Google's Gemini virtual assistant is getting smarter. The company said Tuesday at its Google I/O keynote that Gemini will be able to understand more context about the app you're using, making it ...

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 ...

Back at I/O, we got a sense of some of Google's big plans for generative artificial intelligence, including the integration of the Duet AI virtual assistant into Workspace productivity apps. The ...

Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make ...

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 ...

The writing has been on the wall for a while, but the shift away from Google Assistant is now official. Google has announced that it will shift users to Gemini as the default AI assistant on their ...

Google Assistant is like a do-it-all accessibility feature on steroids, letting you set alarms, take notes, and manage shopping lists curated on apps like AnyList and Bring with only your voice.

In February of 2024, Google Assistant Driving Mode was pared back to basically be a voice bar, but in recent days it has disappeared entirely from Google Maps on Android. Launching Google Maps driving ...

Earlier this month, Google announced it was deprecating a slew of Assistant features. One of those removals was the “App Launcher” in Assistant Driving Mode, which most people assumed was the entire ...

Google Assistant's "Read aloud" feature has become less useful, with recent updates removing its background functionality and making navigation more difficult. Google's own Reading Mode app, designed ...