Google Assistant on Chrome OS was first a Pixelbook exclusive. Even there, it looked like an afterthought, a plugin that Google pasted on top of Chrome OS. This, however, changed when the new version of Assistant launched for all Chromebooks. It is changing again. A newly added flag in the Canary version of Chrome OS […]
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Google Assistant “Routines” Coming to Chromebooks
Update: We should say Google is re-adding Routines to Chrome OS. Read Android Police’s coverage for more on that. Using Google Assistant on your Chromebook? Here is a good news for you! Routines, a Google Assistant feature that lets you use one command to get multiple things done, is coming to Chrome OS too. I […]
[Opinion] Chromecast and Google Assistant Should Merge
I don’t usually write opinion pieces on Chrome Story. However, this is the second time that I am writing about the possible merger of Chromecast and Google Assistant platforms. I started thinking about this again when I heard the news that Google Home Hub runs Cast platform and not Android Things. Google Home Hub is […]
How to Use Google Assistant on Chromebooks
Assistant, Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered virtual assistant is available on Chromebooks too. This post explains how to enable the Assistant and how to use it on your Chromebooks Assistant was first launched on Google’s own Pixelbook. In its first iteration, Assistant felt like an extension that was plastered on to Chrome OS. However, Google […]
[False Alarm]”Google Assistant for Chrome” Spotted on Android
Update: Looks like this was about Chrome autofill, and “autofill assistant” I still do not know why they added this under “Assistant for Chrome” though! I spotted a very interesting setting in Chrome for Android, Canary version. There is now a new category called “Google Assistant for Chrome”. There is only one item there now, […]
Assistant Apps will Soon Work on Chrome OS Too (Example: Talk to Trivia)
I didn’t really notice that these were missing until I read this code commit and tried some of these apps or actions. Google Assistant on Chrome OS does not support Apps, yet. I haven’t seen any official documentation on what is classified as “Apps” but I am assuming that they are voice commands that you […]
Google Assistant Timers on Chrome OS Will Get “Tick Behavior” and Better UI
There are two things that I use Google Assistant for very frequently. They are reminders and timers. It is so easy to start a timer using the Assistant. On my phone, Assistant starts the timer using the default Clock app. This gives me a visual timer and it is easy to handle it, see the remaining time […]
Chrome OS Gets Google Assistant “Voice Match”
I should start this post by stating that I could not test verify if Voice Match was part of the older implementation of Assistant on Pixelbook. I’m almost always on Canary channel and usually reach out to my friends to verify things in Stable channel (That is a good justification to buy a new Chromebook […]
Change Google Assistant Default on Chrome OS to Voice or Text
Google recently launched a redesigned version of Assistant for Chrome OS. I have this working on my Pixelbook, and I have seen many users on Reddit who got this working on different models of Chromebooks. On phones and tablets, the default method for interacting with the Assistant is voice. You can launch Assistant in voice […]