Samsung Dropping Google Assistant from 2020-2022 TVs Due to Policy Change, Suggests SmartThings and Bixby Instead
• Samsung TV will remove Google Assistant from existing TVs starting March 1st due to a Google policy change.
• Instead of Google Assistant, Samsung suggests using SmartThings, Bixby, or Amazon Alexa to control TVs.
• Google Assistant still works with other TV brands like LG. The removal seems to only impact Samsung.
• The removal impacts 2020-2022 Samsung smart TV models that previously had Google Assistant capability.
• Google is upgrading Assistant with new AI capabilities named Bard, allowing it to rival ChatGPT. This may be related to the policy change impacting Samsung.