Main Android Marshmallow feature is finally released in … – Digital Look

When it was announced, one of the features that attracted the most attention on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow was the Now on Tap . With it, the system allows the virtual assistant Android, Google Now, understand the context of what is being shown on the phone’s screen and do automatic searches for relevant information to the user.

This week, feature was finally released to the Brazilians. Now, Google Now on Tap , as is being called here, is available to any Nexus smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, S7 and S7 Edge; Sony Xperia Z5 series, Xperia Z4 Tablet and Xperia Z3 +; Moto X (2nd generation), Moto X Style, Moto X and Moto G Play (3rd generation); and the LG G4, according to the company.

In addition to these, but any other phone with Android 6.0 Marshmallow installed, configured language in English, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Korean or Russian in addition to be using version 5.12 of the Google Search app; also entitled to the new feature. This includes older phones like the Moto G second generation

What it is

Now the One Touch works as follows.? imagine you are talking to a friend on WhatsApp and he invites you to watch a movie like “Captain America: Civil War.” You simply press and hold the Home button on the smartphone and Google Now will bring you information as schedules, videos, images and other details about this same movie without you say or type anything.

The company It reports that, in some cases, the user does not access the consiguirá Now on Tap at the first attempt, being taken to the Google search app screen. To enable the feature, just that you press and hold the Home button, do a search on any application, return to the screen of the conversation and try again. Contextual search must be activated in this second attempt.

In addition to performing web searches, Now a Touch also makes consultations in other applications, such as contacts of friends, events marked on the calendar, photos or other information . The intelligent assistant research can also make suggestions queries. In the example below, the user receives an invitation to go to the movies, and Google Now gives a hint of what movie to see: