Google's Voice Assistant is triggered when the user says 'Ok, Google'. After that, the system captures what you are saying and answers your questions, for example, informing the weather forecast, ...

Quick Phrases will let you perform Google Assistant tasks without requiring the “Ok/Hey Google” hotword. You will be able to set alarms, control your music, and more with this in-development feature.

Your friendly living room smart speaker may not be quite as innocent as it seems. At least, not if there’s a malevolent owner pulling the strings. That’s now been proven by Alexander Reben, an artist ...

Smart Lock is one of Android’s most underrated features and makes security less of a hassle. However, a recent bug keeps automatically disabling the ‘Trusted voice’ option, thus making “Ok Google” ...

Google Assistant on iOS has received an update which makes it easier than ever to activate. Now it’s almost as easy to activate Google Assistant on iPhone as it is on Android phones. However, users ...

Close-up of Google Home Mini smart speaker with lights illuminated in a smart home in San Ramon, California, with Google Wifi mesh network router in background, March 26, 2019. (Photo by Smith ...

The Google Home and Nest Home devices all activate from the “Hey Google” and “OK Google” commands but they can be a little hit and miss. But did you know that you can activate your Google Assistant ...