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Google Assistant

zlays84 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:39:29 GMT

I have 2017 55XE8505 and didn't get Google Assistant...

It says that all 2017 4K HDR models should have it...

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Kuschelmonschter — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:23:02 GMT

You probably have to update to latest FW via USB.

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zlays84 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:27:39 GMT

I did but still nothing...

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Therealsh — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:24:42 GMT

US only atm, Europe, as always 'later this year'...

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zlays84 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:10:34 GMT

well thats lame...europe is where sony have most customers but still usa first...

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Kuschelmonschter — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:04:56 GMT

well thats lame...europe is where sony have most customers but still usa first...

Why would you say that? Just not true...

US only atm, Europe, as always 'later this year'...

Ou, right. This is the U.K. community. I visit so many communities that I sometimes forget where I actually am .

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Jecht_Sin — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:47:43 GMT

I have downloaded it from apk mirror and installed it (sideloading via USB). It was the version for Nvidia Shield. It didn't really work well (few bugs with the voice search starting only once) and it did nothing more than what it does now. But at least the search bar was black and small in the bottom, instead of that white thing taking half the screen.

PS: I didn't understand.. Is there a new FW update available for the US Bravia with Google Assistant included?

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Kuschelmonschter — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:50:19 GMT

Yes, see here.

I wonder whether Google Assistant will come to ATV1 as well. No word about that. I am sure though that they will bring Samba to ATV1...

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Jecht_Sin — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 08:39:15 GMT

Well, for once it shouldn't be an issue to port it to ATV1. As far as I have seen it supports Android 5+ . So, in case, Sony may want just to deliver the small updates with just Google Assistant for both ATV1 and ATV2, before delivering Android 7 to ATV1. Then sure, it depends on Sony feeling like doing it, it could be too much work, if they type too much code they may break a nail..

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Kuschelmonschter — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 11:03:36 GMT

Well, for once it shouldn't be an issue to port it to ATV1. As far as I have seen it supports Android 5+ .

Google actually announced Assistant for Marshmallow and Nougat, see here. Google will probably enforce it...

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Jecht_Sin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:21:10 GMT

@Kuschelmonschter wrote:

Google actually announced Assistant for Marshmallow and Nougat, see here. Google will probably enforce it...

I have got the info straight from the apk in apk mirror. The app for Android TV (which is still called Google App) has as a minimum requirement Android 5+, whole Google Assistant, which works only on mobile (I tried installing it in the TV and it was asking for updating something not present in the Play Store) requires Android 6+ indeed.

But yes, that minimum requirement can be for installation only, the one (Google App 3.0) I tried on mine with Android 7.0 didn't really work fine (but it did look like Google Assistant). I imagine it requires a bit more changes in the OS than just the app update and after sideloading it on Lollipop it may not work at all.