Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...

Gemini was supposed to breathe new life into the hands-free experience on Android Auto, but this is so not what’s happening ...

On a support page, Google is hinting that the end of Google Assistant is nearing, with the Gemini takeover apparently completing in March 2026 when Assistant will no longer be accessible… at least on ...

An Android user interacts with Google Assistant on a phone. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana Google Assistant begins shutting down Sept. 4 as eligible Android devices move to Gemini. Here is ...

Google promised my dashboard a glow-up in May. It's almost October, and I'm still mostly staring at the old one.

Google is getting ready to shut down Google Assistant on Android phones, starting September 4. They are not pulling the plug all at once, though—it’s a phased rollout. So, if you’re using an Android ...

Google has announced that it will begin phasing out Google Assistant on Android devices from September 4, marking the final step in its transition to Gemini as the company's primary AI assistant. In ...

Android Auto added a new capability recently that upgrades the infotainment screen in a big way. Let's activate it.

Google is starting to add its Gemini AI assistant to all of its products, and now, Android Auto is getting the chatbot treatment. The company announced on November 20 that Android Auto, which it says ...