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- Google appears to be killing Google Now branding to make way for Assistant
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Tuesday 20 September 2016
While Google’s latest update to the Google Search app beta on Android seemed fairly innocuous, Android Police noticed a major change which we’ve since replicated: the company has removed all references to Google Now. The Google Now cards are now called “Feed,” while “Now on Tap” is now simply called “Screen search.” Tapping the three dot menu still provides a ‘Customize Google Now’ option, but at this point my guess is that it’s going to be removed as well. This is all likely because the Google Assistant is on its way. It was never quit clear how Assistant and Now would live side-by-side,…
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