by the AI tool Gemini in Android-based mobile phones before the new year. 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