19 Facts About Google Assistant

Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on mobile and home automation devices.

Google Assistant debuted in May 2016 as part of Google's messaging app Allo, and its voice-activated speaker Google Home.

Alongside the announcement of a software development kit in April 2017, Google Assistant has been further extended to support a large variety of devices, including cars and third-party smart home appliances.

Google has announced that Assistant will be able to identify objects and gather visual information through the device's camera, and support purchasing products and sending money.

At CES 2018, the first Google Assistant-powered smart displays were announced, with the first one being released in July 2018.

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In 2020, Google Assistant is already available on more than 1 billion devices.

Google Assistant is available in more than 90 countries and in over 30 languages, and is used by more than 500 million users monthly.

Later that month, Google Assistant assigned Google Assistant Doodle leader Ryan Germick and hired former Pixar animator Emma Coats to develop "a little more of a personality".

System-level integration outside of the Allo app and Google Home, the Google Assistant was initially exclusive to the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.

In February 2017, Google announced that it had begun to enable access to the Assistant on Android smartphones running Android Marshmallow or Nougat, beginning in select English-speaking markets.

In December 2017, Google announced that the Assistant would be released for phones running Android Lollipop through an update to Google Play Services, as well as tablets running 6.

Google Assistant unveiled its own smart display, Google Assistant Home Hub in October 2018, and later Nest Hub Max, which utilizes a different system platform.

Google Assistant launched using the voice of Kiki Baessell for the American female voice, the same actress for the Google Voice voicemail system since 2010.

Google Assistant can maintain a shopping list; this was previously done within the notetaking service Google Keep, but the feature was moved to Google Express and the Google Home app in April 2017, resulting in a severe loss of functionality.

In May 2017, Google announced that the Assistant would support a keyboard for typed input and visual responses, support identifying objects and gather visual information through the device's camera, and support purchasing products and sending money.

The Google Assistant warns against deleting due to its use of previous inputs to generate better answers in the future.

Google Assistant allows users to activate and modify vocal shortcut commands in order to perform actions on their device or configuring it as a hub for home automation.

Interpreter mode allows Google Assistant to translate conversations in real time and was previously only available on Google Home smart speakers and displays.

In May 2018, Google revealed Duplex, an extension of the Google Assistant that allows it to carry out natural conversations by mimicking human voice, in a manner not dissimilar to robocalling.