Chapter 19
Saying ‘Hey’ to Google
IN THIS CHAPTER
Using Google Assistant
Running routines
Putting the power of Google to work for you
Your Android smartphone comes with a powerful tool: Google Assistant. If you are familiar with other voice-based assistants such as Siri and Alexa, then you have an idea of what Google Assistant is like. However, Google Assistant offers so much more than just a friendly voice for looking up strange facts. One of the most under-explored and incredibly powerful features of Google Assistant is its ability to run routines. A routine is a string of actions that are all triggered from a single key phrase. In this chapter, you discover how to set up Google Assistant, customize how Google Assistant works for you, and how to use routines to simplify your life even more.
The instructions outlined in this chapter follow the specific setup and usage steps for Google Assistant. Google Assistant is preinstalled — but not activated — on most Android smartphones. If you have a Samsung smartphone, your phone has a different digital assistant named Bixby. While the ...
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