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Smart Displays and the Assistant are getting new tools to keep your home organized, entertained, and educated
Family Bells ring on devices, plus checklists, routine triggers, new stories, and educational tools
While our daily routines probably aren't as routine as they once were, Google is preparing another round of improvements to Assistant that will make it easier to take control of your activities. Several of the new features are aimed at scheduling and keeping organized, but there are also some great additions to storytelling content and new educational tools coming soon.
Google Assistant reshuffles its settings menu for new features
The 'Voice and video calls' menu is now 'Communication' with added Family Broadcast settings
Give Google enough time, and it'll turn any of its apps into a messaging one. Google Assistant was the latest to receive this treatment, and it now allows messages to be broadcasted to smartphones. In recognition of this development, the app is getting a renamed "Communication" menu.
Google wants you to use the Assistant as yet another messaging app
Big new capabilities for the Broadcast feature, and other Assistant updates
Google I/O is inching closer, but Google is already on an announcement spree. After teasing some launcher improvements coming to tablets and giving us a first glimpse at its response to Apple's Privacy Labels, the company is now getting ready to share some Assistant updates. For one, Assistant Broadcasts can now reach family members even when they're not home, but there's much more than just that.