Google Assistant to stay on devices till 2026 as Gemini upgrade gets a new deadline

Google Assistant will stick around on users’ smartphones at least till early 2026, according to a recent communique by the internet major. The company had originally planned to replace the legacy chatbot with Gemini by the end of this year.

In a blog post on Friday, Google said, “We’re adjusting our previously announced timeline to make sure we deliver a seamless transition, and will continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026. We’ll share more details on our plans in the coming months.”

Gemini has been…