Google Assistant helps consumers find local tradesmen

  Posted by: electrical-poster      1st December 2017

No matter what questions consumers ask —whether about local traffic or a local business — Google Assistant should be able to help.

From now, if a homeowner is looking for nearby services like an electrician, plumber, house cleaner and more, say “Ok Google, find me an electrician” to your Assistant on your Android phone, iPhone or voice activated speaker, like Google Home.

The Assistant will then ask a few follow-up questions and will get a list of some local options nearby.

In the U.S., this feature will start rolling out over the coming week.

In many cities the Google Assistant will suggest providers that have been pre-screened by Google and companies like HomeAdvisor and Porch.

Homeowners in a city that doesn’t have any available guaranteed or screened providers, they can still get an answer from the Assistant with other nearby results.