Google Assistant goes beyond the Pixel to take on Apple’s Siri


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  • Monday, 27 Feb 2017

The Google Pixel phone is displayed during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo

Five months after introducing its digital assistant, Google is sharing the feature with Android partners, hoping the service can boost its odds to win customers from Apple Inc's iPhone. 

Alphabet Inc's Google is making its intelligent assistant – a service that answers queries, plays music and completes tasks – available for smartphones using the two newest versions of its Android software. It's showcasing the service with a closer partnership with LG Electronics Co announced Feb 26 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where LG and a slew of hardware manufacturers aim to make a splash ahead of the iPhone's 10th anniversary later this year.  

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