At long last, Google Assistant will come to tablets

Ivan, 14 November 2017

After inexplicably leaving Android tablets out of the Google Assistant party, Google is finally ready to let them in.

The latest beta (7.16) for the Google app lists a tablet icon under Availability, which should indicate that Assistant is coming to Android slates soon.

The beta app itself doesn't yet offer the Google Assistant, though, instead reverting to Google Now on Tap.

Google app 7.16, Image Credit 9to5Google

Google Assistant is available on all Android 7.0 and above smartphones, Android TVs, Chrome OS on the Pixelbook, various car infotainment systems and even on iOS through the Google app. So it made no sense whatsoever to deprive Android tablets of the Assistant.

Reader comments

T-Ill
15 Nov 2017
Nu7

It's on my mediapad m3 by default.. Huawei and Google did that

Anonymous
15 Nov 2017
phh

What's the point? Especially when there are so many other, better assistants out there, like Cortana, Siri, and Alexa.

Alien
15 Nov 2017
ndn

Do people still use tablets? They're so last year.. Except for those girls that bother you to buy an extra pack of cigarettes in the shops for a free lighter and maybe a few kids, I haven't seen anyone using a tablet. They're a dying niche. They...