Waze is dropping Google Assistant on iPhone after leaving it broken for ‘over a year’

Waze is getting escaped of Google Assistant for users connected iPhones, citing “ongoing difficulties” with the integration. In an update connected Tuesday, Waze said it plans connected replacing it with an “enhanced dependable integration solution” successful the future, which is astir apt Gemini.

“As galore of you person apt experienced, this diagnostic [Google Assistant] has not been moving arsenic intended for implicit a year, and we sincerely apologize for the prolonged inconvenience,” Waze said. “Rather than simply patching a diagnostic that has faced ongoing difficulties, we’ve decided to signifier retired Google Assistant connected iOS starting tomorrow.”

Over the past year, galore Waze users connected iPhones have reported experiencing issues with giving Google Assistant dependable commands. One idiosyncratic notes that saying “Hey Google” would unfastened Google Assistant, but it wouldn’t observe their voice.

Google Assistant for Waze connected Android phones volition proceed to enactment — but the question is for however long. Earlier this month, Google announced plans to transition much users from Google Assistant to Gemini, adding that Assistant “will nary longer beryllium accessible connected astir mobile devices oregon disposable for caller downloads connected mobile app stores” starting “later this year.”

Waze has already begun investigating conversational reporting with Gemini, allowing users to study incidents portion speaking naturally.