Google’s trying to make Now even more subservient to your needs, with its next version for Android M called Now on Tap. The new features are designed to instantly help you with extra info like store hours or movie reviews without leaving an app or web page. For instance if a friend texts you with a dinner invite at a new restaurant, you can ask Now on Tap for help instantly without leaving the conversation. It’ll also create reminders on the fly about your conversations and incorporate detailed Knowledge Graph information into the tool.
In another example, if a pal sends you an email expressing interest in a new movie (Ex Machina, sounds appropriate) you can instantly invoke Now by holding the “home” button to get ratings, purchase tickets or watch a preview. Finally, Google said that developers don’t need to do anything special to get Now on Tap to work with their app, as long its indexed by Google. Now on Tap is married with Android M, so expect to see it as soon as the OS arrives.
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