Tag Archives: Hey

Hey Google, I was using that button!

Hey Google, I was using that button!

Every time another Google app or feature bites the dust — even a small, relatively inconsequential one — I get annoyed. Really annoyed. Here’s the thing: there are Google Assistant-equipped devices in three rooms of my relatively small house: living room, bedroom, and office. Which means, unfortunately, that when I say “Hey, Google” out loud to my phone, I am just as likely to get a reaction from one — or more — of those three devices. (Yes, I know that’s not supposed to… Source link

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Hey Google: If AI is replacing Google Assistant, I have two questions

Hey Google: If AI is replacing Google Assistant, I have two questions

June Wan/ZDNET I’ve been using Google’s Pixel line of phones since the first one dropped years ago. But I have a confession to make: I don’t use Google Assistant all that much. I can’t explain exactly why I never got into the habit of using such a useful tool, but it never happened. Don’t get me wrong: Every so often I do say the magic phrase, “Hey Google…” followed by a question I just don’t feel like typing. And I believe that’s the crux of the issue for me. I’m a professional writer,… Source link

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Some Google products will disable “Hey, Google” commands during meetings

Some Google products will disable “Hey, Google” commands during meetings

Enlarge / The lettering “Hey Google” on the Google pavillon at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in 2018. These words activate Google Assistant, Google’s virtual personal assistant. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance Voice assistant hot words are nice when you need them and annoying when they go off accidentally. For Google, maybe a valuable signal for disabling a hot word is when you have a meeting… Source link

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‘Hey Google, pay for my parking’ feature is live – TechCrunch

For Android users, this could be the end of parking tickets as we know them. At least, that’s the promise Google makes with its latest update. Google announced Thursday a slew of new features that rolled out through its latest software update, including the ability for users to pay for parking using their voice through a partnership with ParkMobile. The goal is to help drivers eliminate the pain points of paying at the meter when it’s too cold, a meeting runs… Source link

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Hey, remember China?: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, September 14, 2021 A geopolitical struggle barely in the early stages, with big implications At the height of former President Donald Trump’s trade war with China in 2019, I wrote about the hydra-headed controversies that were turning Sino-American flashpoints into an epochal fight for geopolitical dominance. In short, there was a… Source link

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Quick phrases could let you skip ‘Hey, Google’ for common tasks

“Quick phrases” is a new feature currently under development for Google Assistant that could one day let you skip having to say “Hey, Google” for common phrases like “What time is it?” or “Turn the lights on,” 9to5Google reports. The feature is yet to be officially announced, and it’s unclear when it might launch or exactly which devices might support it. The feature emerged back in April under the codename “Guacamole.” At the time it was called “Voice… Source link

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See Fiat’s ‘Hey Google’ family of cars with voice assistant

Tech companies like Google have been putting their technology in cars for years, but a new collaboration marks the first time drivers will be able to motor around in an actual Google-branded car. Fiat recently unveiled the new special edition Fiat 500 “Hey Google” family of vehicles, which have Google Assistant technology that lets owners communicate with their cars remotely and bear Google logos and design features on both the outside and inside of the cars. The Italian automaker, owned by… Source link

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