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Two 'hotword' stories December 2014

Google adds always-listening ‘OK Google’ voice activation to Chromebooks

Stephen Hall Dec 19 2014 - 2:05 pm PT

While “OK Google” capability has been available in the form of a Chrome extension for quite some time now, those using it had to be on a specific page within Chrome for the browser to be listening for the appropriate hot words. Now, Google has pushed—in the dev build of Chrome OS—the option for users to turn on always-listening “OK Google,” which will allow you to use voice activation from anywhere as long as your device is on and unlocked.

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How to set up Google Now to listen for ‘OK Google’ hotword from everywhere

Casey Carroll Dec 16 2014 - 12:51 pm PT

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Google Search is a powerful tool that you’ll find on almost any Android device. Its ability to start listening to your voice after you say the hotwords “OK Google” makes it convenient to use and fun to show off. Most people assume the hotword detection only works when you’re in the Google Search app or if you’re using the Google Now Launcher, but when using a device that’s on Android 4.3 or higher, you can set up Google Now to listen for the hotwords from any screen–even when the display is off on some devices…

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