Remind your loved ones to do things with Google Assistant
Monday, August 19, 2019 at 3:11AM 
It's a tool as much as any other that could be useful or harmful (or possibly annoying, in this case). Google has started rolling out the ability to use Assistant to send reminders to your friends and family. These reminders can be scheduled based on time of day or location. And the ones you send reminders to will receive them through their mobile phones or a Google Assistant-powered Smart Display. It's designed mainly for families, but it can also work for close friends and roommates. The goal isn't to use it as a means to nag your loved ones with ridiculous requests. It is meant to send important reminders, and to work as a way to encourage them ahead of big or small events (or even just to make them laugh or feel loved). That said, Google claims there will be a block function but it's more for not allowing kids to spam their parents. (We think it should also work the other way around.)