Google Now on Tap
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The Google app, featuring Now cards and voice commands
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| Initial release | July 9, 2012 |
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5.5 / October 29, 2015
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Android 4.1+ ("Jelly Bean"), iOS 6.0+ and Chrome OS Limited functionality in Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux (via Google Chrome and the Google app) |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Intelligent personal assistant |
| Website | www |
Google Now is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Google. Google Now, including Now cards, voice search and commands, is available in the Google app for Android and iOS. Now cards are also available for Chrome OS in the notification center. Voice search and limited voice-commands are available in the Google app for Microsoft Windows, and through Google Search when using the Google Chrome web-browser. Google Now uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of web services. Along with answering user-initiated queries, Google Now pro-actively delivers to users information that it predicts (based on their search habits) they may want. It was first included in Android 4.1 ("Jelly Bean"), which launched on July 9, 2012, and was first supported on the Galaxy Nexus smartphone. The service became available for iOS on April 29, 2013, without most of its features. In 2014 Google added Now cards to the notification center in Chrome OS and in the Chrome browser, however the notification center was later removed entirely from the Chrome browser.Popular Science named Google Now the "Innovation of the Year" for 2012. Google Now competes against assistants such as Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana.
Since 2015, Google has gradually phased out reference to "Google Now" in the Google app, with remaining use of "Now" being largely removed in October 2016, including replacing "Now cards" with "feed". At Google I/O 2016, Google showcased its new intelligent personal assistant Google Assistant, which is seen as an evolution of Google Now. Unlike Google Now, however, Assistant can engage in two-way dialogue with the user.
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