We recently heard that Google had blocked YouTube from the Amazon Echo Show. According to a recent report, Google is working on a competitor for the Echo Show.
The news comes from a report by Tech Crunch, which revealed that this new device from Google is codenamed “Manhattan.” The device will apparently have a similar-sized screen, around 7 inches, to the Amazon device.
The new Google device will come with Google Assistant built-in, and will also offer Google's YouTube, which the company recently removed from Amazon's device.
Other features of this new Google device will include the ability to make video calls, display Google Photos, and also control smart home devices like Nest and more. TechCrunch reports that Google was working on a larger-screen device, but that has changed since Amazon launched the Echo Show.
Google was planning to launch the device in mid-2018, although now its plans have changed and it wants to launch this new device before the end of the year.
