After saying the wake words 'OK, Google' (or 'Hey Google'), ask a question or give a command, and you'll hear a human-like female voice respond from its clear speaker—whether you want to hear a specific song, set a timer for the oven, or control your smart devices in your home (such as a Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat).
You can change the sound of your Google Assistant’s voice. Changing the voice setting will apply to all of your Google Assistant devices. Google Assistant on phone or tabletImportant: For now, this feature isn't available in all languages. On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the Home button or say 'OK Google.' .
In the bottom right, tap. In the top right, tap your profile picture or initial Settings. Tap Assistant Assistant voice. Choose a voice.Google Assistant on speaker or Smart DisplayImportant: For now, this feature isn't available in all languages. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
At the bottom, tap Account Settings. Tap Assistant Assistant voice.
Choose a voice.Turn off speech outputWhen you turn off Speech Output, your Google Assistant will show you responses on your phone, but it won't say them out loud. If you want to stop your Google Assistant from replying with sound, you can change your settings. On your Android device, touch and hold the Home button or say 'OK Google' or 'Hey Google.' . In the bottom right, tap. In the top right, tap your profile picture or initial Settings Assistant.
Under 'Voice and speech,' tap Speech Output. Tap Hands-free only.
You’ll soon be able to get Google Assistant to respond to a custom ‘wake word’ – that’s the phrase you use to activate the voice assistant.Up until recently, your options have been ‘Okay Google’ or ‘Okay Google’. Google then added ‘Hey Google’ for those users who wanted something a bit more informal, but now it looks like you’re going to be able to use anything you’d like.This is going to come as a relief for anyone who would rather not call out the name of a major corporation every time they want a traffic update. Training your Google HomeThe revelation comes as did a complete teardown of the latest app update, and found the following code: ”You’ll be able to access your Assistant directly by saying ”%1$s””Teach your Assistant to recognize ”%1$s”Your Assistant will now respond when you say things like:That ‘”%1$s’ is a placeholder for whatever you’d like to use as the command.It'll be interesting to see if Google competitor Amazon follows suit. You can currently make an Echo device respond to ‘Amazon’, ‘Computer’, and ‘Echo’, but the default, and therefore the most commonly used, name is Alexa – which has caused no end of problems for the human Alexas of the world.Staying in a house with an Alexa involves a lot of jumping to attention to jot down shopping lists and trying to accurately forecast the weather.Also included in the update is code that allows Google devices to make and receive Google Duo video calls.
This will be most useful for the new range of Google Assistant smart speakers with screens, which were shown off at last month's tech extravaganza in Las Vegas.: 70 fun tips and tricksVia.