How to enable Google Now for Chrome on Windows and Mac

Some of the best digital personal assistants in now a days are Apple iOS Reminders App and Google's Google Now on iOS & Android ...

Some of the best digital personal assistants in now a days are Apple iOS Reminders App and Google's Google Now on iOS & Android devices.  There are some limitations on Apple's Reminders APP, i.e., it doesn't support on Windows & Android platform. Where as Google's Google Now has gone ahead and it started supporting on all the devices through its Google Search APP on iOS, Android and Google Chrome,  Chrome Canary



Google's personal assistant Google Now is considered to be the competitor for Apple's Siri.  Reports from Google Operating System Blog  states that the latest build of Chrome Canary allows users to receive Google Now cards directly in the browser's notification system along with notifications on their mobile devices. Canary users on the Mac can enable the personal assistant by turning on the correct flag in the browser. Copy paste this "chrome://flags/#enable-google-now" link in Google Chrome address bar  and then switch the settings from "Default" to "Enabled." Lastly click on the "Relaunch Now" button will turn on the feature.

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Users who are signed into Chrome will receive a Google Now notification and a list of available cards. According to a Google support pageGoogle Now on the desktop will support weather, sports scores, commuter traffic and event reminders. Some of these desktop cards will sync with Google Now if it is enabled on a mobile phone. These mobile-synced cards will display relevant information using location data pulled from the mobile device. 

Google Now notification through Google Chrome













Google Now Notification from Chrome on Macbook



Google Now notification overview


Google Now for the desktop is still in the beta stage, but very soon the consumer version of Chrome for the Mac & Windows will be released as an update.

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