The same goes for LG's upcoming flagship G6 phone. Leaks suggest the Assistant will also make its way to the company's two flagship Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches, which could be announced on Feb. Android TV's getting it via the Nexus Player. Google's Nexus phones might not be the only devices that will get the Assistant. Anyone have the same issue I rebooted and changed it back to pin lock and. This really started when I changed my lock to pattern swiping. I'd even argue it's the 'Google way' of doing things. Fingerprint sensor not working occasionally - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting Ive been recently getting some instances where I would lock the phone and the fingerprint sensor wont respond to my finger. Putting the Assistant on more devices (even if they're old ones) would greatly expand its user base and machine-learning capabilities. The rest of Android's users - the midrange and even upper-budget tier - are left completely out of the loop.

Google porting the Assistant to the Nexus 5X and 6P would be dramatic shift in strategy.īut as I noted in my Pixel review, while the Assistant is good (especially at understanding context), limiting it to just Google hardware hurts more than it helps since it'll only be used by the smaller subset of Android users who can afford to pay big bucks for a premium device. The Assistant, Google said, would be one of the the key differentiators and major selling points of the Pixel and Pixel XL. When the Pixels were announced, Google said the Assistant would be exclusive to its new phones and Google Home. If Hall's source is right, Google porting the Assistant to the Nexus 5X and 6P would be a dramatic shift in strategy for the company. Google recently brought the Pixels' 'fingerprint swipe' gesture, which lets you swipe up and down on a fingerprint sensor to scroll through notifications to the Nexus 5X, due to popular demand. It wouldn't be the first Pixel feature to find its way to the Nexus. Was recently told that Assistant is finally coming to Nexus 5X/6P soon with next “major” update.- Stephen Hall February 2, 2017

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