Goole Assistant rolls out a new feature Enabled Continued Conversations
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Google Assistant
became a part in our daily life . There was a new update today . changes
many things. There's a new Google Assistant update available today, and it's
going to make issuing voice commands to the AI assistant a lot less tedious. Continued
Conversation, first shown at Google IO in May, allows Google Assistant to
automatically listen for followup commands after it answers the first question
or command. This means you won't have to say "OK, Google" before
every question or command in natural
conversation. The Continued Conversation
ends when you say, "thank you," or "stop," or when Google
Assistant detects no speech for 8 seconds. The feature allows users to ask a question to Google
Assistant and then follow it up with another question, a reminder or ask the
assistant to add an item to the shopping list without having to use the trigger
terms — "OK Google" or "Hey Google" — every time.
The Google Assistant has many strengths but one of its great
weaknesses is that you have to precede every interaction with the “Hey Google”
or “OK Google” wake-up call. Google promised a solution in the form of
Continued Conversation at last May’s I/O conference and now it’s finally
rolling out to Google’s line of Home devices in the US. You can talk to the Assistant as long as you like without
preceding every query by a wake-up phrase if Continued Conversation is toggled
on. An interaction with the Assistant must still be started with a wake-up call
but after that, the Assistant will remain active waiting for another command.
Once active, anyone in the room can interact with the Assistant without having
to repeat the wake-up phrase. Also announced Continued Conversation at I/O as an optional
setting which lets you have a natural back-and-forth conversation with the
Assistant without repeating “Hey Google” for each follow-up request.
The newfeature is starting to roll out today, and you can turn it on in the Google
Assistant app by going to Settings → Preferences → Continued Conversation and
hitting the toggle. With Continued Conversation turned on, after you ask the
Assistant a question, you can ask a follow-up, set a reminder, or add something
to your shopping list without having to say “Hey Google” each time. You can say
“thank you” or “stop” once you’re done, or we’ll end the conversation once we
detect that you’re no longer talking to the Assistant. You’ll still need to
activate your Assistant devices with “Ok Google,” “Hey Google,” or with a
physical trigger, but with this new optional setting turned on, the Assistant
will stay active for long enough to respond to follow up questions so you don't
have to say “Hey Google” as often. So next time you wake up and the skies are
grey, just ask “Hey Google, what’s the weather today?”... “And what about
tomorrow?”... “Can you add a rain jacket to my shopping list”... “And remind me
to bring an umbrella tomorrow morning”...“Thank you!”. Google updated in their blog post. Continued Conversation doesn’t work when the Home device is
being used for a phone call, is playing media, or when an alarm or timer is
going off. Users can turn the feature on, on their Google Assistant
enabled devices, by going to 'Settings'. Then, users must enter 'Preferences'
and hit the toggle on the Continued Conversation option. This feature is now available only in the United States .
