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MineralMan

(146,284 posts)

8. I've used "Hey, Google" a few times in the car.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 04:07 PM

Dec 2019

I just push the talk button on my dashboard and say, "Hey, Google. Give me directions to 123 second street in Minneapolis, Minnesota."

My cell phone is plugged into my car via a USB cable and the Android Auto app is running on the phone. Next thing I know, a voice is telling me where to go and where to turn. Not a bad thing at all. I use it a lot.

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A simple to, "What is "Alexa", "? (because I did not know what "Alexa", is) [View all] Stuart G Dec 2019 OP

Do you mean the Alexa voice from the Amazon Echo device? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1

Yes, that is the one. I have described it more completely in the original post. Stuart G Dec 2019 #2

I think Alexa is only the Amazon Echo voice. My iPhone's voice is called Siri. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #3

Yes, I have heard the name "Siri" before. And I understand that name. Stuart G Dec 2019 #4

It's just voice recognition software, which has been around for decades. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #5

Even earlier, there was a voice system for MS-DOS. I did a demo for the MineralMan Dec 2019 #9

If you're using Office 365, you can dictate text into Word. MineralMan Dec 2019 #12

Except your OP still says it's on a phone, not on Amazon's device muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #13

Of course, I cannot spell either...those corrections have been made. Stuart G Dec 2019 #16

On my Android Galaxy phone I say "Hey Google". nt EX500rider Dec 2019 #6

There's also Microsoft's Cortana. MineralMan Dec 2019 #7

My Samsung refrigerator answers to Hi Bixby XRubicon Dec 2019 #14

Ah, Bixby. It's available on my Samsung A10e Phone, but I MineralMan Dec 2019 #17

I've used "Hey, Google" a few times in the car. MineralMan Dec 2019 #8

The funny thing: People trust Amazon & Google not to eavesdrop the way Microsoft Cortana does! 😂 TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #10

I have a kid named Alex, JenniferJuniper Dec 2019 #11

all you need to know about Alexa and Siri ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #15

this has to suck for my uncle. his daughter was named alexa who had CP + died at 18. pansypoo53219 Dec 2019 #18

Or as I refer to it,... Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2019 #19

Got one for Christmas. Anyone else have one? edbermac Dec 2019 #20