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Google Combines Multiple Apps, Services Into Experimental Assistant ‘Memory’ Feature

Tim March 24, 2021 11

As Android users, we have a few ways of saving information for later down the road, depending on how we need to access that information. For example, if I have an idea for a song, I'd toss that into Google Keep and access it for editing whenever I want. I...

Google Fixed “OK Google” on Wear OS!

Kellen March 11, 2021 8

After the Wear OS community's cries for help over broken "OK Google" functionality were picked up by media and shared widely, Google acknowledged the bug that had plagued the platform for months. Today, Wear OS owners have noticed that Google's favorite...

What Do You Use Google Assistant For?

Kellen March 5, 2021 54

Google Assistant is one of those tools in my bag that I don't come close to fully using. That embarrasses me some, since the damn thing is spread around my house in every room on several gadgets and I write about it for a living, but its capabilities are so...

Google Shows Off 6 New Android Features That Everyone Gets

Kellen February 23, 2021 15

Like they did at the end of December, Google spent this morning showing off another six new features that are coming to Android that everyone should get to use. Unlike a typical software update that rolls out by carrier or manufacturer, these are features that...

Google Assistant Guest Mode Arrives on Smart Speakers and Displays

Kellen January 13, 2021 4

As privacy becomes more important than ever, Google has now introduced a Guest Mode to Google Assistant speakers and smart displays. This new mode allows you to interact with your smart devices without those interactions being added to your Google account or...

Gboard’s Enhanced Voice Typing is Back!

Kellen December 15, 2020 3

At the beginning of November, Google briefly rolled out a new feature in Gboard called "Enhanced voice typing." The feature brought a Google Assistant-powered voice dictation service that let you speak more freely during conversations, send messages by voice,...

How To: Add Google Assistant Routines Shortcuts to Home Screen

Kellen December 10, 2020 6

As aware as I am of Google Assistant and its capabilities, my hesitance to use it more often has almost always been because I'd prefer to not have to speak out loud to it. When I use Assistant, it's typically by first activating it with a swipe rather than "...

Wow: Google and Samsung Partner for SmartThings, Google Assistant Integration

Tim December 8, 2020 13

Announced today, Google is partnering with Samsung to introduce a bunch of new integration between Samsung's SmartThings service and Google's Assistant and Nest services. Previously, both things weren't very friendly with each other, but moving forward, some...