[tussa]

Probably because the actual product is garbage.

Remember the Google assistant demo, where it booked a table at a restaurant?

That never materialized. Google assistant is just eating crayons today.

[the-rc]

It did materialize.

https://www.reddit.com/r/googlehome/comments/ezv3us/google_a...

Or the comments under https://youtu.be/-RHG5DFAjp8

It's probably hard to trigger these days because most places support OpenTable or similar.

[refulgentis]

Yeah it did

But to your point its not as impressive as it was sold: glorified reverse phone tree. But it is what it was sold as, and it is available.

[N3cr0ph4g1st]

Assistant makes reservations for me just like that demo :P but in general I agree it's gone very downhill

[inquirerGeneral]

It did work, I used it myself. A quick search shows others who had my experience. This was late 2019 for me. Here's the first link and the Google post on rolling out in summer 2019:

"Google Assistant just made a dinner reservation for me... I knew this was coming... but mind blown!" https://www.reddit.com/r/googlehome/comments/ezv3us/google_a...

"Now, you can use it on all Pixel phones in 43 U.S. states.

All it takes is a few seconds to tell your Assistant where you'd like to go. Just ask the Assistant on your phone, “Book a table for four people at [restaurant name] tomorrow night.” The Assistant will then call the restaurant to see if it can accommodate your request. Once your reservation is successfully made, you’ll receive a notification on your phone, an email update and a calendar invite so you don’t forget."

https://blog.google/products/assistant/book-table-google-ass...