The Google Assistant is getting smarter, and more connected, thanks to new technologies unveiled at Google I/O 2019, and coming soon to a voice assistant near you.
At it’s annual I/O developer conference today, Google unveiled some new tricks for its Assistant. How Do I…
The Google Assistant is very good at understanding people, and excels at providing fact-based answers to questions like whether it’s going to rain today or how many miracles does someone need to perform in order to be made a saint (I tried it, it worked). What it can’t always do is give instructions on how to do something in real life, save for the occasional recipe. That’s changing.
Now when you ask a “how to” question, like how to tie a tie, the Google Assistant will display step-by-step instructions on interactive smart displays that use the Google Assistant, such as the JBL Link View. You’ll also get these DIY results when you use desktop or mobile Google Search.
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All this is powered by the HowTo markup from Schema.org, an aptly named project dedicated to providing schemas (read: plans) on structuring data on the internet.
