Assistant has been getting less reliable for many, and Google is fixing this by … removing features
  • Google has announced that it will focus on quality and reliability for its voice assistant, Google Assistant, by removing almost 20 features starting January 26.
  • The features being removed include controlling audiobooks, setting media alarms, managing stopwatches, and sending emails. Google suggests alternative methods for these tasks.
  • The company is also changing how users can access Assistant on their phones, with the microphone button in the Google search bar starting a search instead of pulling up Assistant.
  • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu
    ·
    6 months ago

    Google product 101:

    • make something good or with potential
    • leave it there for a while
    • make it shittier for some reason
    • pull the plug on it just because

    And sometimes launch another product with similar capabilities arises and either takes over or just dies.