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sa226 · 10-20-2012, 10:02 PM

Google Now is borderline creepy.

You can set it to search different things (like your Gmail) and also notify you about certain events or whatever. I think it uses the GPS to know when to Notify you.

I was waiting in security at the airport playing around on my phone, and without any actions from me, Google Now notified me that my flight was delayed.

My guess is in searching my Gmail, it saw the confirmation email from the airline of what flight I had booked, and the GPS saw that I was at the airport, so it searched whatever website it uses for flight info tracking, saw there was a delay and notified me.

Little bit creepy, or awesome.

Also, it takes time for it to learn your habits and patterns. There is very little "wow" factor the first time you activate it.

10-20-2012, 10:02 PM	#535
sa226 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back in Calgary!! Exp:	Google Now is borderline creepy. You can set it to search different things (like your Gmail) and also notify you about certain events or whatever. I think it uses the GPS to know when to Notify you. I was waiting in security at the airport playing around on my phone, and without any actions from me, Google Now notified me that my flight was delayed. My guess is in searching my Gmail, it saw the confirmation email from the airline of what flight I had booked, and the GPS saw that I was at the airport, so it searched whatever website it uses for flight info tracking, saw there was a delay and notified me. Little bit creepy, or awesome. Also, it takes time for it to learn your habits and patterns. There is very little "wow" factor the first time you activate it. Last edited by sa226; 10-20-2012 at 10:05 PM.