Now, the feature works only in English, but is already added some new languages before the end of the year. In a year should be put still more steps, explains Aparna Chennapragada, head of Google Now, in conversation with NU.nl on the Web Summit in Dublin.
It is unclear when exactly is supporting the Dutch language commandments. Google usually extends out to first major languages such as Spanish, French and German, before support is introduced for Dutch.
The smart assistant, Google Now shows the relevant information, inter alia, Gmail and the Google search engine. Taking into account the context of the user. At the airport, for example an e-mail with boarding pass visible, while morning traffic information is displayed.
The services this fall Now On Tap was introduced in Android 6.0. If the user hold the home button, scan Now On Tap the on-screen text and relevant information is displayed. Among others, the names of restaurants and movies are detected, then this information will appear on the screen.
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However, the assistant Now is still in the early stages, you will Chennapragada. Google Now has been in existence for three years, but she finds that the product can still be greatly improved. “The search engine is fifteen years old. It takes a long time to build on that data quality and user confidence.”
Google does a lot of tests with new functions Now, to see what works. According Chennapragada should include the context of the user be better understood by Google. “Uber show at the airport makes sense, but what about in the bar where sometimes you go? We are still investigating.”
The international expansion of new Now functions according Chennapragada a “very painful “process because the system must be able to analyze the contents of texts in many different languages. Voice Recognition also comes with many new Google services only.
Not only in language but also in terms of habits should Google Now to be adapted locally. At airports want people around the world in the first place, especially knowing when their flight departs and where they can eat, says Chennapragada. But then it becomes more difficult, according to Google research. “In Kyoto, people want to know where the smokers lounge, while people in San Francisco want to know where the meditation lounge.”
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