Samsung confirmed that the much-awaited Google Assistant is finally coming to its Galaxy Watch 4. The bonus part is that the South Korean tech giant even gave away its rollout timeline.
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 7: The new Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is displayed during a launch event at Barclays Center on August 7, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
There have been recent rumors speculating that the arrival of the Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4 is already near.
Samsung's Google Assistant on Galaxy Watch 4
A Samsung Galaxy Watch advertisement in Spain even comes with support for the virtual assistant of Google, wherein the man in the video blurted out the hotword "Hey Google." Thus, it further ignited the belief of some that Google Assistant is a few away from rolling out on the Galaxy Watch of the South Korean phone maker.
If it still isn't clear by now, although Google and Samsung collaborated on the Wear OS of the Galaxy Watch 4, it still lacked Google Assistant, as per a news story by The Verge. Instead, the wearable lineup of the Korean tech firm only supported Bixby.
However, it appears that users are still awaiting the arrival of Google Assistant support on the Galaxy Watch 4 series. It should give those who prefer the virtual assistant of the search engine giant over Bixby an option to download the former on their smartwatch.
It is worth noting, though, that Samsung previously hinted that Google Assistant is coming to its Galaxy Watch 4 series. But the timeline was excessively vague back then, leaving its users clueless about when it was arriving. The Galaxy wearable maker only said that it is rolling out "in the coming months."
Samsung Confirms Google Assistant's Arrival
This time around, Samsung somewhat narrowed down the timeline of the Google Assistant's arrival on its Galaxy Watch in its latest announcement.
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The blog post of the executive vice president and Head of Customer Experience Office of Samsung, Patrick Chomet, confirmed when Google Assistant is reaching its smartwatch.
While the recent announcement of the Samsung executive VP is still relatively vague and still lacks a specific date, it gives us a better view of the much-awaited arrival of Google Assistant.
Chomet wrote in his blog post that Google Assistant is coming to Wear OS 3, which powers the latest smartwatch lineup of Samsung, this summer.
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Google Assistant on Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
On top of that, the Samsung exec further bared what its users could expect from the arrival of the new virtual assistant.
Chomet touted the Google Assistant support to bring "faster and more natural voice interactions." He also revealed that it does basic stuff like playback controls on Spotify via the Galaxy Watch.
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