Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September - Engadget
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Like birthdays in late May and most of June, it’s all about Gemini.
  • gera@feddit.nuEnglish
    12·
    7 days ago

    It’s already dead on my phone

    pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

    • StarDreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      Need a follow up on this, since I’ve always assumed that package is essential.

      1. Is this on a Pixel?
      2. What happens to the space where the search bar is on the launcher?
      3. Does it break anything else?
      • gera@feddit.nuEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago
        1. Nah, I have a non-unlockable Xperia, otherwise I’d just flash custom firmware
        2. I don’t remember the search bar, it disappears i guess. The circle button that used to summon assistant now does nothing
        3. Deleting this package is safe. Just don’t delete system-related packages. Once I was cleaning up someone’s Xiaomi and tried to delete its antivirus with adb. It was stuck in boot loop after that so i had to do hard reset (deleting all data)