If you prefer, you can use Amazon, Echo, or the computer, but you’ll need to activate the change on every Alexa-enabled device in your home. Speaking of the wake word, Alexa lets you change this phrase in the app. Within milliseconds of us uttering the wake word, the assistants sprang into life. Once you’ve purchased a smart speaker or smart display they are built into (or downloaded the free app for your smartphone), you can ask them questions or issue commands, and they’ll reply free of charge.īoth Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant reliably recognized and responded to our voice when testing them with an Amazon Echo Dot (2020) and a Google Nest Mini 2. You can use both Alexa and Google Assistant without a monthly subscription. After a few milliseconds, they’ll respond, and you can request further related questions or commands or end the conversation. Then you’ll be able to ask them a question or give them a command. To give a voice assistant commands, you’ll first need to utter the ‘wake’ word or phrase, which makes them jump into action. A voice assistant can be accessed through your smartphone but is also built into smart speakers, smart displays, and even some TV streaming devices.

It currently supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.A voice assistant is a computer program (also known as a software agent) that can perform tasks and provide information in response to questions and commands you issue. If your home is bilingual, Google Assistant can help you in two languages simultaneously. A routine is a set of consecutive tasks Google Assistant does when triggered by a phrase you’ve set up.įor example, if you want it to turn on the TV, adjust the temperature, and unlock the front door, you can name the routine “Good morning” and start it by saying, “Hey Google, good morning.” You can also give three consecutive commands and expect the Assistant to do them if it is much easier to create a routine.

For example, if you ask: Who sings “Teenage Love Affair”? and then say Play her first album, your Assistant will play Alicia Keys’ first album. Google Assistant also understands related questions, even if you’re not always specific.

If your whole family uses Google Assistant on a Google Home device, you can set different voices for each individual, and the Assistant will respond to you all using the voice you’ve chosen.

You can even change its voice to make it sound like John Legend. You can have some real fun with your Google Assistant.

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