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Google App 7.21 reveals future Pixel device with dedicated Assistant Button [APK Teardown]

APK teardown is reliable, easy and resourceful way of accessing informations that are currently unknown. For that reason, most of the developers go for teardown, perhaps even before installing a newly released version of the concerned app. In latest, certain folks over the popular Android community forum, XDA had put the latest Google App 7.21 under the knife.  As it should be, some interesting things are deciphered by this commit.

Google App 7.21 Teardown Revealings

Most importantly, the Google app hints at a future Pixel device which possess a dedicated physical button for summoning the suave Google Assistant. Certain strings that we’ve provided below unearthed this possibility. Probably, Google might be experimenting the device in its warehouse.
<string name="opa_hardware_button_training_continue">Continue</string>
<string name="opa_hardware_button_training_desc_fallback">Tap the Assistant button to launch it at any time</string>
<string name="opa_hardware_button_training_switch_title">Add the Google Assistant to your homescreen.</string>
<string name="opa_hardware_button_training_title">Your Assistant is a tap away</string
Since most of the new-gen devices are bezel-less there is no chance of placing the assistant button in front of the device. The plausible placement will be on the side similar to the Bixby key seen in Samsung flagships. If that happens to be true, the question here is whether a dedicated button is really needed? Granted, there are three or four different ways to trigger the assistant currently on Pixel devices.
Apart from the purported Pixel device, the teardown suggest possibility of following add-ons in near future.
  • Option for Choosing a Default Speaker or TV for Media Output: It’ll prove helpful in choosing your preferred audio device.
    <string name="audio_output_preference_summary">Choose a default speaker for music and audio</string>
    <string name="audio_output_preference_title">Default music speaker</string>
    <string name="bisto_device_generic_oem_partner_app_setting_title">%1$s App</string>
    <string name="media_output_preference_summary">Choose a device</string>
    <string name="media_output_preference_title">Default media output</string>
    <string name="video_output_preference_summary">Choose a default TV for playing video</string>
    <string name="video_output_preference_title">Default TV</string>
  • Better Personalization of the Google Feed: Google App may add a new way to represent our interests or dislikes in a story.
    <string name="reaction_show_more">"Got it. We'll tune your feed"</string>
    <string name="reaction_text_less">Less</string>
    <string name="reaction_text_more">More</string>
    <string name="reaction_we_will_show_less_of_this">"We'll show less of this"</string>
    <string name="recents_result_separate_group_header">Recent</string>
  • Shopping with a Smart Display: The rumored Google Assistant integrated Smart Displays will have a potential to purchase or order items from retailers and services. Simply, we could shop online by feeding voice commands to the Smart Displays.
    <string name="quartz_order_change_order">Change</string>
    <string name="quartz_order_item_count_icu">{count, plural, =0{No Items} =1{One Item} other{# Items}}</string>
    <string name="quartz_order_place_order">Place order</string>
    <string name="quartz_order_total_format">Total %1$s</string>
    <string name="quartz_shopping_cart_checkout_button_text">Checkout</string>
    <string name="quartz_shopping_cart_item_quantity">Qty %s</string>
    <string name="quartz_shopping_cart_size_label">items</string>
    <string name="quartz_shopping_cart_subtotal_label">subtotal</string>
    <string name="quartz_zero_state_explore_suggestion">Explore</string>
Reiterating that the above findings are as a result of teardown and hence you cannot find them after installing the app. Since, these features are currently unimplemented in the live build and may be pulled at any time by Google in a future build. Apparantly, the aforementioned features may or may not be a part of the future releases.

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“Hey Google” hotword is now rolling out to all Android users using Google Assistant



Since 2013, Android users can access Google Now by saying the hotword “OK Google”. Later in 2016, Google introduced Assistant which still uses the same command. However, Google Home can be accessed also by saying “Hey Google” which was even rolling out to some Android users in late October. But, now it has started rolling out to many Android users across the world.

hey google hotword
Image Source: Android Police
If the Hey Google command is still not activated on your device, then you will get a notification to set up. Opening the notification will take you to train your voice page. You will have to say “OK Google” as well as “Hey Google” alternatively to train your voice. Once done, you can now call access Google Assistant by saying Hey “Google”.
In case you did not receive the notification, you can still manually check or activate if available by re training your voice again. To do so, go to Settings -> Google -> Voice . If you still didn’t get it, then all you can do is wait till the update hits your device.
What are your thoughts on the new “Hey Google” hotword ? Were you satisfied with the unique “OK Google” one or were wishing for more commands ? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Google Assistant comes to Android tablets, Android 5.0 phones

Google Assistant



Google has announced that it is finally expanding the availability of its digital assistant to Android tablets. Google Assistant has until now been available on smartphones, smartwatches, smart speakers, Android TV and more.
According to the company, Google Assistant will be rolling out to the tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat or 6.0 Marshmallow over the coming week. It will initially only be available in the United States with tablets using English. There is no word on the availability in other markets at this point. Surprisingly, Google has failed to mention anything about the Google Assistant support on Pixel C, which the only Oreo-powered tablet right now. Still, I believe it will get the support with other Nougat or Marshmallow-powered tablets.
In addition to the expansion to the Android tablets, Google has revealed that it is adding the support for Android 5.0 Lollipop smartphones in the Assistant. It is likely that the RAM and display resolution requirements still stand, which means your phone will need to have over 1.4GB of RAM and at least 720p screen resolution.
Google Assistant on Android Lollipop-powered phones will first be available to the users with phone language set to English in the U.S., UK, India, Australia, Canada and Singapore, as well as Spanish in the U.S., Mexico and Spain. It’s also rolling out to users in Italy, Japan, Germany, Brazil and Korea.
To remind you, Google Assistant offers a number of features including the ability to set reminders, play music, make lists, get weather information, control smart home devices, send text or make calls and more.
The Google Assistant will automatically come to eligible Android phones running Lollipop and Android tablets running Marshmallow and Nougat with Google Play Services.


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Google Maps Go app now available in Play Store


Google Maps GoWhen I wrote about the Android Oreo (Go Edition) launch, I told you guys about Google’s plans to release Go editions of its popular Android applications, which will be developed keeping in mind the entry-level smartphones. The company released the Files Go, YouTube Go and Google Go before the Oreo (Go Edition) announcement and now the Maps Go app has appeared in the Play Store.
“Google Maps Go, the lighter version of the original Google Maps app, is designed to run smoothly on devices with limited memory and on unreliable networks without compromising speed,” write Google in the Play Store description of the app.
While these Go-branded applications are primarily meant for the Android Go smartphones, the likes of Files Go and YouTube Go have been available to the most Android users, but the Maps Go doesn’t seem to be compatible with any devices at this point. One of possible reasons for that could be that it is just a progressive web app (PWA) at this moment, which could be easily accessed using this URL found by the folks at Android Police. If you want to try this Maps Go PWA, open the link in a new Chrome window.
The feature-set of the Maps Go is pretty decent. It can show maps, give you directions, search for places, show different layers, share your location, show real-time traffic and more. As per the Google Play listing, it is available in over 70 languages and houses maps for over 200 countries and territories.
After the Maps Go, only Assistant Go and Gmail Go apps are left to be released from Go edition portfolio. It is likely that we will see a PWA for Gmail Go as well, but Assistant Go is more likely to be a native app.
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