While Google Assistant shares some features with the assistants mentioned above, Google's version is more conversational, which means you can ask follow-up questions if you need more information.

Google is now turning Assistant into Gemini by default. When you download the Assistant Android app, you get Gemini instead, complete with a different app icon. You’ll have to manually switch back to ...

While the Google Assistant comes pre-installed on what feels like every single product released now, the standalone app has now amassed 500 million downloads on the Play Store. Now, it’s worth nothing ...

Update August 27, 2025: Google is planning on replacing the Assistant with Gemini everywhere. And that continues to happen, now with the Google Home app, and the new Nest products launching this fall.

Google Assistant joins Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Samsung's Bixby, and Microsoft's Cortana in the lineup of digital ...