'OK Google' Update 2015: 'OK Google' to Work With Third-Party Apps, Turn on Lincoln Cars
Third party apps on Google Android devices will now be able to utilize the "OK Google" voice command.
Users will be able to tell these apps to perform certain functions like play a movie or even start their car, according to Droid Life.
If an Android user is trying to figure out what song is playing on the radio, they can simply say "OK Google, Shazam this song" and Shazam will open itself up and identify the song for them. In the past, users could only use the OK Google voice function to open the app. That means that they would have to operate the app manually to identify songs.
Google's built-in apps have used OK Google for a while now. Users could tell their phones to play a song on Play Music or navigate to a certain location using Google Maps. The addition of the third party apps to OK Google largely expands the vocal command capabilities of these devices.
The amount of third party apps that are currently capable of using OK Google is limited for now, but more apps should be getting OK Google support in the future.
Here are some commands that third party apps can perform by using OK Google:
With Flixster, users can ask the app to play a certain movie by saying "OK Google, show me 'Inception' on Flixster."
The car company Lincoln has enabled users to start their compatible cars with OK Google. By simply saying "OK Google, start my Lincoln MKZ," their car will be turned on.
The NPR One app allows users to start up their radio by simply saying, "OK Google listen to NPR." The app will open and start playing right away.
If users find themselves on a vacation with no idea what to do, they can verbally ask TripAdvisor for a list of nearby attractions. Users will say "OK Google, show attractions near me on TripAdvisor."
Google provides a list of some of the verbal commands that users can utilize on their blog.
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