Google Assistant has a ton of awesome 'Star Wars Day' easter eggs
Google is giving its Assistant some new powers in the name of Star Wars fandom.
The company's marking this year's May 4th festivities by adding new movie ticket-purchasing powers to its Assistant just in time to for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Oh, it can also speak like Yoda.
Unfortunately, Google Assistant can't speak like Yoda while buying your movie tickets, but, it's still a pretty great Easter egg.
If you do want to use its new movie ticket-buying powers, though, all you have to do is say, "Hey Google, let’s buy movie tickets." The Assistant will then guide you through the process in both its app and on Google Home. (This isn't just limited to Solo, by the way, thanks to a partnership with Fandango you can buy tickets for non-Star Wars flicks too.)
Google being Google, there are other Wars-themed Easter eggs waiting for you in Assistant as well. Besides speaking like everyone's favorite Jedi trainer, Google's also cooked up fun responses to, "Hey Google, May the 4th be with you,"and "Hey Google, who shot first?"
Topics Google Google Assistant Google Home Gadgets
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