Google Assistant is losing more features ahead of retirement – Android Police

Late last week, Google confirmed the writing on the wall: It will retire Google Assistant later this year, making way for Gemini on more of its devices. With Assistant losing several features last year and Google shifting its focus heavily toward Gemini, this move comes as no surprise. By the time Assistant is phased away, though, it won’t be as smart as you once knew. Google has discontinued many of its features, and now the company has silently announced it is removing even more “underutilized features” as part of this transition.45+ languages now ready in betaIn an updated support page (via 9to5Google), Google says that as it continues to improve Google Assistant, it is “prioritizing the experiences you love and investing in the underlying technology to make them even better — which means that some underutilized features will no longer be supported.”As part of this, the company is stripping away the following features from Google Assistant:While Google is stripping away several features from Assistant, the most notable ones include Interpreter mode for live conversation translation, daily updates, and the ability to schedule or hear previous Family Bell announcements. The removal of many of these features will make your Assistant-powered smart display or speaker less useful. For most features being removed, like getting daily weather updates from Assistant, Google recommends setting up a Routine as an alternative.Google hasn’t specified an exact date for when these Assistant features will stop working. Instead, the company says that when you next attempt to use a retiring feature, you’ll receive a notification letting you know it will stop working after a certain date.We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.Your comment has not been savedWell… Simpler times are gone. IKR? I still miss Google Now! Some of the features were awesome.Slack is in the mix tooIt’s closer to a stack of sticky notes than a complete digital notebookThe Phone app is great, but these features could make it betterNot serious, but importantMicrosoft’s free note-taker doesn’t disappointIt’s once again on the attack

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