Google Assistant now available on Android TV starting with NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Nvidia has finally released  version 6.0 of its software for the Shield TV  which brings along the Google Assistant. This was announced way back in January CES .

With Google Assistant user can control media ,play back , voice search  and smart home control. The Shield TV is set be the first Android TV device to get the full Google Assistant experience; Google says it will also come to Sony Bravia TVs with Android TV in the coming months.

Google Assistant on the Shield TV is kind of very similar to the Google Voice Search that was available in prior versions, but it has been enhanced with a cleaner visual design and more capabilities. Nvidia says that apart from a handful of functions, such as timers, alarms, and phone calls, the Assistant on the Shield TV can do everything that it can do on the Google Home.

For media control, the Google Assistant can cast audio to the Google Home or other Google Cast speakers. It can be used to play, pause, skip, fast-forward, or adjust the volume while watching something. It also has deep integration within apps, so it can surface content directly from Netflix, HBO, and others.