untitled design

Google is testing assistant commands that don’t need the phrase “Ok Google” on smartphones

Google Assistant is about to get smarter with a new feature called Quick Phrases. The fact is that after activating it with the head, the assistant goes into standby mode whenever a call comes in, an alarm clock, a timer, and so on are triggered. If the user at this moment cannot pick up the smartphone and accept the call, the voice assistant will wait for the “Answer” or “Reject” command. That is, you no longer need to say the phrase “Ok Google” before doing this to perform an action.

After deploying the Quick Phrases feature, you can enable quick commands in the assistant settings. However, Google warns of situations where there may be false positives for the voice assistant. For example, when someone else at this moment says “answer” or something similar to this word. After activating quick phrases, Google Assistant notifies you that the phrase “Ok, Google” can be omitted.

Image source: xda-developers.com

According to XDA Developers, the new feature has appeared on select Pixel smartphones with the latest Android 12 beta and Google app version 12.39.17.29. The company itself has not yet announced it, so it can be assumed that the function is still being tested.

Image source: xda-developers.com

Earlier it became known that on other devices with a voice assistant, the list of quick phrases will be much wider. For example, on smart speakers, users can not only accept and reject calls, as well as turn off the alarm clock and timer, but also set an alarm clock, a timer, find out the current time and weather, turn on and off the lights, adjust the volume and brightness, pause music, create reminders and notes.

You may also like

Get the latest

Stay Informed: Get the Latest Updates and Insights

 

Most popular