- Magic Cue launched on Pixel 10 phones, offering to find useful info in your apps and bring it to your attention.
- Proactive Assistance debuted with the Pixel 11 series, working quite similarly to Magic Cue, and we’ve been wondering if it’s meant to replace it.
- New text strings now highlight Google’s plans to move Magic Cue users to Proactive Assistance by the end of 2027.
Google first introduced Proactive Assistance with the Pixel 11 series this year, and now it looks like the company is getting ready to fully replace Magic Cue with its new system — eventually.
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Magic Cue debuted with Pixel 10 phones, attempting to proactively surface information from apps around your phone when you need it most. But then when we got Proactive Assistance on the Pixel 11, it largely just felt like more of the same. We even looked at some evidence that seemed to support the idea that Proactive Assistance might be designed as a replacement for Magic Cue.
