Google updated its Search for Android app with an improved, customisable time-to-leave system. Once you’ve updated the app, you’ll be able to launch the Google
Search app or dive straight into the Google Now launcher and begin a
voice search with the “Ok, Google” hotword. Users in the United Kingdom and Canada can now trigger new voice searches with the command “Ok, Google.”
Google Now already tells you to leave for work so you can arrive on
time, and it will now do the same thing for your trips to the airport,
event and dinner reservations. Based on three customisable metrics – where you’re leaving from, when
you want to arrive and your mode of transport – the app can now offer
more accurate recommendations for when to head out. Google also added support for reminders in French,
Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian) and
Russian. Other new features in this release include a new Google Now card for the
Sochi Olympics, with easy access to medal standings, news and upcoming
events. Google’s voice recognition feature now lets you make calls and send
texts. Just say “call John” or “send text to my brother” and the app
will pull the right contact up for you. If you have a few John’s in your
contacts, it will check who you want to call and if you have multiple numbers, it will ask you about that, too.
It’s still possible to trigger this manually by tapping the
microphone button in the top left-hand corner of the screen, but true
hands-free search is a welcome addition. While most of don’t use
voice search all that often, it’s good to know that it’s there when we are
cooking or hands are busy withother stuff.
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