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During the Pixel event, Google announced something that we all expected, Assistant with Bard. This will take the existing voice assistant and supercharge it with generative AI. Well, it seems that it won’t be for everyone when it launches. In fact, Google Assistant with Bard will be limited to only Tensor-powered Pixels and the Galaxy S24 at launch.
When Google announced this new evolution for the Assistant, the company said that it was going to test it out on limited testers. As you can guess, these testers will include Pixel 8 users. If you’re thinking of picking up this phone, you can click the links below to place your order.
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Google Assistant with Bard will have a very limited launch
Since we’re talking about a Google product, it’s no surprise that it’s going to launch for the latest Google Pixel devices first. However, 9To5Google did an APK deep dive, and they were able to find out a bit more about the test. It looks like, based on the code hidden within the Google app version 14.41, Assistant with Bard will only launch on Tensor-powered Pixel phones and the Galaxy S24.
The Tensor-powered Pixel phones include the Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, Pixel 8 series, and the Pixel Tablet. People sporting the older models will need to wait. It would seem odd that the Galaxy S24 is on this list, however, Google and Samsung have a tight-knit partnership. Also, the Google Tensor chips are extremely similar to Samsung’s Exynos processors, so that could also be a reason.
As for when it’s going to make it to other devices, we’re all in the dark. Google said that it’s going to be testing this new feature with a limited audience over the next several months. This means that older Pixels and all of the other phones could be on the bench for quite some time.
By the time Google releases Assistant With Bard, who knows if Let’s Chat mode for Amazon Alexa will be out? This is Alexa augmented with generative AI. When both of these features are on the market, there’s going to be a competition to see which one is better.