Google Now
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| developer | Google LLC |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| Current version | 5.13.31.21 |
| operating system | Google Chrome , Android , iOS |
| category | forecast |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.google.com | |
Google Now was an in-house extension of the Google Search app by the US company Google LLC. It serves as an intelligent personal assistant for the Android and iOS operating systems . From February 2014, the extension could also be used as a developer version of the in-house browser Chrome . In February 2017, Google announced that Google Now Launcher would be discontinued and removed from the Play Store in the first quarter of the year. Google Now has been replaced by the Google Assistant .
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Google Search offers speech recognition software for processing naturally spoken language . As a competing product to Apple's Siri and Samsung's S Voice, Google Search was first available in 2012 with Google Now in Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" on the Galaxy Nexus .
On October 29, 2012, Google Now received an update from the Google Play Store that allows the addition of Gmail cards. Other additions were movie, concert, stock, and news cards based on the user's location and search history. Also included was the ability to create calendar events by voice, e.g. B. "Schedule a new dinner with Steve next Thursday at 7:00 PM".
On December 5, 2012, an update to the Google search application brought several new features to Google Now, including maps for nearby events, camera search when boarding passes are found by email in a museum or store (United Airlines first Line, more airlines followed). Additionally, Google Now would display maps of the weather for upcoming travel destinations, birthday reminders, and monthly summaries of cycling and hiking activities. New voice action features included in this update include the ability to post to Google+, song recognition features, and the ability to scan barcodes, but when the Search 2.5 update came out, Google removed the "search with camera" feature.
On March 21, 2013 it was announced that Google had sent an iOS version of Google Now to Apple, and on April 29, 2013 the app was also made available for iOS. On January 16, 2014, an alpha version of Google Now was first offered as a desktop version. On March 24, 2014, Google started rolling out Google Now for Google Chrome users who are logged into their Google account in their browser. Since July 2015 it has been possible to send WhatsApp messages to contacts using the Google Now voice assistant .
In September 2016 it was announced that Google would discontinue the Google Now service and integrate it into the Google Now Assistant.
Functions
The range of functions (called "maps") ranges from weather, traffic and other news to the automatic search of e-mails for important information, such as confirmations for tickets to events, and is constantly being expanded. For example, the user can use the "Sport" card to view the scores of his favorite teams during and after the game.
The big difference between Google Now and Siri, for example, is that the information appears depending on the situation: for example, the route to the relevant location before an appointment or its film program near a cinema.
With Android 6 "Marshmallow", the function Now on Tap was added, which reads out the information currently displayed on the screen and shows matching cards. For example, if you receive an e-mail with an offer to go to the cinema together, Now on Tap automatically displays maps of the nearest cinemas and information about current films.
Implementations
The Google Now app is implemented as standard in the Google Now Launcher, in February 2017 it was announced that Google would still plan in the first quarter of 2017 not to continue the Google Now Launcher, and from March 2017 manufacturers should also be prohibited from using the Launcher by default to install.
They want to replace the Google Now Launcher with the Google Search Launcher Services .
Demarcation
Google Search integrates different services, which is why it is difficult to differentiate between them. Colloquially , Google Search with integrated Google Now is simply referred to as “Google Now”.
| Part of the program | description |
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| Google Now | predicts and displays search queries using the Google Prediction API |
| Google Voice Search | Speech recognition integrated in the search; not to be confused with Google Voice |
| Google Search | Search by Google, whereby search results are partially enriched with semantic information via Knowledge Graph . The semantic information is displayed as maps like Google Now results. |
| Voice action | executes predefined commands on the operating system |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Get notifications from Google Now in Chrome. Google Chrome Blog, February 3, 2014, accessed October 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Google Now Launcher will be retired shortly. giga.de, February 4, 2016, accessed on February 4, 2016 .
- ^ Google Search Updated, Brings New Google Now Cards And Voice Actions - Yes, You Can Set Calendar Events. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Google Now takes on Passbook, adds QR code airport check-in and camera search. December 5, 2012, accessed May 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Google Now 'talks' its way onto iOS. April 29, 2013, accessed May 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Chrome's beta version allows custom HTML elements. Retrieved May 28, 2019 (2014-01-17).
- ↑ Google Now supports WhatsApp. July 30, 2015, accessed May 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Google Now is dead - Assistant, please take over. September 21, 2016, accessed May 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Google Now: All important functions at a glance. computerbild.de, accessed on August 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Use Google Now on tap - Google web search help. (No longer available online.) Official Instructions for Use, archived from the original on March 12, 2016 ; accessed on November 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Android: Google Now Launcher before the end. February 4, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
