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- Some of the most popular Android manufacturers are launching phones with a dedicated Google Assistant button on the handset.
- The buttons will simply launch Google Assistant, which can also be triggered by voice.
- LG, Nokia, Xiaomi, and Vivo are all bringing out new devices with the button, but Huawei and Samsung are holding out.
- You probably won't be able to remap the dedicated Google Assistant button to perform other tasks.
- It isn’t clear how popular the move will be after users complained about Samsung pulling a similar move with its own assistant Bixby.
Google has struck deals with some of the biggest Android phone makers to include a dedicated Google Assistant button on their new handsets — whether users want one or not.
The upshot is that new devices such as LG's new flagship, the LG G8 ThinQ, and Xiaomi's 5G Mi Mix 3 will have a dedicated button on the side of the devices which launches Google's AI helper.
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