Not exact matches
A series of changes are coming to Google Home on Google
Assistant,
from payments for voice
apps to proactive notifications and hands - free
phone calls.
It certainly is easier to ask the voice
assistant on your
phone to order your favorite flavor of La Croix
from Target rather than going online or downloading yet another smart
phone app.
While it's unlikely that Alexa will be able to break free
from its
app confines on the iPhone, it could follow Cortana's lead and offer a true lock - screen alternative to Google
Assistant on Android
phones, assuming Amazon replicates the Mate 9 functionality in the Play Store at some point.
These upgrades will make these Windows
Phones even more awesome with new features such as your very own personal digital
assistant Cortana, Action Center, Word Flow, and folders to organize all your favorite
apps from the Windows
Phone Store on your Start screen.
With Windows
Phone 8.1, you get awesome features like Cortana — your very own personal digital
assistant — as well as Action Center, Word Flow, and the ability to organize all your favorite
apps into folders
from the Windows
Phone Store on your Start screen.
The Cortana
app brings the Cortana virtual
assistant to your
phone, so you can open it and tap the microphone icon to speak to Cortana and set reminders
from there.
Harish has an excellent roundup of everything you need to know about the
app —
from the
phone number requirement to Google
Assistant — right here.
Google isn't launching its rather impressive looking Google Pixelbook (
from US$ 999 with Core i5 or i7 processors, up to 16 GB RAM and up to 512 GB SSD at obviously higher prices), complete with optional Pixelbook stylus (US$ 99) in Australia as yet, but at 10 mm thin and 1 kg in weight, with a Chrome OS that can run Google Play Android
apps, a touch screen, 10 hours battery life and more, this could finally be the blend of Chromebook and Android
phone, with built - in Google
Assistant, that will truly become popular.
According to fresh reports coming
from Android Police, the new Google
App, although an alpha release, comes with the AI voice
assistant that has remained exclusive to the Google Pixel and Pixel XL
phones since its launch back in October 2016.
iPhone users can access Siri
from their lockscreen and with the voice
assistant embedded into many
apps and services on the
phone, this relatively minor bug might be an indication of bigger vulnerabilities.
Other Google Bisto features listed include possible support for voice calling for regular
phone calls and
from apps, and the ability for
Assistant to read out the current battery level of the headphones.
The smartwatch connects to her
phone via Bluetooth technology and offers user - friendly notifications and messaging, downloadable third - party
apps, and extra help
from Google
Assistant.