Control phone and adjust settings
- Take a selfie.
- Take a picture.
- Turn on my flashlight.
- Turn on/off [Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC].
- Find my phone. (You can do this on a computer using Chrome to find and play a sound on your lost phone.)
- Increase/decrease brightness.
- Increase/decrease volume.
- Set volume to [number].
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Can you give Google Assistant A NAME?
To change your nickname for Google Assistant, open the Google Home app, tap Settings, scroll all the way down and tap More settings, then tap Nickname under the You tab. You can then either spell out your nickname or record it to help Google Assistant learn to pronounce it.
What else can Google Assistant do?
Google Assistant can help you navigate in Google Maps, on both Android and iOS devices. With your voice, you can share your ETA with friends and family, reply to texts, play music and podcasts, search for places along your route, or add a new stop, all in Google Maps.
How do I use OK Google effectively?
Open the Google Assistant settings > Scroll down to ‘Voice Match’ and toggle on or off. Turn on the toggle to give Assistant permission to recognise your voice whenever you say “OK Google” – even if your screen is off or you’re using an app. This makes Assistant always-on.
What voice commands can I use with Google?
Voice Access commands let you control your Android device by speaking. Note: You can use Voice Access in English, Spanish, German, Italian, or French.
Pan up, down, left, or right
- Scroll [up, down, left, right]
- Pan [up, down, left, right]
- Move [up, down, left, right]
- Go [up, down, left, right]
What is the Google lady’s name?
Carolina Parada is an expert in hotword detection, the technology that makes saying “Ok Google” initiate a voice search on Android, even in noisy environments. As the only woman on her team, she came to realize the product’s speech recognition is hindered by the fact it was being tested on mostly male voices.
How do I change OK Google to Jarvis?
Instead of hey google I want to be able to say Hey Jarvis.
- Open the Google app .
- At the bottom right of the Home screen, tap More Send feedback.
- Tell us about the issue.
- Tap Send.
Can Google Talk to me like Siri?
You can use Google Voice to make calls or send text messages from Siri, the digital assistant, on your iPhone and iPad.
Is Google assistant always listening?
Google Assistant is always listening, but unless you use the magic words, it won’t record or understand anything you say.
Can Google Assistant unlock my phone?
Can You Unlock Your Phone With Google Assistant? Unfortunately, while Android previously allowed you to unlock your phone using your voice with Google Assistant, this is no longer a supported Google command. For a while, older versions of Android supported this voice command while newer versions removed it.
Can Google read my screen?
Google is “previewing” a new feature here at CES for the Google Assistant on Android phones that turns it into a supercharged screen reader. When you say “Hey Google, read this,” it will find the main text on whatever webpage or article you’re looking at and read it out loud to you.
Can Google Assistant read emails?
Google Home cannot currently read emails and text messages (even though Google Assistant can), possibly on privacy grounds. However over the years, there have been some third party apps that have offered this ability.
How can I use OK Google without unlocking my phone?
The first toggle button allows the Google Assistant to answer users’ requests even when their phones are locked. All users need to do is say ‘Hey Google’ followed by their request. The other toggle button enables Google Assistant to give users personalised requests even when they hadn’t used the ‘Hey Google’ hotword.
Can OK Google answer the phone?
Users can simply say “Hey/OK Google, Answer Call” or tap on the device’s touch surface to accept the call. Anyone can also silence the speakers by saying “Hey/OK Google, Reject Call”. This will not stop the phone from ringing, so the user can still answer the call from their phone.
Do I have to say hey Google?
As it currently stands, you need to say “Ok, Google” or “Hey, Google” each and every time you ask your Google Home a question or issue a command to it.Once you’re done talking to your Google Home, you can say “thank you” or “stop” to manually stop it from listening.
Can I change the OK Google command?
Despite the many things that Google Assistant can do, it cannot make major changes in its voice-activation command. Google will let you set it to “OK Google” or, on some later devices, “Hey Google.”
Who is the real voice behind Google?
Voices. Google Assistant launched using the voice of Kiki Baessell for the American female voice, the same actress for the Google Voice voicemail system since 2010. From 2016 until present day, the Assistant’s default voice is portrayed by Antonia Flynn.
Is the GPS voice a real person?
Karen Jacobsen is the person behind the soothing voice that gives you directions when you get in your car and use your GPS; and sometimes she can drive you nuts when those directions go haywire. To millions of GPS users, she is known as “Australian Karen.”
Do you have a name like Siri?
– What devices is Bixby on? (Pocket-lint) – Samsung’s Android phones come with their own voice assistant called Bixby, in addition to supporting Google Assistant. Bixby is Samsung’s attempt to take on the likes of Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
How do I change OK Google to wake a word?
Unfortunately, there’s no official way to change the Google Home wake word. Some third-party apps have popped up over the years that let you customize the wake word for your Google Assistant on your phone. Because it only affects the assistant on your phone, it won’t change how your Google Home reacts at all.
How do I change OK Google to other name?
Edit your nickname
- On your Android phone or tablet, say “Hey Google, open Assistant settings.” Or, go to Assistant settings.
- Tap Basic info Nickname Edit .
- Make your changes.
- Tap Ok.