With Google’s retiring its Assistant, Android users are turning to Dicio, a free, open-source voice assistant prioritising on-device processing and user privacy for everyday tasks.
Google’s move to retire Assistant is leaving some Android users searching for a replacement that can still handle simple voice tasks without handing everything to the cloud. One option drawing attention is Dicio, a free and open-source assistant for Android that ZDNET’s Jack Wallen says has become his default because it can make hands-free calls, control media and complete basic tasks while keeping processing on-device. The project’s GitHub repository describes that privacy-first design as central to how it works.
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