While Google Assistant shares some features with the assistants mentioned above, Google's version is more conversational, which means you can ask follow-up questions if you need more information.

Most smartphones these days all have the capability to be controlled by voice commands, thanks to virtual assistance software. This perk is essential when you can't physically handle or look at your ...

I've been using Android since its first iteration, and I remember those early releases felt like they weren't quite ready for the masses. They were clunky, poorly designed, bereft of certain features, ...

Google Assistant is evolving into Gemini, bringing powerful new AI capabilities but also discontinuing some favorite features. If you use Google Assistant to set timers, play music or control your ...

As Google pivots to a heavier and heavier focus on Gemini, the experience of using Google Assistant just continues to degrade. This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted ...

Google’s shift from Assistant to Gemini on smartphones is delayed, meaning users can continue using Assistant while Google ...

Google Assistant is killing off a bunch of its capabilities. The tech giant said it would stop supporting 17 "underutilized features." Several of these features that'll no longer be supported feel ...

Google Assistant is available on many devices, including phones, tablets, and Chromebooks. It's useful, but the virtual assistant's notifications and pop-up windows can clutter up your device's screen ...

Google is removing 17 “underutilized” features in Google Assistant to focus on “quality and reliability,” the company announced on Thursday. Starting January 26, when a user asks for one of the ...

Google's graveyard is infamous, and ever-expanding. The company is known for introducing cool new products at a rapid rate, only to discard most of them within a few months or years (RIP to Google ...

You can now use Circle to Search even when the Google app isn’t set as Android’s default digital assistant app. Previously, you had to set the Google app as the default assistant app in order to use ...

“Hey Google, what song is playing?” Many of us are used to asking this question when we hear an absolute banger of a song playing in a bar or a restaurant. There are some people who use it so often ...