Google Now is a service designed to provide you with information that Google believes to be relevant to you, and displays when the firm thinks it is the right time. For example, if you receive a confirmation email for an upcoming flight, Google Now will know to send you a reminder when it is time to leave for the airport.
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You can also manually refresh Google Now on supported devices to view a series of maps with things like nearby attractions, sports scores, weather forecasts, and other information that Google think interesting for you based your lifestyle.
On the all new M Android , Google Now is now about to be much more powerful.
The company unveiled a new feature called "Google Now on Tap" . From almost any screen of your Android smartphone, you'll be able to use Google Now for information and relevant recommendations.
Google gave some examples in his lecture:
On Tap Start when viewing an e-mail asking if you want to go see a movie, and get information about this film - such as metadata, opinions, etc ...
Listen to a song by Skrillex, ask Google "which is his real name" and get an immediate response
While discussing in an email application to reserve a restaurant or doing housework, hold On Tap, and automatically you will be able to create a reminder for those shares.
Note that you can also say "OK Google" from anywhere in the operating system to obtain information on what you are watching.
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You can also manually refresh Google Now on supported devices to view a series of maps with things like nearby attractions, sports scores, weather forecasts, and other information that Google think interesting for you based your lifestyle.
The company unveiled a new feature called "Google Now on Tap" . From almost any screen of your Android smartphone, you'll be able to use Google Now for information and relevant recommendations.
Google gave some examples in his lecture:
Listen to a song by Skrillex, ask Google "which is his real name" and get an immediate response
While discussing in an email application to reserve a restaurant or doing housework, hold On Tap, and automatically you will be able to create a reminder for those shares.
Note that you can also say "OK Google" from anywhere in the operating system to obtain information on what you are watching.