United Kingdom, March 17 -- Google Gemini is replacing the tech firm's Assistant on Android devices.

Google Assistant is set to be phased out on most devices this year with the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot- which was launched in 2023 to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Millions of Android users have made the switch already, with more to be able to use the new software over the coming months.

The company - which bought Android in 2005 - said in a blog post: "When we launched Google Assistant in 2016, natural language processing and voice recognition technology unlocked a more natural way to get help from Google. Nearly a decade later, we're in the midst of another platform shift - this time, generative AI is transforming the w...