Compared to competing hotwords like "Hey Siri" and "Alexa," the "Hey Google" wake word is downright clunky. Maybe it's the guttural phonetics of the phrase, or perhaps it's a subliminal objection to ...

“Hey, Google” isn't the same anymore. Google has decided that it’s going to disconnect the “Hey, Google” prompt from Google Assistant on Android phones and replace it with a connection to Gemini Live, ...

Google’s Android XR announcements strongly indicate that the company is looking to retire its popular “Hey Google” voice command. Android XR devices will likely be the first to adopt the new “Hey ...

Smart speakers may be a convenient way to keep up with the events on your calendar or get the latest headlines and weather in your area. But what you may not know is that every time you call on Alexa ...

My reservations about Google calling all of its AI features “Gemini” remain, but most users seem to like the branding change. One thing I’ve seen people speculate about is a “Hey Gemini” hotword in ...

Google has made a change to how you enable the “Hey Google” hotword and Voice Match on Pixel Buds and other Assistant headphones. Previously, you could have the “Hey Google” hotword and Voice Match ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...