Google shifts Android Auto voice functions to Gemini amid AI assistant overhaul

Google is set to migrate Android Auto’s voice features from Google Assistant to its new Gemini AI, signalling a major update in its consumer AI ecosystem, with some services ending as soon as 4 September.

Google is preparing to move Android Auto’s voice functions from Google Assistant to Gemini, extending the wider transition to its new AI assistant across consumer products. According to the report from Liberty Times, users have already been told by email that some Google Assistant services may stop as early as 4 September, with phones and tablets also affected. Android Automotive is different: it will continue to keep Google Assistant for now.

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