The Google Assistant becomes more secure and will not unlock your mobile
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The Google Assistant seemed like something out of Science Fiction and now we use it on a daily basis as if it were the most normal thing in the world. 'Ok Google, set me an alarm', 'Ok Google, what's the weather going to be like tomorrow?', 'Ok Google, remind me to go buy bread' are just a sample of commands that we can tell our mobile to make it even more efficient, if possible, and without using your hands at any time. Although, of course, every face has its cross and some users, when they tried the Assistant, assured that just by saying "Ok, Google" they could unlock their phones... and those of other users.
The Google Assistant will no longer expose your personal data
And no, it's not that Google missed a bug but that it was a function that appeared on purpose in Android terminals. The user could choose to unlock the mobile using the voice command 'Ok, Google'. The problem is that Google did not identify the user's voice and anyone could unlock the phone and access the Assistant by saying the command. And it is not that now Google is going to eliminate this function, but that this same tool will send the user to a 'specific screen', instead of allowing them access to all corners of their mobile.
The new function has begun to appear in users of the Google Pixel 3 own terminal, at the beginning of October. Now is when it is beginning to appear in the different Android terminals on the market.Yes, you can continue to 'wake up' the terminal, even when it is locked, but a specific small screen will appear that does not unlock your terminal but only gives you access to this specific information.
- Flight reservations and invoices whose information has been extracted from your personal emails. This does not mean that you can access emails without unlocking.
- Google calendar and upcoming events.
- Contacts
- Upcoming reminders that you have in mind
- Made up shopping lists
- Other searches and interactions related to personal data would require manual authentication, within the terminal itself, to continue with the required action. In this way, the Google Assistant is made more secure for the peace of mind of many users.
Via | Android Police
