Google's Senior Director of Product Management for the Gemini App, Brian Marquardt, said as devices make the change the original Google Assistant will no longer be available as a downloadable app.

While Google is clear that Gemini will fully replace Google Assistant on mobile devices, it suggests that something new is in the works for our smart home devices.

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, and revealed that the ...