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Forget about "Hey Google," now you can just "Look and Talk" to Google Assistant

By Rado Minkov

Published: May 11, 2022, 12:47 PM

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During today's Google I/O conference, the company announced a whole new way users will be able to start conversing with Google Assistant.

While the traditional way many of us are accustomed to is to call out "Hey Google," users of the Google Nest Hub Max can now just walk over to it and look at it. As of today, that will be enough for Google Assistant to start listening for your commands, creating a more natural engagement between the human user and the virtual assistant.

For now, this functionality has been announced to be available only to users of the Nest Hub Max, who are based in the US, but it's reasonable for us to expect this feature to trickle onto more devices, perhaps even smartphones like the Pixel 6, later on.

...Look and Talk, is beginning to roll out today in the U.S. on Nest Hub Max. Once you opt in, you can simply look at the screen and ask for what you need. From the beginning, we’ve built Look and Talk with your privacy in mind. It’s designed to activate when you opt in and both Face Match and Voice Match recognize it’s you. And video from these interactions is processed entirely on-device, so it isn’t shared with Google or anyone else.

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Rado is a former tech writer for PhoneArena. His tech journey began with MP3 players and has evolved to include tinkering with Android tablets and iPads, even running Linux and Windows 95 on them. Beyond tech, Rado is a published author, music producer, and PC game developer. His professional work on iPads, from producing songs to editing videos, showcases his belief in their capabilities. Rado looks forward to the future of mobile tech, particularly in augmented reality and multi-screen smartphones.