It's a very slick feature for the buds, and now it looks like it will be coming to older models of the Pixel Buds, according to 9to5Google. Google elaborates in a message to Pixel Buds owners, who will soon find Google Assistant replaced with Gemini AI features instead.

Google launched the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in August and those tiny devices feature a rich integration with Gemini. Shifting the rest of the Pixel Buds lineup toward Gemini seems like an expected approach — especially since it's been moving in on the Assistant everywhere else.

New in these buds is the Tensor A1 chip, which marks the first time Google has built custom silicon into the Pixel Buds lineup. The company is making a big deal out of how this A1 chip has made the ANC up to twice as powerful as before,

Kicking our comparison off with pricing, the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro sells for $249/£219/AU$399. Meanwhile, the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 goes for

Google's new Pixel Buds Pro 2 are excellent earbuds, and Google intends to make them even more excellent with the power of AI. Not only that, but it's bringing some of its Gemini AI features to older Pixel Buds too.

Google has confirmed all older generation of Pixel Buds will get Gemini LLM and Gen AI assistant, but there are some conditions.

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 feature Gemini and Gemini Live integration. Google confirms that Gemini will roll out to previous Pixel Buds, including A-series, replacing Google Assistant. After switching to Gemini,

Google has confirmed all Google Pixel Buds will get access to the Gemini LLM as part of an update to how AI assistants work on earbuds.