An overview of Google Assistant

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Google Assistant

• Your personal virtual assistant

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Table of Content

• What is Google Assistant?
• Where you will find Google Assistant?
• How Google Assistant works?
• What Google Assistant can do?
• Get started with the Google Assistant on your
  phone
• Turn the Google Assistant on or off
• Developer support for Google Assistant
• Embed the Google Assistant in any device
• Google Assistant integration
• Other substitutes of Google Assistant
• Documentation links for Google Assistant

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What is Google Assistant?

• Google Assistant is a virtual personal assistant
  developed by google and announced at its
  developer conference in May 2016. Google
  Assistant is an upgrade of Google Now, which can
  engage in two-way conversation.(According to
  Wikipedia)

Google Now
Google Assistant
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Where you will find Google Assistant?

• Google Assistant initially debuted as part of
• Googles messaging app Allo for android and
  iPhone.
• Its voice-activated speaker Google home.
• And initially in Googles Pixel , Pixel XL
  smart phones.

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How Google Assistant works?

• Usually, People interact with Google Assistant
  through natural voice but keyboard input is also
  possible. It similarly works as Google Now. It
  also uses the previous inputs to provide better
  answer in future.
• To use or activate google assistant
• In your android devices use the hot words Ok
  Google or long press the home button .
• For Google home hands-free smart Speaker just
  say Ok Google.
• In iPhone download the Allo app and then you
  can use Google Assistant in iPhone.

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What Google Assistant can do?

• It is able to search the Internet, schedule
  events and alarms, adjust hardware settings on
  the user's device, and show information from the
  user's Google account.
• Google has also announced that the Assistant will
  be able to identify objects and gather visual
  information through the device's camera, and
  support purchasing products and sending money.
• You can also use Google Assistant to control most
  of the phone settings found in the notification
  shade. Like to open Wi-Fi , torch , to control
  brightness etc.

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Get started with the Google Assistant on your
phone

• Languages you can use
• On Android phones (except Pixel) The Google
  Assistant is available in U.S. English. Over
  time, itll become available in other English
  forms (U.K., CA, IN, and AU), German, French,
  Japanese, and Portuguese.
• On Pixel phones The Google Assistant is
  available in English (U.S., U.K., CA, IN, and AU)
  and German. Over time, itll become available in
  French, Japanese, and Portuguese.
• What you need
• To use the Google Assistant, youll need a phone
  with
• Android 6.0 or higher
• Google app 6.13 or higher
• Google Play services
• 1.5 GB of memory and 720p screen resolution
• Phone's language set to a language listed above

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Turn the Google Assistant on or off

• Android phone (except Pixel)
• Turn on
• 1. Open the Google app.
• 2. At the top of the Home screen, tap Menu gt
  Settings.
• 3. Under Google Assistant, tap Settings gt
  Turn on.
• Turn off
• 1. On your phone, touch hold the Home button.
• 2. At the top right, tap gt More gt Settings gt
  Phone.
• 3. Turn off Google Assistant.

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Turn the Google Assistant on or off

• Pixel phones
• Turn on
• 1. Touch hold the Home button or say Ok
  Google.
• 2. When asked if you want to turn on the Google
  Assistant, tap Turn on.
• Turn off
• 1. On your phone, touch hold the Home button.
• 2. At the top right, tap gt More gt Settings
  gt Pixel.
• 3. Turn off Google Assistant.

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Developer support for Google Assistant

• In December 2016, Google launched a developer
  platform for the Google Assistant called "Actions
  on Google",
•  In March 2017, Google added new tools for
  developing on Actions on Google to support the
  creation of games for the Google Assistant.
• In April 2017, a software development kit (SDK)
  was released, allowing third-party developers to
  build their own hardware that can run the Google
  Assistant. It has been integrated into Raspberry
  Pi, cars from Audi and Volvo, and smart home
  appliances, including fridges, washers, and
  ovens, from companies including iRobot, LG, Genera
  l Electric, and D-Link.

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Embed the Google Assistant in any device

• A developer preview of the SDK is available today
  for everyone interested in working with platforms
  such as the Raspberry Pi 3.
• The SDK provides two options for integrating the
  Assistant into your device
• 1. The Google Assistant library.
• 2. The Google Assistant gRPC API.
• The Library of Google assistant is written in
  Python and it is supported on the devices with
  linux-armv7l and linux-x86_64 architectures (like
  the Raspberry Pi 3 B and Ubuntu desktops).
• The gRPC API is for other platforms and generate
  bindings for languages like Go, Java (including
  support for Android Things), C, Node.js, and
  Ruby to give you the flexibility you need.

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Google Assistant integration

• Google Assistant can be integrated in many forms
• You can make your own prototype device with
  Google Assistant built in, Like Robotic
  mocktails mixer etc. using The Google
  Assistant library and Raspberry Pi embed
  system.
• You can also make your own assistant app using
  API.AI and Actions on Google, with which you
  can interact via in-built Google Assistant.

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Other substitutes of Google Assistant

• There are also other Virtual Assistants provided
  by different tech companies, like
• Siri (by Apple)
• Bixby (by Samsung)
• Alexa (by Amazon)
• Cortana (by Windows)

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Documentation links for Google Assistant.

• Google Assistant SDK tutorial links
• https//developers.google.com/assistant/sdk/
• https//developers.google.com/assistant/sdk/overvi
  ew
• Developer Community
• https//g.co/assistantsdkdev

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