Google is stripping away more Assistant features from Nest and Android devices

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is phasing out more Assistant features from its ecosystem. Notable removals include Family Bell announcements, Live Translations in Interpreter mode, and birthday reminder notifications. Last week, Google made an announcement that many of us saw coming — Gemini is set to fully replace Google Assistant. That means 2025 marks the end of the Google Assistant era on most Android phones that support Gemini. But the shift isn’t just happening on phones. Late last year, some Nest devices also started rocking a Gemini-powered Google Assistant, which could also soon turn into full-blown Gemini integration in the near future. As part of this transition, Google is steadily erasing traces of the Google Assistant from its ecosystem. In its latest move, the company has quietly added a few more Assistant features to the list of those being discontinued on both Android and Nest devices. One of the most notable feature removals is Live Translation i ... Read full article.