I'm sorry to ask a stupid question (Google assistant)

[BlackZeppelin]

I'm really sorry to be so naive. But regarding these Pixel phones and the Google assistant.

Isn't the Google assistant just OK Google?
Like what I already have on my bar
Galaxy S5? The same assistant that I can say "ok Google" or just press the Google voice search icon? I just can't figure it out what makes this assistant different apart from being integrated on the bottom of the screen.

 

[PRGDR]

I do not know either, but it sounds like it must be something at least very similar indeed.

 

[mightyfacundo]

From what I saw and what they said, it's similar but better. It takes the context of what you have been looking for and incorporates it into any answer it gives you. I could try and explain it but would do a horrible job. If you go to YouTube and type in "Google Assistant Demo Oct 4" you can watch the developers explain how it's different from what we currently have.

 

[Sleepwlkr45]

I think it's like an expanded version of what you get when you download allo....maybe expanded...

 

[TJH132]

The Verge has a great write-up on the three places where Google Assistant will live.

Google Assistant will live in three places, each with different features - The Verge

Unfortunately, it seems like a bit of a miss considering Google Now (the current voice assistant) works exactly the same across all my devices (phone/tablet/watch). Not that I'm dying to do it, but shouldn't I be able to tell OK Google on my watch to turn on the lights without having another product in my living room (Google Home)?

 

[tdizzel]

The biggest difference is the "machine learning" that the assistant has. If Google can implement it the way they are advertising, it truly will be a game changer. The assistant, and any devices connected to it, will learn your preferences and habits the more you use it. It will make your phone much more of a humanlike assistant that can anticipate your needs. We'll have to see if it lives up to the billing though.
By the way, that's not a stupid question at all. On the surface they do appear to be the same thing.