Google kills '**w on Tap' brand that never made much sense, anyway
 

Google kills '**w on Tap' brand that never made much sense, anyway
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Google apparently dumped its "**w on Tap" brand Tuesday in favor of something a bit more straightforward: Google Assistant.*

**w on Tap, which is only a year old, allows Android users to get more detailed information about whatever's on their screen by holding down their home button. The feature, which has specifically been renamed "screen search" according to a report in 9to5Google, will work in much the same way **w that it's folded into Google Assistant.

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Say you're texting with someone about meeting up for dinner. Your friend messages you the name of a place you're **t familiar with, so you activate Google Assistant (née **w on Tap), which "reads" the text on your screen and displays relevant information — reviews, location and so forth. Read more...

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