Google Assistant's retirement timeline is officially set. Introduced in 2016, Google will sunset Assistant just before its 10th birthday.

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Google’s big Gemini for Home voice assistant update doesn’t just work on ...

Google is replacing Assistant with Gemini in the "Hey Google" and "Voice Match" setup flow, as spotted in the latest Google app teardown.

Google has admitted that Home/Assistant has issues and says that Gemini for Home will solve them. Paste ...

While updates to an app usually add new features, an upcoming update to the Google Assistant will actually take quite a few away. Nearly 20 features are being removed from the service, including one ...

A message on a Google support page hints at a shutdown date for Google Assistant, but there's more to the story.

Let's start with something simple. When you set up a device like the Nest Mini 2 or Nest Hub Max, it connects to all your Google-related apps through your Google Account. That means it's automatically ...

I have used several smart speakers powered by Google Assistant for quite a while. The first device I picked up was the Nest Mini, which was followed by the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max. I have one ...

Hi all, I was using Google's perfectly cromulent Podcasts app till the Google gods decided to yank it last April because reasons, so I went over to AntennaPod, which is decent enough once you figure ...

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