Google is testing a new user interface (UI) for its Assistant setup process in version 7.25 of the Google app.
9to5Google spotted the change, following the publication’s earlier discovery of a more conversational user-interface back in September. This new setup, however, abandons the conversational aspect.
According to 9to5Google when a user first sets up Google Assistant there will be a series of animations that show off the capabilities of the voice AI. The process also informs users that ‘Assistant can work with Google partners to help you get things done.’
Furthermore, within the setup, the ‘Services and your privacy,’ section also includes a ‘Forget me’ option that isn’t currently in the live build.
Google currently sends the services you use a unique code so that it can remember your preferences during conversations. However, this ‘Forgot me’ option in Assistant can reset the code for each service.
Currently, Google Assistant will let you select ‘reset app,’ which changes the unique code that performs the same action. It looks like Google is trying to be more clear on what its privacy options can do.
According to 9to5Google, this is active in the current 7.25 Google build as well as the beta version (7.26) of the app. However, on my Pixel 2 XL with version 7.25, the setup process is still more conversational.
Source: 9to5Google
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