So the keynote just concluded and boy were there tons of new releases and announcements to look out for!

But if you were one of those folks who missed out on the live Keynote or just want a refresher on what all happened, I got you covered!

This article will glance through all the new releases and announcements that took place at the Google I/O Keynote.

P.S. The images in this post were taken at the venue with a mobile device, so they might not be of the best possible quality.

Assistant

Assistant, the elephant in the room received some amazing updates and new releases this time around.

You can go through all of them down below.

Google duplex : This is Huge! Assistant can now make calls with local businesses for you in the background, thereby making reservations for the businesses who don’t have an online portal or an API present.

Note that you don’t need to speak with the anyone over the call, google assistant handles that for you!

6 new voices (including one from John Legend)

new voices (including one from John Legend) Continued Conversations , which means no need to say “ Ok Google ” every-time you need to ask something from the assistant.

, which means no need to say “ ” every-time you need to ask something from the assistant. Assistant now supports multiple actions , i.e. you can ask it to do multiple things in a single go.

, i.e. you can ask it to do multiple things in a single go. “ Pretty Please ” mode in which the assistant won’t work unless you respectfully ask her to do things. This will teach kids to be nice to others and respect others.

” mode in which the assistant won’t work unless you respectfully ask her to do things. This will teach kids to be nice to others and respect others. Google Assistant now allows you to schedule certain tasks to be run after a period of time.

Assistant now has smart controls built in for smart home devices like Nest.