Why do I have two Gemini apps on Android? – How to fix it

This week, Google launched Gemini, a new AI experience that will replace Assistant for many users. But if you go out and enable Gemini on your Android device, you might find that there are two Gemini apps on your device. Here’s why.

You’ll need a compatible Android device to run Gemini, and the requirements are pretty low. Any Android device with 4GB of RAM or more and Android 12 or later is eligible to use Gemini. Just download the Gemini app from the Play Store to get started.

But if you download it, you might swipe into your app drawer to find two Gemini apps installed.

This is because Google updated the Google Assistant “app” with Gemini’s name and logo. The two look and function identically. So technically, you can just delete one. In particular, you’ll want to delete the one that was used as the Google Assistant shortcut.

How to tell the difference? This is where it gets a little tricky.

Since these two apps work exactly the same, you’ll have to dig into your Android settings to figure it out. Specifically, you’ll need to look at the “App Info” page for both Gemini apps. The easiest way to do this is from the app drawer, where a long press on the app icon will result in a pop-up menu with an “i” symbol. Tapping it will take you to the app details page. Here, one of the two applications should be called Gemini, while the other will say Google Assistant. You can delete the latter.

Alternatively, you can also go to the Google Assistant app listing in the Play Store and remove it from there.