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The Internet giant, Google, today launched globally the new design of the screen of its Google Assistant for Android and iPhone mobiles. As we all know, in this Virtual Assistant the interactions we do through voice are very important, although manual interactions are not ignored. In this last section they wanted to emphasize this new redesign, as we can see on the specialized TechCrunch page. Although the launch was today, October 4, Google already warns that it will not be effective in our terminals until a few weeks have passed.
A more visual Google Assistant adapted to large screens
The new design of the virtual assistant will be much more visual than now. In this new Google Assistant screen, the user will be able to have at hand, for example, visual controls and sliders to be able to manipulate their smart home elements, such as dimming the light of the light bulbs in the living room, or turning them off and on . We can also find sliders to control our smart speakers, always using the touch screen, ignoring voice commands.
Google also takes into account that terminals increasingly have larger and more attractive screens, which is why there are elements arranged in the Assistant, such as weather information, which will adapt to these new dimensions.If the user is wondering where all these items are, we don't blame them. Google had the somewhat unfortunate decision to place the useful information panel for the user behind an icon that, at first glance, most of the time is totally ignored, since it does not lack a shape that we can identify with a panel information. From now on, all the information that previously remained 'hidden' will be available to the naked eye, simply by invoking the Google Assistant and sliding the screen up, as seen in the previous screenshot.
A clear commitment to app developers
In addition, in the collaborative vein of Google, it wants developers outside the company to be able to create their own experiences for the virtual assistant. To do this, Mountain View offers these developers a series of premade visual elements to use and create new functions in the Assistant.In addition, they will be able to use GIFs to adorn the applications they want to include, such as video previews in exercise apps. This strategy also involves economic interests, how could it be otherwise. Developers and companies will be able to place digital elements for sale in the Google Assistant, such as subscriptions to different media, advances in a specific video game... For example, Headspace, a mindfulness and meditation application, allows subscription to its services from within the Google Assistant. Assistant.
To give developers full control over their Assistant apps and the services they offer, Google has also just launched a login service that allows developers to log in and directly link your accounts Previously, developers had to enter their username and password each time they wanted to link their accounts to the Google Assistant development section.Now they will only have to give a touch, so the work will be greatly facilitated. There are several examples of third-party applications that we can already use in the Assistant, such as the El País newspaper or the Los 40 radio station. A good way to strengthen ties between the services and the user, taking advantage of new technologies.
