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Digital assistants were created to ease our lives as they make most of our tasks hands-free. But sooner or later, hackers and security researchers have been able to compromise them (of course, hands-free!) if the tech companies themselves weren’t doing enough harm to people’s privacy. The latest addition to this is “Light Commands,” as its […]
Google Assistant is decent; it comes with a lot of perks and we all have come to terms with screaming “OK Google” every now and then. Everyone is cool with Google Assistant until it randomly wakes up, tries to interfere in your discussions and starts speaking in that cringey robotic voice that nearly sucks the […]
As if screaming “Ok Google” at your phone in a room full of people wasn’t embarrassing already, Google Assistant not working at all can make things even worse. I get it! Digital assistants can behave weirdly at times. But when life throws lemons at you, you make lemonade out of it. So chill out, make […]
In an interview with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, top tech investor and Betaworks CEO, John Borthwick said that the information gathering by smart devices from the likes of Google and Amazon is “surveillance.” “From a consumer standpoint, user standpoint, is that these– these [smart] devices are being used for what’s– it’s hard to call […]
Despite storing our voice data, the Google Assistant doesn’t allow users to interact with the Android device from the lock screen. While that excludes general questions, the majority of the phone’s functions, such as calling a person, are blocked until the holder unlocks the device. It seems like this Google might loosen up on lock […]
When you use Google Assistant to get answers to your queries and perform daily tasks, not only the device is listening to your commands but Google contractors could also listen to your conversation with the Assistant. A report by Belgian broadcaster VRT News has revealed that recordings of Google Assistant on Home-branded speakers and smartphones […]
Building on top of its Discover section, the search giant has added a new food delivery option to Google Maps. It also integrated the same with Search and Google Assistant. In case you’re wondering — no, Google is not entering the food delivery market, yet. The new feature just allows users to place an order […]
At its annual event, Google has announced that it is making Google Assistant 10-times faster with the power of machine learning. In his keynote, Sundar Pichai said that the next generation Google Assistant will be so fast that you’ll find tapping on your phone slower than conversating with the Assistant. During an on-stage demo, the […]
Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O 2019, is all set to kick off tomorrow with a keynote led by CEO Sundar Pichai. It is one of the major events where Google showcases new products and outlines new technology, features, and improvements in the existing ones. This year at Google I/O 2019 Keynote, we can expect new […]
At the current MWC 2019 tradeshow, Google has announced a couple of new features for its Assistant to enhance its working. Starting with the first new feature, Google Assistant will now have a dedicated button on smartphones which includes the LG G8 ThinQ, the Nokia 4.2, the Nokia 3.2, and more future smartphones, for easy […]
Google could soon change the way we get our tasks completed through Assistant-enabled devices. The latest beta update of the Google app hints at the introduction of Face Match feature which will scan your face to recognize you and fetch personalized results accordingly. This method could potentially turn into an alternative to voice matching while using […]
There have always been concerns about smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, listening to your private conversations at home or offices, all the time. So, here is an open-source hardware project for all the privacy-concerned folks out there, to prevent smart assistants from listening in on your speech. (Via: Fast Company) The device, […]
The CES 2019 event is going on in full swing and being a part of it, Google has made a bunch of big and small announcements for Google Assistant. Let’s take a quick look at all of them: The New Interpreter Mode The search giant has added various new features to its Google Assistant; the first one being […]
As part of the yearly test, research firm Loup Ventures, recently conducted a smart speaker IQ test, whose winner comes out to be the Google Assistant. According to the research, Google Assistant stands first with 88 percent correct answers, following which Apple’s Siri is at the second spot with 75 percent correct answers, Amazon Alexa […]
Microsoft first announced its plans to integrate Cortana and Alexa last year. At Build 2018, the company announced more updates and showed Cortana running on Alexa and vice versa. But, what about Google Assistant? Almost every Android phone comes loaded with Google’s AI-powered assistant but what if you prefer other smart assistants? If you’re using […]
Mobvoi really made waves with the TicWatch and then again with the TicWatch2 which is currently only outsold by the Apple Watch. Did Mobvoi just get lucky with the TicWatch products? We’ll take a look at how this great product might be able to compete with Google’s own Assistant devices. Mobvoi really made a name […]
Google has rolled out updates for Google Assistant that will enable it to speak in Hindi language, the third most spoken language in the world. This update is now available on all Android phones running on version 6.0+ (Marshmallow and above) and will be soon available on Android 5.0 Lollipop and iPhone devices as well. The […]
Google has finally started rolling out its visual search tool called Google Lens for all Android devices, the company announced on Twitter. Until now, only the proud owners of Pixel devices could enjoy the visual search features offered by Lens. Google Lens on these devices is integrated into Google Photos and Assistant.; on the other Android […]
Google Assistant, the brain behind Google Home, can perform many interesting actions like searching the web, scheduling events and alarms, or surfing information from your Google account. The assistant is famous for its precise robotic responses. Besides all the information you’d expect from the Google assistant, it is also designed with a slight touch of […]
Google never lags behind the current technology trends. With the coming up of Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana, Google has launched its voice assistant, Google Assistant, with some great features. As we know, Google Assistant is a voice-based virtual personal assistant, initially debuted as a part of Google’s voice-activated speaker Google Home and […]
Short Bytes: Google has started rolling out the Google Assistant update to Android phones. If you’re running Android Marshmallow or Android Nougat, you can get and enable Google Assistant right now. To enable it, all you need to do is make sure that you’re running the latest version of Google Play Services and Google App. Earlier […]