We always look at the Android as inferior counterpart to Apple’s iOS , but the strength of Android is that it is open source so smartphone maker can freely modify it and this is the biggest weak point.
This causes premature updates, incomplete or even missing updates which raise a big system security concerns.
Throughout all those years, companies that make Android smartphones did not show any signs of foxing these concerns, but finally Google, the creator of the operating system decided to step in fix the disaster that they introduced in the first place.
Pixel, the first smartphone designed by Google from A to Z – is the remedy of all Android problems. This phone which starts from $ 649 and will be in market the week sheds the light on Google’s ambition to regain control of Android system, and finally prove that it can be as simple and easy to use, according to Business Insider site.
Google finally realized that it is not enough just to make a wonderful system, but must also provide the excellent devices for it. This is obviously the philosophy of Apple for decades.
Google also has a major advantage over Apple as they have the better applications and services, and the best proof of that is Google Assistant, The digital assistant of Pixel smartphone in addition to Google’s future products such as Google Home Speaker.
Pixel is a taste of the future, where focus goes from devices to the Artificial Intelligence and its promising features. No one is better than Google to take advantage of this future at the moment.
When is my next trip?
Google’s new assistant resembles Siri to a great extent, Press and hold the Home button, and will appear asking you how it can help?.
Google Assistant pulls information from everything you do in Google services, ranging from searching Gmail through the calendar and photos. The more you use Google services the more the assistant help you better.
You can ask your assistant for the date of your next trip, as it will give you a detailed answers as flight number trip route and take-off time, all from your Gmail.
Intelligent and able to understand the context of the speech
This is only one one small example but important one, Google Assistant is smart enough to understand the context through a variety of services you use to get the information you want. It’s shocking and magical when it works, it is just the first step in Google’s ambition to make a personal copy of Google for all.
The Assistant can tell you about the easiest route to your home while you’re driving, or remind you and of a business meeting your boss, or even play your favorite songs.. etc.
There is also the ability to take advantage of the extensive knowledge of Google on the Internet to provide answers to your questions. When is the next presidential debate? Are there any good restaurants serving Ramen spaghetti close to me? Can I book a table?
Google has tens of billions of answers recorded in the system, and can even get it from reliable resources such as Wikipedia if you feel puzzled. It always able to give you what you’re looking for, although you may encounter some rare cases in which Google display theusual Google search results.
When integrated Google Assistant with Google Now – Google proactive Assistant which provides data and alerts depending on what Google knows about you, Pixel turns into something more than just a phone responds to your clicks. Pixel works continuously to serve you, and provide you with right answers even before you ask!
Apple should be ashamed about Siri which is five years older and not approaching these capabilities.
This does not mean perfection.
However, there are some flaws in Google Assistant. It can send e-mails and text messages, but it can not read the messages sent to you (a feature that is supposed to be available soon).
Also, It can not tell when you will receive your Amazon online order for example in spite of the emergence of this information on Google now. These things can be fixed easily in near future. Google Assistant will become more intelligent and learns new skills and will be used by more people.
There are also some obvious security concerns. Google Assistant is very good because it knows a lot about you, so you’ll be allowed to reveal part of yourself, and have a high level of confidence that Google will not misuse your personal information that makes the plugin works in this efficiency. It is likely that this will scare some people.
Android in its final form.
Another feature in Pixel” is that it runs a version of Android not just modified version like you used before Samsung or LG smartphones, but it is defects free version that fully designed by Google and under its own brand.
The new Android is launched under the name Nougat which features a stylish design with all the usual features that are expected on high quality smartphones but the significant addition in this phone is that it receives versions upgrades once it is available which is a new feature you did not see before in other Android versions including Nexus that Google has helped developers for many years but none of then was successful in making the operating system to receive upgrades automatically.
