Gemini may soon replace Assistant on your Wear OS smartwatch (APK teardown)

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• Google appears to be working to bring Gemini to Wear OS devices.
• Gemini will likely replace Assistant on smartwatches, taking over wake-word control.
• Google’s reference to “back and forth” interactions could even mean Gemini Live is involved.

With CES 2025 upon us, it’s easy to get distracted by all the flashy new gadgets launching, but tech companies haven’t forgotten about their existing offerings, either. We just took a look at one of the ways that Google could soon bring new functionality to Wear OS smartwatches by bringing them earthquake alerts, and now we’re already uncovering another.

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