- Google Gemini is coming to replace Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches.
- Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 series, which launched earlier this week, introduces Gemini, but updates are coming to existing hardware.
- Users have discovered that simply sideloading the Gemini APK works on many Wear OS devices.
This week’s big news has been all about Samsung’s latest launches, and while the company’s new foldables and smartwatches are debuting with some hot new features, they’re not necessarily the only hardware that’s learning these tricks. That’s exactly what’s going on with Gemini and the Galaxy Watch 8, and even with Samsung’s new wearables leading the path, Google’s been clear that Gemini is coming to Wear OS devices running Wear OS 4 and later, including its own Pixel Watch models.
That’s well and good, but with lots of Assistant users already comfortable with Gemini on their phones, many have been eager to make the switch on their watches, as well — and they don’t quite feel like waiting patiently for an update.
