Leaked Google Assistant update spells the end for “Hey Google”
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Using your Google Assistant to control your home may soon become a lot easier according to leaks, which claim custom quick phrases are coming to the Google Nest Hub Max.
To get your Google Assistant to do something, you usually have to say the trigger word (“Hey Google”) before giving your command.
Quick sentences put an end to the wake word, and once enabled you can instruct Google to “turn on the kitchen lights” or ask “What’s the weather forecast” without having to say Hey Google over and over.
Currently, the feature is available on the Google Pixel 6 and the Google Nest Hub Max, and the feature on the latter could get an upgrade soon.
Which phrases can you use?
As noted by 9to5Google Several new quick phrases are coming to the premium smart home device according to the coding, including “What time is my alarm set?”, “Skip this song,” and “Create a reminder.” But what’s more interesting is that other lines of currently unused code refer to custom quick phrases.
It’s not clear yet how exactly the feature will work, but Google has already coded in a warning that “there are a few rules to make sure these [quick phrases] work well, and you will be guided if there are problems.” This suggests that you don’t have complete freedom when creating custom commands, but we’ll have to wait and see how restrictive these guidelines are.
For now, it only looks like custom quick phrases are heading to the Nest Hub Max, but with the regular feature already on the Pixel 6, hopefully we’ll see them on Google’s best phone as well. And when it launches, hopefully we’ll also see custom quick phrases coming to the Google Pixel 7 – which is expected to launch in October.