While Google Assistant shares some features with the assistants mentioned above, Google's version is more conversational, which means you can ask follow-up questions if you need more information.

Once you get so far with adding smart devices to your home, you realize that not every device is easily controlled via voice assistants and that digging out your phone for app control gets tiresome.

Google Assistant joins Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Samsung's Bixby, and Microsoft's Cortana in the lineup of digital ...