Google Assistant with Bard appears again, hinting at release and eligible devices

What do you want to know

• Tipsters found a page in the Pixel Tips app that features a preview of Google Assistant with Bard.
• The demo video shows how Google Assistant with Bard will work on Android.
• Based on the leak, Assistant with Bard could debut as part of the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop.

Google seems to be focusing on Assistant with Bard, the new version of its voice assistant that includes artificial intelligence. However, despite being announced months ago, we’re still waiting for confirmation of the Google Assistant with Bard release date.

Although we have not received any official news yet, tipsters on the Google News Telegram I’ve found perhaps the strongest evidence yet that Assistant with Bard is coming soon. The group shared a video demo of Google Assistant with Bard from the Pixel Tips app, which is used to introduce new features to users. Although not yet publicly available, the demo video signals that a release is on the horizon.

The video shows that activating Google Assistant with Bard will work the same as triggering Google Assistant today. Clicking on the Bard app, saying “Hey Google” and holding the power button can launch Assistant with Bard. Then, users can ask Assistant with Bard a question with their voice, via the on-screen keyboard, or attach a screenshot.

By attaching a screenshot, users will be able to ask the Assistant with Bard questions related to what’s on their screen. For example, the demo shows Bard looking at a photo of a user’s plant and giving them advice on how to care for it.

However, the leak includes much more than just the demo video. Android expert Mishaal Rahman shared the release date of Assistant with Bard and its supported devices in a job on

Rahman spotted 202403 as the feature’s “release date”, which is further evidence that Assistant with Bard could debut as part of the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. The fact that a demo video is even in Pixel Tips also serves indicator that Assistant with Bard is coming to Pixel devices soon.

There are, however, some limits to how Pixel devices can use Assistant with Bard. Rahman notes that Pixel Tip may not display on all Pixel devices except Pixel. Telephone(s) with Tensor processors. This means the Pixel tablet won’t display the trick, but apparently Google’s current or upcoming foldables won’t either, although it’s unclear why. Devices that can see the trick are likely to get Assistant with Bard, and those that can’t could be left without the feature.

Rahman notes that it’s still a bit early, so the information may be incorrect or change, but it leaves us curious.

Currently, the new Pixel Tip can only be viewed when running the Android 14 QPR2 beta on a Tensor-powered Pixel phone that is not foldable. It’s quite confusing, but from the looks of it, the Pixel 6 through Pixel 8 series will be the only devices to get Assistant with Bard.