The Google Assistant is coming to Android Messages right before Allo dies

Today, Google is announcing that “over the coming months” it is going to roll out Google Assistant integration into Android Messages. If you’re using it to text, a Google Assistant button might appear in the smart replies section of the app. If you tap it, it will ask the Assistant a question and give you an option to put the answer directly into your text message thread. To start, the feature is limited to English.

If you’re worried that this means that Google is going to be reading your text messages, the company says that’s not the case at all. The only information that’s sent to Google’s servers is the text of the Google Assistant button you tap. Those so-called “suggestion chips” are generated by a local analysis of what’s in the...

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The Google Assistant is coming to Android Messages right before Allo dies The Google Assistant is coming to Android Messages right before Allo dies Reviewed by Asheesh Kashab on February 25, 2019 Rating: 5

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