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   Google kills Device Assist on all Nexus phones effective now

Google kills Device Assist on all Nexus phones effective now

: AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Aug 27, 2016, 3:32 pm IST
Updated : Aug 27, 2016, 3:32 pm IST

The support for the Device Assist has been dropped with immediate effect.

(Photo: via Android Central)
 (Photo: via Android Central)

The support for the Device Assist has been dropped with immediate effect.

Device Assist, an Android app that helps you get the best performance from your Nexus, Google Play edition, and Android One device with tips and proactive troubleshooting for detected issues, will no longer be supported. Google has just announced that the Device Assist will no longer be available on Google Play Store.

The support for the Device Assist has been dropped with immediate effect and users who are using it are presently being informed that the app no longer works with a “detected issue’ card on the screen. On tapping it, users are redirected to a new page, Google’s online tips.

Device Assist was launched by Google in 2014 to offer trouble shooting tips on Nexus and Android One devices. The service was not of much help and many users and the developer community was amazed that the help provided was completely irrelevant to users back then. For example, Device Assist would ask the user to restart the mobile, even though the stock Android operating systems on Nexus lacked the ‘reboot’ option.

If you are still having the app, it will continue to work, but will not be updated with new tips. Android’s Nougat will include tips and assistance within the operating system ahead.

(This story originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle)