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Assistant has a little bit more conversational skills going by their Allo implementation, but otherwise the difference is mostly marketing. I assume that Google
by Mahn 10y ago
Assistant has a little bit more conversational skills going by their Allo implementation, but otherwise the difference is mostly marketing. I assume that Google will eventually phase out (or stop supporting) Google Now voice commands in favor of concentrating on Assistant.
- ihsw 10y agoExcept nobody uses Allo because it's junk and Google has shown absolutely zero interest to address users' concerns. But Assistant's conversational capabilities cannot be downplayed -- they are definitely leading the way there.
- digi_owl 10y agoSadly the guy in charge is either: A. clueless about Android internals. B. fanatic about UX above all else. C. both
- Klathmon 10y agoIIRC Assistant is very similar in what it looks like, but it's a completely different back end. It's also why some people are peeved because the Google Assistant on the Pixel can't do some things that Google Now can.