The Google and Samsung Symbiosis

<p>The long-standing relationship between Google and Samsung, often wavering and hard to follow, is entering a new chapter with wearables. Samsung mobile phones leverage Google’s Android system (which includes Google Assistant), but Samsung also offers its own Bixby voice assistant and app store in the mix. Last year, it was reported that Google and Samsung <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21346242/google-samsung-deal-android-touchwiz-bixby-play-store"><u>were in talks</u></a> to prioritize Google Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and the Galaxy store on Samsung phones. But in January, Google <a href="https://voicebot.ai/2021/01/21/samsung-smartthings-rolls-out-google-nest-integration-adds-android-auto-app/"><u>released a Nest app for Samsung’s SmartThings system</u></a>, allowing users to control SmartThings devices via Google Assistant or Assistant devices via SmartThings. It appears that the two are still intent on unifying their smart device ecosystems — last week, 9to5Google found that Samsung and Google’s combined smartwatch system may leverage both of their voice assistants. With these new developments, it’s clear that Samsung and Google are still exploring how each can leverage the other’s strengths.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rainagency/message