Waze is eliminating Google Assistant for customers on iPhones, citing “ongoing difficulties” with the mixing. In an replace on Tuesday, Waze mentioned it plans on changing it with an “enhanced voice integration resolution” sooner or later, which is almost definitely Gemini.
“As a lot of you’ve gotten possible skilled, this characteristic [Google Assistant] has not been working as supposed for over a 12 months, and we sincerely apologize for the extended inconvenience,” Waze mentioned. “Fairly 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 12 months, many Waze customers on iPhones have reported experiencing points with giving Google Assistant voice instructions. One consumer notes that saying “Hey Google” would open Google Assistant, however it 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 cellular units or obtainable for brand spanking new downloads on cellular app shops” beginning “later this 12 months.”
