Google’s AI push isn’t slowing down — and now, it’s heading straight for your car dashboard and your wrist. During Alphabet’s Q1 earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that Gemini, Google’s next-gen AI, will soon roll out across a bunch of new platforms. Android Auto and Wear OS are first on the list. Tablets and headphones? They’re coming next.
Here’s what Pichai said, word for word:
“We’re upgrading Google Assistant on mobile devices to Gemini, and later this year we’ll upgrade tablets, cars, and devices that connect to your phone, such as headphones and watches.”
No huge surprise here. Google’s been putting a lot of muscle behind Gemini, and it was always a question of when — not if — the company would bring it everywhere Assistant currently lives.
Gemini is everywhere: What This Means for You
If you use Android Auto, expect your driving experience to get a lot smarter soon. Think better voice commands, faster responses, and hopefully fewer moments where your car says, “Sorry, I didn’t get that.”
On Wear OS smartwatches, the upgrade could be a game changer. Voice interactions, fitness tracking, notifications — all of it could get more intuitive once Gemini takes over from the older, slower Google Assistant. As for tablets and headphones, they’re on deck too from what Pichai mentioned during the event. But don’t expect any major changes overnight. In typical Google style, there’s no hard timeline. The phrase “later this year” made its usual appearance — which, let’s be honest, feels like Google’s favorite thing to say when it’s not ready to lock down dates.
So, When Exactly?
Good question. And right now, there’s no real answer. We’re looking at a vague window sometime before the end of 2025, unless Google surprises us at I/O or in a fall Pixel event.
Whenever it does arrive, though, it’s clear that Google is serious about making Gemini the backbone of its entire ecosystem — phones, cars, wearables, and beyond.
We’ll keep you posted as soon as Google drops more solid details. Stay tuned.
