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OK Google, How Many Ways Do We Need to Access Google Assistant?

Kellen June 11, 2021 25

It's no secret that Google wants you to use Google Assistant as much as possible. Not only is it a useful tool for smartphone owners to take advantage of, but it's a way for Google to show off the smart tech they continue to advance, plus I'm sure they gather...

You’ll Soon Power Your Android Phone Off With Google Assistant

Tim May 25, 2021 26

It appears that Google will soon allow Assistant to turn off your Android 12-powered smartphone. This move makes plenty sense when you consider that Google baked in the ability to access Assistant via your device's power button when running Android 12. Since...

Separate Volume Controls for Google Assistant and Media Would be Lovely

Kellen May 12, 2021 18

This weekend, in a rare moment where the family was out of the house for an extended amount of time, I took the opportunity to really let my pair of Google Home Max speakers show off their audio skills. Volumes were cranked. Tunes were consumed. It was...

Google Assistant Family Bells and Broadcasts Get Sweet New Features

Kellen May 6, 2021 4

My kid may be back at school on a part-time basis now, but for a solid year, like so many kids across this world, he sat at home and we tried our hardest to keep him focused on his schoolwork. The first few months were the hardest, because we had no idea what...

Google Starts Letting You Teach Names to the Assistant

Kellen April 28, 2021 12

Google Assistant is a powerful tool that can help take care of all sorts of tasks in our day to day lives. One of the best parts of the Assistant is that it can do a lot of stuff without needing much help from you. However, there are times where Assistant...

Google Assistant Makes Ordering Food Easier, Life for iPhone Owners Too

Kellen April 14, 2021 5

Google shared new helpful features coming to the Google Assistant today, all of which are designed to make your life a little easier. The kinds of ways that can happen are by having the Assistant locate your lost phone, order your takeout faster, and automate...

Google Combines Multiple Apps, Services Into Experimental Assistant ‘Memory’ Feature

Tim March 24, 2021 11

As Android users, we have a few ways of saving information for later down the road, depending on how we need to access that information. For example, if I have an idea for a song, I'd toss that into Google Keep and access it for editing whenever I want. I...

Google Fixed “OK Google” on Wear OS!

Kellen March 11, 2021 4

After the Wear OS community's cries for help over broken "OK Google" functionality were picked up by media and shared widely, Google acknowledged the bug that had plagued the platform for months. Today, Wear OS owners have noticed that Google's favorite...