Gemini, Google ’s generative AI assistant and rival to ChatGPT, has become integral to high-end Android phones over the past year, gradually superseding the more basic Google Assistant. Now Google has outlined plans to sunset its original smart assistant entirely, starting with Android phones.

Google just announced a range of killer software upgrades for Pixel users. That includes a new update for Gemini Live. Software updates are big news in the modern phone industry. Gone are the days when two years of boosts were sufficient – as consumers look to maintain their hardware for longer, software needs to keep pace.

Google's Gemini assistant will officially replace the company's classic Google Assistant on most phones later this year. Google announced the change in a blog post Friday, and revealed that the change will also encompass devices like tablets,