Google Assistant Gets Redesign & Enables Money Transactions

Oct 5, 2018 - 7:45 am 1 by
Filed Under Google

Google Assistant Redesign

This week, Google announced that the Google Assistant has received a redesign or makeover. This makes it easier for you to get things done over voice or using your hands. Google also announced you can now make money using the Google Assistant.

Google said this is what changed:

  • Bigger visuals that are easy to glance at quickly.
  • New controls and sliders to manage your smart home devices. Use the dials to adjust your lights to the right brightness, or the sliders to control the volume of your smart speaker.
  • An interactive messaging interface so you can use your fingers to add a comma, change a word or make any other quick edits as you compose messages.
  • On Android phones, it’s now easier to access an overview of your day. Open up the Assistant and swipe up on your screen to get curated information based on the time of day and your recent interactions with the Assistant.
  • Developers and brands now have tools to take full advantage of the phone screen. Starbucks now has thumbnails to select from recommended items on their menus, Food Network has larger images of their recipes, and FitStar uses GIFs to give you a preview of your workout.

Here is how the money operations can work:

BlogImage CastleMasterimage2

To learn more, see this blog post.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google Updates

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up From October 15th To 17th

Oct 19, 2025 - 8:00 am
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 17, 2025

Oct 17, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Deceptive Hide Ads Interface, Google Goldmine, Bing data-nosnippet & More

Oct 17, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google

Watch Google's Liz Reid Interviewed By WSJ On AI Search, Ad Clicks, Publishers

Oct 17, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Maps

Google Business Profiles Quick Google Posts Across Multiple Profiles

Oct 17, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google

Google Sending Push Notifications That Go To AI Mode Searches

Oct 17, 2025 - 7:31 am
 
Previous Story: Google Tests Minimalist Local Pack Again