Perplexity It is not the best known among generative artificial intelligences and, in fact, it does not appear thus, but as a Search engine based on Ia It works with, as used the free or payment version, different language models that include GPT-4O, O1, Grok-2 and Claude 3.5. Now, the company has announced the launch of its own Android device assistant who, like Geminiyou can replace that Android uses by default.
Perpleplexity Assistant It is not limited to answering questions, but also You can perform actions. The assistant uses reasoning, search and manages applications to help with daily tasks, such as Reserve a dinner, find a song that is not remembered, call an uber, write emails, establish reminders and much more. Is Multimodalwhich means that you can interact both by voice and text and that you understand what you see through the mobile camera and on the screen.
We are excited to launch the perpleplexity assistant to all Android users. This Marks the Transition for Perplexity from An an asewer Engine to a Nattoryly Integrated Assistant That Can Call Other Apps and Perform Basic Tasks for You. UPDATE OR INSTALL PERPLEXITY APP ON PLAY STORE. pic.twitter.com/fsrdLTVWZB
– Aravind Srinivas (@aravsrinivas) January 23, 2025
Perplexity showed a variety of examples in X where his assistant was able to Configure a reminder, search for restaurants and open the camera to provide information about what you are focusing.
Assistant is multimodal, so you can tell it to the camera and ask about what you see in front of you, or on your screen. pic.twitter.com/jxg6m6WUV3
– Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) January 23, 2025
Aravind Srinivasfounder of Perplexity, explained in X how Perplexity Assistant can Understand the user’s context and take actions based on it. He also recognizes that not everything works perfectly; For example, you may not be able to book in a restaurant if it is not listed in Openable.
In another example shared by the company, indicating that a transport is needed and the destination address, the perplexity assistant Open the Uber app and shows the options available for the journey. And, as they comment in The Verge, asking him to start Par of days before.
Cool Thing About This is EveryThing Stays in Context. You Can Start with A Conversation About Sub Question You Have and Follow Up To Set An Action Related To It, EG, Getting An Alert Ahead of A Basketball Game. pic.twitter.com/3e6nsadhq0
– Aravind Srinivas (@aravsrinivas) January 23, 2025
Perplexity is not the only one that can interact with apps, so does Gemini, which can also be configured as a mobile assistant instead of Google traditional. Chatgpt, however, is more limited in this regard, although Openai has just presented Operator, an assistant capable of using the browser as if it were the user. But this option is reserved for the subscribers of the 200 dollars payment plan per month.
The Perplexity assistant does not reach so much, but is available to everyone. At the moment, It is compatible with Spotify, YouTube and Uber, along with email, messaging, calendar and watch applications. ‘However, we continue to add support for More applications and more functionalities, so this is only the starting point‘, he explained Sara Platnickcompany spokesman.
The assistant is free for all perplexity users and is now available in its application for Android. To use it, you must first download the application Perplexity ai In your device and configure it as the predetermined assistant application, something that perplexity will tell you how to do. Once ready, you can open the assistant as you would normally, holding the ignition button for a few seconds.
For now, It is only available for Android. ‘If Apple gives us the right permits, we will make it come true,’ says Platnick.