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Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer , it's coming to Android Auto this fall, but now it's Google Home's turn. Say goodbye to Google Assistant , which has powered many of Google's smart home products since its 2016 debut . The command word remains, “Hey Google,” but now it'll activate Gemini .
Nearly 10 years ago, Google Assistant was the company's answer to Amazon's Alexa. It kickstarted a voice assistant war , but after a period of stagnation, these chatbots have been revived