That has changed with the latest version of the ChatGPT beta for Android, which lets you supplant Gemini in almost every way. In the v1.2025.070 beta, Android users can make ChatGPT their default — meaning the buttons and gestures that previously summoned Gemini can now call up OpenAI ’s alternative.

With the latest beta update, you can now set ChatGPT as the default assistant on Android, opening up more ways to quickly trigger it.

There are a lot of AI assistants available now, from Google’s own Gemini to Perplexity and many others. The listed two allow you to set them as a default assistant in Android. That means it will be the go-to option when users activate it via the power button shortcut that has been around since Google Assistant.

After this, you can invoke ChatGPT by long pressing the power button or by swiping up from the corner of your phone's screen. This will bring up ChatGPT's voice mode, enabling you