Google Assistant might soon let you make payments

Jan17

by Sindy Cator on January 17, 2017 at 6:13 am

A teardown of a new beta version of the official Google App for Android – which includes the company’s Assistant service – by the folks at XDA Developers reveals that you might soon be able to make payments using the AI-powered bot across supported devices. It isn’t clear exactly how that will work, as the feature hasn’t yet been implemented. But strings found in the app’s code indicate that you’ll likely be able to pay for purchases through your Google Pixel phone, and also control which other devices can authorize payments, like the Google Home voice-activated speaker. The closest comparison…