This is the first official declaration from Google that the Google Assistant is on its way out, but it’s not like we weren’t expecting it. Gemini is already the default experience on most mainstream Android devices,

Google announced that it will be upgrading Google Assistant with Gemini "in the coming months." By the end of this year, people will not be able to download Google Assistant from app stores as it will be discontinued.

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, which will also encompass devices like tablets,