Waze is eliminating Google Assistant for customers on iPhones, citing “ongoing difficulties” with the mixing. In an update on Tuesday, Waze mentioned it plans on changing it with an “enhanced voice integration resolution” sooner or later, which is most definitely Gemini.
“As lots of you may have possible skilled, this characteristic [Google Assistant] has not been working as supposed for over a yr, and we sincerely apologize for the extended inconvenience,” Waze mentioned. “Relatively than merely patching a characteristic that has confronted ongoing difficulties, we’ve determined to section out Google Assistant on iOS beginning tomorrow.”
Over the previous yr, many Waze users on iPhones have reported experiencing points with giving Google Assistant voice instructions. One user notes that saying “Hey Google” would open Google Assistant, but it surely wouldn’t detect their voice.
Google Assistant for Waze on Android telephones will proceed to work — however the query is for a way lengthy. Earlier this month, Google introduced plans to transition extra customers from Google Assistant to Gemini, including that Assistant “will now not be accessible on most cell units or out there for brand spanking new downloads on cell app shops” beginning “later this yr.”