A Google employee has finally revealed why the Linux Terminal app was added to Android, as well as some info on the future of Linux apps.

Google has announced that Gemini will replace Google Assistant on most Android phones later in 2025. The switch will impact everything that runs Google Assistant—phones, tablets, cars, headphones, and even watches.

Gemini, Google ’s generative AI assistant and rival to ChatGPT, has become integral to high-end Android phones over the past year, gradually superseding the more basic Google Assistant. Now Google has outlined plans to sunset its original smart assistant entirely, starting with Android phones.