After Adding Alexa in Summer, Sony Adds Google Assistant Voice Control to Android TVs

Owners of Sony 2017 and select 2016 Sony televisions with Android TV can now use Google Assistant to discover and access content and control other smart home devices via TV, said Sony Tuesday. To engage with Google Assistant, users push the mic button on the remote control and ask a question or issue a command, said the TV maker. With voice commands, users can play and search for video and music content, stream photos, control the TV, turn up lights or a smart thermostat and find general information such as weather, directions and facts, Sony said. The software update is available to owners of Sony's XBR-Z9D, XBR-X800D, XBR-X750/X700D, and all 2017 Sony Android TVs, said the company. Sony Android TVs also are compatible with Amazon's Alexa voice engine (see 1707130036).