Google Assistant will soon be able to buy stuff for you on command

Google Assistant already helps us organize our shopping lists and find out about things we're interested in, but it stops short at actually letting us buy items. With a new feature rolling out to Pixel phones, it looks like that's about to change. A new option for setting up payment methods has appeared in the Assistant settings for Pixel users, bringing the anticipated feature one step closer to reality. First discovered deep in the beta version of the Google App back in January, it seems as though Google is ready to pull the trigger on voice-powered payments, a major step in Google Assistant's fight against Alexa and Siri. Head into the Settings menu of the Google Assistant screen on your Pixel phone and you'll see the new option for Payments under the Google Account section.