Dicio is a solid replacement for Google Assistant. Dicio handles basic tasks very well (including hands-free calling). The free app's main drawback is that it does not work with Android Auto. I ...

You can now replace Google Assistant or Gemini on any Android device with Meta AI as the default digital assistant app. This lets you launch Meta AI directly by long-pressing the home button or ...

Google is working on a new API for Android 16 that lets system apps perform actions on behalf of users inside applications. This new API is guarded by a permission that’ll be granted to the default ...

The time has come for users to wave goodbye to Google Assistant. Google appears to have completed the retirement process of Google Assistant on Android devices and Android Auto, with users now being ...

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With Google set to retire Assistant, and Gemini not exactly the replacement many of us want, Dicio is a solid option. There's one catch. I recently wrote about the problems Gemini has with reliably ...