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Perplexity Assistant - Assistant for Android with smarter AI for tasks and context!

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Introducing Perplexity Assistant for Android! It uses reasoning, search, & apps to handle daily tasks ranging from simple questions to multi-app actions—booking dinner, finding songs, calling rides, setting reminders, and more—all with voice or gestures.

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I’m thrilled to hunt Perplexity Assistant for Android to the Product Hunt community! What it Does - Combines reasoning, search, and apps to simplify daily tasks. - Handles everything from answering simple questions to performing multi-app actions. Key Features and Examples of Use - Book dinner tables, find forgotten songs, call a ride, draft emails, and set reminders. - Browses the web to find information and complete tasks (e.g., setting reminders for public events). - Maintains context across actions (e.g., researching restaurants and booking a table). - Multimodal functionality: Analyze visuals using the camera or screen. - Summarize unread emails and upcoming calendar appointments. - Translate Shakespeare or understand memes. - Play songs/videos, get directions, or book an Uber with voice or gestures. - Start conversations and seamlessly transition to actionable tasks like setting alerts or reservations. Upcoming Features - Enhanced Gmail and calendar access (expected within 3 weeks). How to Install - Free for all Android users - Download or update the Perplexity app from the Play Store: - Easily switch your default assistant from Google or Gemini to Perplexity - You don’t have to be a paying user to set the Perplexity Assistant as your default With this release Perplexity pushes the boundaries of default assistants on Android by offering more advanced and contextual capabilities than Google or Gemini. This will also make Android’s assistant ecosystem more open and competitive. What use cases did you like? Share your thoughts in the comments. :)
Hunter
Give it a spin! :)
Really cool. Huge opportunity here. Esp with running custom and more niche workflows.
Hunter
I can't wait to book my Uber through the assistant! :D
I have more ominous tasks in mind 😈
Hunter
I can imagine LOL
I was today years old when I found out that this assistant is different from the perplexity ask anything app. Looking forward to the iphone version
Hunter
Haha yes, I believe the iPhone version is on the way!
I am loving how Perplexity and Google are competing in the assistants market.
Hunter
Yes, and it's good to see Google allowing competing companies to contest against their ecosystem.
Cool! Will there be the same app for iOS?
Hunter
Yes, just the app needs to be updated. They have announced it for Android. I believe iOS launch is yet to roll out.
Exactly what Google Gemini should have been as the default digital assistant app but never was, great job! ❤️‍🔥
Hunter
Exactly! This does so much more than Google. :)
Is Google allowing to switch the default assistant on Android phones?
Hunter
Interestingly yes, they have allowed competition. :)
I've been finding Perplexity useful via the browser. Excited to try out this Android version, looks slick!
Hunter
Indeed, perhaps the best mobile assistant yet. :)
Installing on my Android phone. I have heard lot of good things about Perplexity. I will be testing and using. Thanks to Rohan for hunting this product here on PH.
Cool stuff! I am using perplexity AI but I am on iOS.