Google Assistant iOS Update Lets You Say 'Hey Siri, OK Google' (techcrunch.com) 29
The Google Assistant app on iOS has been updated to allow you to launch it on your iPhone by saying "Hey Siri, OK Google." As TechCrunch notes, you will need to open the app to set up a new Siri Shortcut for the Google Assistant in order for this to work. From the report: As the name suggests, Siri Shortcuts lets you record custom phrases to launch specific apps or features. By default, Google suggests the phrase "OK Google." You can choose something shorter, or "Hey Google," for instance. After setting that up, you can summon Siri and use this custom phrase to launch Google's app. You may need to unlock your iPhone or iPad to let iOS open the app. The Google Assistant app then automatically listens to your query. Again, you need to pause and wait for the app to appear before saying your query.
Hey Siri, OK Google (Score:2)
Hey Siri, OK Google, Expialidocious.
Hey Siri... (Score:2, Insightful)
...how about you go fuck yourself. And take Google with you.
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I'd also install Cortana if you can do that with (Score:3)
IOS.
Then I'd use the same activation phrase and let them fight it out to see which one wins.
If you're mad at your assistant (Score:3)
The command is Siri Alexa HeyGoogle! Search this right now or I will send you to your room!
underwhelmed (Score:5, Interesting)
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Not going to debate you on the underpowered aspect but you can have it enter DTMF on a call. It's unwieldy as hell but it works. "Hey google press 0"
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Re:underwhelmed (Score:4, Informative)
Just say something like "what are my reminders?" and then "delete reminder to..." or "change reminder to..."
Also remember that Google Assistant is more aware of context and the prior conversation than others, so if you set a reminder and then change you mind you can just say "delete that".
Google Assistant's main strength is that you can talk to it naturally and it gives sensible answers to queries. With Siri you have to be more careful to use the right words. Cortana is somewhere between the two.
What an unnatural alphabet soup of shit (Score:1)
NOBODY is going to do this because youâ(TM)ll want to punch your own face just having to utter that stupid ass phrase. Source: I set up the Alexa app with XBox so I could say- âoeAlexa tell Xbox to start Plexâ. I did it exactly one time.
Why not "Hey Siri, ask Google..."? (Score:3)
It's only logical.
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It is. It's launching Google assistant.
hey siri (Score:4, Funny)
hey siri, tell google to go fuck alexa and cortana, and send me the video.
Apple only? (Score:2)
Back to High School (Score:1)
Hey Siri, tell Google that Alexia really like Cortana!
*giggles*
We need to go deeper (Score:2)
We need to go deeper. Google should implement Alexa integration as well. All voice commands will then start with "Hey Siri, OK Google, Alexa".
What about its REAL name? (Score:2)
I'm still waiting until I can have it answer to "Hey Wiretap...."
Does anyone... (Score:3)
Lets You Say 'Hey Siri, OK Google' ?? (Score:2)
Oddly enough, I am *already* capable of saying that.
I'm pretty sure that I've been able to say that since I was 4 years old.
And saying 'Hey Siri, OK Google' then would have been just as useful as saying it now.