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Gemini to replace Google Assistant as Android's default - but you still have options

Google's latest artificial intelligence innovation, Gemini, is replacing Google Assistant as the default voice assistant on Android smartphones, including its own Pixel 9 series.

Kerry Wan/ZDNETIn a strategic maneuver to stay in the race with OpenAI and other AI innovators, Google has decided to integrate Gemini more deeply into its ecosystem, promising users an enhanced, more intuitive, and more efficient voice assistant experience. By offering intelligent grammar, spelling, and content suggestions, Gemini is a powerful writing companion, enabling users to craft better-quality emails, documents, and messages. Further setting it apart from Google Assistant, Gemini is programmed with natural language understanding (NLU), which promotes improved contextual awareness when you're conversing with your bot.

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