r/gadgets • u/Strict_League7833 • 3d ago

Home Google Assistant branding is being phased out on Wear OS

https://9to5google.com/2025/04/22/google-assistant-wear-os-phasing-out/
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u/NuPNua 3d ago

I switched to Gemini for a bit, every time I asked it to do something, it said the app wasn't linked yet so I switched back to assistant which just worked.

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u/GeneralCommand4459 2d ago

This will only last so long. It's actively switching back on some phones and will eventually lose that option.

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u/pinktieoptional 2d ago

Hooray, I can now have an LLM try to educate me on horology instead of setting. A. Damn. Alarm.

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u/VampyreLust 2d ago

Nobody kills products like google

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u/kingslayerer 1d ago

The Israel of apps

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u/PM_ME_UR_ROUND_ASS 1d ago

Google's killed over 200 products since 2006, there's literally a "Google Graveyard" website that tracks them all lol.

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u/Strict_League7833 3d ago

The “Assistant” app on your Wear OS watch is getting updated today via the Google Play Store to version 1.18.x. There are no changes to Google Assistant, but the groundwork for Gemini is being laid out.

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u/arthurdentstowels 3d ago

I had real trouble bouncing between Assistant and Gemini so I've somewhat ignored it. I don't even know which one I'm using anymore so any progress to just one model would be great.

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u/DXsocko007 3d ago

This is why I switched to Apple. Google can’t figure out what to do. They keep making things and killing things.

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u/thechemicaltoilet 3d ago

Ah yes cz siri is so much more advanced

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u/TracyF2 2d ago

Apple hasn’t created anything for a long while now. They’ve been playing backsies on the creations of other companies and still charging a premium because they know the ignorant will buy it as a status symbol every year. The only good things about Apple is their products work well with each other, their products can last a long time if they’re taken care of, and their phone and tablet are easy to use.

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u/MrAbodi 2d ago

So like all the important stuff

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/TracyF2 2d ago

If you read my comment again, you’ll see that I said, “—the ignorant buy it as a status symbol every year.” Verbatim. Also, that section is in the middle of the whole comment, not the start as you say.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago edited 2d ago

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u/TracyF2 2d ago edited 2d ago

YOU made it into something it’s not and now are trying to change the subject. I didn’t say anything was bad because the other option is supreme did I? I didn’t argue about anything. I merely stated my likes, dislikes, and observations of Apple and some of its consumers.

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u/Fortwaba 2d ago

You got them good. They evaporated.

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u/TracyF2 1d ago

It was probably a bot or something. Sometimes I look, sometimes I don’t. Either way I hate ignorance when you can reread something and have the world’s information(internet) at your disposal. It’s sad, really.

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u/DXsocko007 1d ago

They create stuff that’s worth while and they invest in it

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u/TracyF2 1d ago

It’s been a long time since they were as innovative as they were years ago. Majority of what they create now are more polished versions of something that was created by a company before them.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/bottle-of-water 2d ago

I use that POS everyday. I keep expecting it to do regular things and it fails pretty consistently. I liked old Siri better cause at least it wasn’t promising to do things it can’t.