It's the end of an era for one of Android's crowning technologies, but all things must change

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Quick Summary Google Assistant will soon be removed from Android phones, Wear OS smartwatches, headphones and Android Auto. Google Assistant launched way back in 2016, so there is a good chance you've come across it at some point. That might have been on an Android phone, an iPhone, a smart speaker, headphones or even a car through Android Auto. Picked up by 9to5Google, an email has been sent to existing Google Assistant users, explaining that the service is “being discontinued” on mobile devices. We really did like Google Assistant.