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Google Assistant iOS Update Lets You Say 'Hey Siri, OK Google' (techcrunch.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the cumbersome-but-funny-work-around dept.

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.

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  1. underwhelmed by fluffernutter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I find the Google Assistant very under powered. You can have it set a reminder for you, but then you can't go back to that reminder and alter it. You can ask it to dial a number, but then you can't have it enter the PIN if you are calling into a conference number. etc etc

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    1. Re:underwhelmed by AmiMoJo · · Score: 3, 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.

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  2. hey siri by marcle · · Score: 3, Funny

    hey siri, tell google to go fuck alexa and cortana, and send me the video.