Google Assistant is in the process of losing 17 different features that the company says are “unused.” The changes come at a time when the tech giant is laying off numerous employees. Including many of the Google Assistant teamSea CNBC.
Posted by Google Enter the blog Thursday will detail features that will ultimately help create a “more consistent experience” for virtual assistant users.
Available features include using your voice to send an email or voice message, the ability to check personal travel routes by voice, voice control options for Fitbit Sense and Versa 3, meditation integration with Calm, and other convenient features. option. The full list of features that will disappear can be found below here.
Starting January 26, users who want to access these features will be greeted with a notification that they will no longer be available after a certain date. To the relief of app users who already enjoy many of these features, Google says the following:
We know that change can be disruptive, but we will do everything we can to make these transitions as smooth as possible. Although Google Assistant has improved a lot over the past seven years, one thing remains true: our improvements are based on your feedback. And we want to hear it.
While Google may want to see these recent changes as a way to make the Assistant user experience smoother and cleaner, it’s hard not to associate them with the fact that the company is simply downsizing the team responsible for app development.
Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees from its hardware and engineering divisions, the company’s most significant job cuts since then. separate method With 12,000 employees at the beginning of last year. Like other tech companies, Google has announced layoffs Partially due Moving towards greater reliance on artificial intelligence.
