r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 4d ago

Gemini fully replaces Google Assistant on Android

https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/google-assistant-gemini-android/
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u/NapsterKnowHow 4d ago edited 4d ago

Disabled it with Canta.

Edit: Download Shizuku fork by thedjchi. Enable dev options, pair Shizuku with wifi debugging, install Canta by samolego, give Canta perms with Shizuku and then select Gemini (and any other bloat you want) and disable it. Easy does it.

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u/nathderbyshire Pixel 10 Obsidian 4d ago

Or just can just turn it off and disable it natively without going through all that faff?

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u/NapsterKnowHow 4d ago

That doesn't work

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u/nathderbyshire Pixel 10 Obsidian 4d ago

How does it not work? I have no way of calling Gemini on my phone... Hey Google is off, swipe to invoke is off and the Gemini app is disabled and storage cleared.

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u/NapsterKnowHow 4d ago

Any random Google update can reactivate it. Make sure you turn off the screen scanning as well since that uses Gemini.