The Google development team announced the release of a major update and expansion of the functionality of the Assistant digital assistant, available for mobile platforms. Android and iOS.
For the first time Google Assistant was introduced by the company in May 2016, in July 2018 the service received support for the Russian language. In addition to answering search queries and setting reminders, the assistant allows you to make calls, send messages, follow the news, listen to music, report the weather, find the best restaurants and shops, translate words and whole phrases, get directions and solve other daily user tasks. The Google Assistant is currently available on more than a billion devices worldwide.
The updated Google Assistant has received an improved interface and a refined voice engine that voices phrases more realistically and knows almost all homographs (words that are the same in spelling but differ in pronunciation, for example, castle and castle). The set of applications integrated with the assistant has been significantly expanded: now, through the voice assistant, users can learn about the services and products of Sberbank, include personalized audio fairy tales from Agushi and PepsiСo for children, calculate the cost of travel insurance for Soglasie, learn English with the Skyeng school and do many other things.
Among other innovations of Google Assistant are the functions of sending voice messages via WhatsApp and Viber, as well as the ability to make online purchases and pay for digital services integrated with the voice assistant. In addition to this, the service has learned to read haiku, and also to compliment the user and tell what this or that day in history is remembered for.
To call the voice assistant in Android Simply say "OK, Google" or long-press the home button. For iOS, you'll need to download the app from the App Store. More information about the Google Assistant can be found at assistant.google.com.
Source: 3dnews.ru
