Although talking to the mobile phone may seem like a marciana for some users, the truth is that it is a practical, fast and even safer way to interact with your smartphone. The Google application that comes standard on Android mobiles allows us to access a large number of functions from voice commands, from Internet searches to the dictation of WhatsApp messages or annotations on the calendar. We explain how to get the most out of this function.
The first thing we must do to be able to give orders to the phone is to access the Google application. Once we are in the app we can enter the orders in three different ways. The first, and the most obvious, is by typing in the search box, but this one does not interest us today. The second is by clicking on the microphone icon that appears in the box and dictating the order when the phone screen indicates it. Finally, the third way to enter voice commands is by simply saying " Ok Google " from the Google application screen. Now, if we want a full voice interaction experience, the best thing would be to be able to simply say “ Ok Google”From any screen to ask what we want, right? Well, calm down, because this is also planned. You just need to access the Google application, open the menu in the upper left corner and press the Settings option. Once here we select the Voice option and click on Detect " Ok Google " and select the option From any screen. The menu will then ask us to repeat the command "Ok Google" three times to register the characteristics of our voice, and we will have the option activated. From this moment on we can activate the voice command mode from any screen or application.
But now that we know how to activate the application, what can we ask you? In the video above you can see several real examples with a mobile. There are many functions that can be accessed through voice commands, and as soon as we try them many of us will not use the mobile in any other way. For example, one of the most used applications is undoubtedly WhatsApp. The popular messaging service allows us to record audio messages and even dictate the text we want to send, but for this we must first access the application. Well, using voice commands, you just have to say Ok Google and order the phone to send a message to a contact through WhatsApp. For example, if we say “Ok Google, send Hello on WhatsApp to Mom “, the phone will write down the message, assign it to the contact and the application and ask us for confirmation to send it.
Another very interesting function is to note appointments or meetings on the calendar. For this you just have to ask, for example " Ok Google, meet with Miguel tomorrow at 9 ", or " Ok Google, make a note to visit Carlos in his warehouse on Monday at 10 " so that he will ask us again for confirmation and write down the event on the calendar. A more playful option can be " Ok Google, find music for a birthday party " or also " Ok Google, I want to listen to Bach music ", if we need something higher. With voice commands it is also possible to search in the browser, open applications, activate or deactivate system settings such as the Bluetooth connectionor the vibration mode, and even activate an alarm with a command as simple as " wake me up at seven " or " activate alarm in 10 minutes ". As you can see, the possibilities of voice commands are many and varied, so we encourage you to try it for yourself and discover how you get to ask a machine for things.
