News & Reviews:   Assistant

Based on a statement by Bloomberg, it seems that Google currently in talks with Samsung in order to have Samsung smartphones prioritize Google Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and Samsung’s equivalence of the Play Store. With that said, there could be a possibility that future Samsung smartphones with dedicated Bixby button could allow users to remap the button to Google Assistant.

Huawei has announced today that have introduced several new features on the Huawei Assistant platform such as the ‘News’, ‘Global Search’, ‘Instant Access’ as well as SmartCare. The features mentioned, will be available on Huawei or HONOR device running EMUI 8.1 or higher.

Not only we have seen Nokia coming out with their new smartphones (the Nokia 6 and the upcoming Nokia E1), a new report says that the company may be dabbling into the world of AI assistants. A new applied  trademark by the company may shed some clues on the company’s future plans in the mobile space.