Google Assistant is the virtual assistant of the Mountain View house as well as one of the most advanced in circulation and now Google – through the words of Dina Berrada, Director of Product Management, Google Assistant – wanted to emphasize ten ways to exploit it in view of holidays.
In recent times we have seen how Assistant has been renewed on the Google Pixel 6, improvements for calls via smart display, but also some complaints about Guide Mode and the disappearance of a function. Let’s see now how it can be useful for the holiday season.
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Google Assistant: Ten ways to use it
During the holidays (and not only) what matters most is being able to spend quality time with your friends and family. Here, then, is how Google recommends using Assistant :
- Getting together to have a meal with friends is easier with hands-free help in the kitchen. To search for some new recipe or get ideas, just say commands such as ” Hey Google, find me Thanksgiving recipes “.
- This search can lead to some pleasant new discoveries, well to add new recipes to your book, just ask Assistant (“ Hey Google, add to my cookbook ”). Once done, to view the recipes on the smart display just say ” Hey Google, show me my cookbook ” and, once you have selected the one you want, ask ” Hey Google, start cooking ” to get step-by-step visual instructions.
- When the dishes are ready and the table is set, you can announce it via the Broadcast function by saying “ Hey Google, broadcast ‘dinner is ready ”.
- If you really feel the need to listen to the great classics of Christmas songs right now, the right command for you is “ Hey Google, play Christmas music ”.
- If, on the other hand, you want to carry on with Christmas gifts and do not want to scroll through pages and pages of products on the sites of the various stores, know that on Android devices you can ask Google Assistant to search for you in various apps, such as the one by Walmart. If you have the aforementioned app installed, all you have to do is ask “ Hey Google, search Walmart for bicycles ” or any other article you want.
- Now we come to one of the exclusive advantages for owners of Pixel series smartphones: instead of wasting hours waiting during calls to change travel tickets or to return a gift, it is possible to use the Hold for my function: Google Assistant takes care of stay on hold and notify the user at the end of the wait.
- In recent years we have seen even more how being physically close to relatives and friends is not always possible, but also how technology can bring people closer, for example through video calls. Google Duo, for example, allows you to make group video calls up to 32 people making the most of the Nest Hub Max screen and sending greeting messages on mobile devices complete with AR effects. To initiate a call via Duo just say the command “ Hey Google, make a video call ”.
- Through the Family Bell function, it is possible to organize all the commitments (even by creating a list) by scanning them with sound alerts reproduced on the smart displays and speakers.
- Google Assistant also lends itself to some nice games to play in the company, just say the command ” Hey Google, let’s play a game “.
- Finally, to create a magical atmosphere can be told an interactive story of Grabbit by Google Assistant, like Hansel and Gretel; more will be added soon, such as Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book and Sherlock Holmes.