Google is pulling its AI assistant Gemini from the main Google app for iOS devices. The move is meant to encourage users to download the standalone Gemini app instead, which would allow Google to more directly compete with other consumer-facing AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity. However, the change could also risk reducing Gemini’s reach as Google’s app is already used by millions, and many are not motivated enough to download other new mobile applications.
The tech giant alerted customers to the change via an email that warned “Gemini is no longer available in the Google app.”
The email suggested that anyone who wanted to still use Gemini on iOS download the Gemini app from the App Store. That app launched to iOS users worldwide late last year, but up until now, Gemini continued to be available within the main Google app, too.
With Gemini for iOS, people will be able to engage in voice conversations with the AI assistant through Gemini Live; connect their Google apps like Search, YouTube, Maps, and Gmail to Gemini; ask questions and explore topics; plan trips; get AI summaries and deep dives; create images; and more. Users can interact with Gemini via text, voice, or by using the camera.
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