There is an interesting feature currently under development in Mountain View: Big G is studying a new way to interact with the Google Assistant, without resorting to the famous “OK Google” hot word.
The indiscretion comes from 9to5google colleagues, who usually decompile the latest version of the Google app available on the Play Store in search of lines of code indicative of new features being studied by Google.
The one we are talking about today is called Quick phrases and will allow you to immediately ask the Google Assistant a question without first calling it up with “OK Google”. It seems that not all commands can be given this way; below is the list of shortcuts for the hour, divided into categories: recommended, alarms, connect, general information, lights, media control, timer, and to-do list:
Set alarms: “Set an alarm for 7 am “Cancel alarms:” Cancel the alarm “Show alarms:” What time is my alarm set for? ” Send broadcasts: “Send a broadcast” Respond to calls: “Answer” & “Decline” Ask about time: “What time is it?” Ask about the weather: “What’s the weather?” Turn lights on & off: “Turn the lights on” Turn lights up & down: “Increase the brightness” Control volume: “Turn up the volume” Pause & resume music: “Pause the music” Skip tracks: “Skip this song” Set timers: “Set a timer for 2 minutes” Cancel timers: “Cancel the timer” Pause & resume timers: “Pause the timer” Reset timers: “Reset the timer” Show timers: “How much time is left?” Reminders: “Create a reminder” Family notes: “Create a family note” In any case, to date, we have no information about the release date of this new feature, whose good functioning in everyday life will certainly need to be carefully checked. In the meantime, we greet you by showing you some screenshots from the Google app that show the operation of the Quick Phrases:
