Google Assistant Updates

[Sushubh]

Connect Google Assistant to hundreds of apps - IFTTT

this alone could be the best thing to happen to google assistant.

 

[Sushubh]

i also read that it is available through gapps or whatever it's called.

 

[Nishant]

Right. Opengapps app would have an option to enable assistant in custom ROMs.

 

[Sushubh]

Open GApps Adds Option to Enable Google Assistant During Installation

 

[Sushubh]

The Google Assistant is coming to more Android phones

I am going to miss the screenshot feature. Which I believe still exists but is more painful to use.

 

[Sushubh]

The Google Assistant will begin rolling out this week to English users in the U.S., followed by English in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as German speakers in Germany. We’ll continue to add more languages over the coming year.

Looks like I still have a few months.

 

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[SVK]

^^^ You don't have it in Nexus 6P?
I am wondering how they would add it, upgrade Google App, or with OS update.

 

[Nishant]

As an update to Google Now/Now on Tap.

 

[Sushubh]

I think it is coming as an update of Google Play Services?

The Google Assistant will automatically come to eligible Android phones running Nougat and Marshmallow with Google Play Services. You'll also see the Google Assistant on some newly announced partner devices, including the LG G6.

never mind.

 

[Nishant]

Right. Google Play Services is a requirement but it will come as an update to the Google app. Iirc I it was a beta of Google App which triggered Google Assistant in some non-Pixel devices. So it might be a combination of an update to Google Play services (which is already in place I think), an update of Google app and a server side switch.