Google Assistant Now Accessible on 2G Phones via Toll-Free Number

Google announced a myriad of new features for Google Assistant at the Google for Bharat 2019 effect in New Delhi, but the most significant characteristic will have to be this – the ability to go Google Assistant to answer queries using a price-gratuitous helpline number in Bharat. If you're curious nigh the intention behind launching the characteristic, well, Google Assistant is now accessible on 2G feature phones as well.

Yeah, yous're hearing it right. Google Banana is now bachelor on telephone call. You merely demand to dial this toll-gratis number 000 800 9191 000 to speak to the Google Assistant. It sounds crazy, right? Merely, it's true and you tin can talk to the phonation banana in both English and Hindi. Other Indic languages are currently not supported, but it'due south okay every bit you don't need data or Cyberspace to talk to the Assistant.

In that location's 1 caveat to using this characteristic though. Google calls it the Vodafone-Idea Phone Line with Google Assistant feature, so information technology's limited to users with a Vodafone or Idea phone numbers.

Well luckily, George at the Beebom part has a Vodafone number and nosotros got a chance to speak to the Google Assistant on a telephone call. He obviously does non use a 2G characteristic phone as his daily driver, just the Poco F1 also works for the demo. Check out our conversation with Google Assistant right hither:

Prior to launch, Google in its official press statement says that it's tested the Telephone Line with several users across Kanpur and Lucknow. They asked about everything from sports scores and weather condition forecasts to the news and traffic weather. We besides asked nearly the latest news and our honorable Prime Minister, and then don't forget to check out the demo we attached above.

This is certainly 1 of the most amazing Google Assistant features, sitting only a rung below Google Duplex, only I would similar to see it expand beyond the confines of a single telecom operator down the road.