February 5th, 2019 9:21 AM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Smartphones Get MIUI 10.2.1 Update, Adds Google Assistant Gesture Shortcut

Xiaomi is working towards improving the company’s own MIUI skin in order to offer an enhanced user experience. Most Xiaomi phone users must be aware that the MIUI offers the option to completely remove the traditional Android navigation bar which is found at the bottom of the phone to go back and forth and switch between apps and the home screen. In fact, the most interesting feature of all is... Read More

January 9th, 2019 1:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Gets Interpreter Mode Which Lets Users to Have Real-Time Conversation

Google Assistant is about to get smarter with a new Interpreter mode that would help users have a real-time conversation in nearly 27 languages. "Just say 'Hey Google, be my French interpreter' to start 'Interpreter Mode' and get real-time spoken and (on Smart Displays) written translation to aid the conversation," Manuel Bronstein, Vice President of Product, Google Assistant, wrote in a blog post late on Tuesday. The Interpreter mode in... Read More

December 19th, 2018 11:42 AM 5 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Will Soon Predict Flight Delays

Using flight status data combined with Machine Learning (ML), Google Assistant will soon tell you over the phone if your flight would be delayed even before the airline announces it. According to Google, Assistant will notify users on phones when its algorithms predict that their flights would be late. "Earlier this year, we started sharing flight delay predictions (via Google Flight) when you search for your flight status and we're... Read More

December 7th, 2018 11:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Gets AI-Based Audio News Feed

Google has partnered with some of the top news organisations and publishers to let people listen to curated, customised and long-form news stories via its Google Assistant-enabled smart home speakers. Over the past year, the tech giant worked with publishers including CNBC, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post and the South China Morning Post, building a prototype that brings the Artificial Intelligence (AI) of Google News to the voice context of the... Read More

November 21st, 2018 6:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Assistant on iOS Can Now Be Accessed With a Siri Shortcut

The Google Assistant app on iOS is now backed with Siri shortcut to make the use of Assistant more convenient for iOS users. "We added support for Siri Shortcuts to make it even easier to access your Assistant," read the app description on Apple's App Store. You can also set up Siri shortcuts for phrases you frequently use with Assistant, come up with a custom voice command for a single... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 1:19 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Users Can Now Ask Google Assistant About Their Outstanding Bill and Data Usage Details

As Google announced at its Made for India event last month, Airtel smartphone users will now be able to get instant answers to their frequent account related queries through the Google Assistant. This essentially means Airtel prepaid, postpaid users will be able to know their data balance by issuing a query 'what is my data balance' to Google Assistant, and the virtual assistant will answer the query. To achieve this,... Read More

August 23rd, 2018 9:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Gets the Ability to Read ‘Curated Good News’ Stories of the Day

Google services are getting major features this year and the latest one to join the list is Google Assistant, which is now capable of reading 'good news' of the day. The feature named 'Tell me something good' is made available as an experimental feature for the Assistant users in the US. This feature will brighten up your day as you wade through a sea of bad news because Google Assistant... Read More

June 22nd, 2018 9:24 AM 0 COMMENTS

Continued Conversation for Google Assistant Starts Rolling Out

Google has started rolling out Continued Conversation feature to the Google Assistant today. Essentially, this feature removes the need of saying 'OK Google' or 'Hey Google' to activate the Assistant. Announced back at the Google I/O 2018, Continued Conversation is an optional setting which lets the user have a natural back-and-forth conversation with the Assistant without repeating “Hey Google” for each follow-up request. The new feature's roll out has started... Read More

May 18th, 2018 4:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sony Adds Google Assistant Support for the WH-1000XM2 and WI-1000X Wireless Headphones

Sony has finally started the roll out of Google Assistant support for its Sony WH-1000XM2 and Sony WI-1000X wireless headphones. This comes months after the Japanese electronics major promised back at CES 2018 that some of its existing audio products would receive Google Assistant integration. The update carrying version 2.0 is rolling out to the over-ear WH-1000XM2 headphones and the in-ear WI-1000MX earphones, reported Android Police. It is available as... Read More

May 9th, 2018 10:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Duplex, Continued Conversations and Other Features Coming Soon to Google Assistant

Google made multiple major announcements related to future of the Google Assistant on day one of the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California. The upcoming features will include new voices, the ability to continue conversations, a feature to teach good manners to kids and Assistant making calls on behalf of the user. “Our vision for the perfect assistant is that it's naturally conversational, it's there when you need... Read More

March 24th, 2018 10:15 AM 2 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Gets Payment Option Courtesy of Google Pay Integration

The Google Assistant is getting better and better with every passing day. The search giant has now announced the integration of Google Pay into Google Assistant, allowing users to make payments via the Assistant. Of course, Google Pay is yet to make its way to the Indian market, so for now, this feature is limited to the United States. Users can now easily send or request money from their contacts... Read More

March 15th, 2018 11:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

Google Assistant Now Available in Hindi for Android Users

Google, today announced the launch of Google Assistant in Hindi. Until now, Assistant is available in the English language, but starting today, users can interact in the Hindi language as well. Google says that the Assistant in Hindi will be available for Android devices running Marshmallow and above version, and soon it will be made available to Android 5.0 Lollipop and iPhones (running iOS 9.1 and above) as well. It's also... Read More

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