In a blog post on Thursday, Google announced that their smart assistant is now compatible with more than 5,000 devices. That’s up from the 1,500 devices it worked with back in January. The Verge reports: According to Google, it’s a list made up of a huge variety of products, including “cameras, dishwashers, doorbells, dryers, lights, plugs, thermostats, security systems, switches, vacuums, washers, fans, locks, sensors, heaters, AC units, air purifiers, refrigerators, and ovens.” It’s a big jump — at least, numerically speaking — and if nothing else, it’s a sign that the full court press that Google started at the beginning of the year with its massive Google Assistant-themed booth at CES is starting to show some results. For comparison, Apple’s Homekit is compatible with 195 products while Amazon’s Alexa assistant currently supports over 12,000 devices.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot – Devices Supporting Google Assistant Have More Than Tripled In Last Four Months