In the article, we will take a closer look at what Okay Google is, is there any real benefit from the assistant. In addition, we will tell you how to install and use the Ok Google function on your computer.

About app Ok, Google

The Okay Google function helps the smartphone owner to operate the gadget hands-free. Saying the right voice command, for example, “Ok Google, what's the weather today?”, You will quickly get an answer. To do this, you do not need to write a search query in the browser yourself - the assistant will find the information for you. To find information, the assistant analyzes the user's location, frequent Internet requests and visited pages.

What is Ok Google? The company's latest product, the electronic Google Assistant, introduces an improved voice search. At the time of its appearance, this option was called “Google Now”. The assistant's responses were in plain text only. Now you get a voice response.

What system requirements must be met for the assistant to work properly:

• Android version not lower than 5.0;
• RAM memory is not less than 1.5 GB;
• Google application version 6.13 and newer.

Configuring the parameters

How do I find Ok Google? In new builds of Android OS, a browser with a built-in voice assistant is preinstalled on devices out of the box. If your phone does not have this browser, you will need it from the “Play Market” service.

After installing the browser, we proceed directly to configuring the assistant's parameters. For example, we use the phone model Motorola G5 Plus:

1. In the Settings menu under General, activate the Text to Speech option.
2. In the "Speech synthesizer" item, select the Russian language.
3. Put the switches Ok Google voice search and "Speech recognition" in the active position.
4. In the “Search on phone” field, check the boxes next to “Browser”, “Contacts”, “Applications” to make the search work with all services.
5. Check the "Search from locked screen" checkbox.
6. Click “Ok”.

Functions of Ok Google on Android

By interacting with the system, Okay Google search performs many functions. Below is a list of the assistant's capabilities:

1. Get directions using Google Maps navigator.
2. Calculate any amount or interest.
3. Send a message or call both in the messenger and from the number of the mobile operator.
4. Set a reminder specifying the time and date of the notification.
5. When requested, it opens applications, finds a YouTube video or a song in Play Music. All you have to do is say Ok Google, include the title to open the file.
6. Suggest the weather, time.

The assistant ends the conversation with the word “Please”, even if you didn’t say “Thank you”.

Ok Google Options

Now let's talk about how to manage the options of the virtual assistant.

1. Viewing and deleting search history
   To view and clear history, follow these steps:

• go to “Settings”, select “Google Account”;
• select “Data and Personalization”;
• in the section “Actions and history” click “My actions” and “Select deletion option”;
• in the item “Delete by date” set the time period or select “All time” and click “Delete”.

1. Disabling a command
   To turn off voice activation:

1. Enter the “Settings” utility.
2. Uncheck "Recognize OK Google".

1. Elimination of possible errors
   An outdated version of Android or the lack of updates for the application does not allow the assistant to work in normal mode. Download the updated software package and reinstall the assistant.
2. Limit utility actions
   To make hints appear only when prompted in a browser window or in an open application:

• in the "Settings" of the program, select the item "Voice search";
• go to “Recognition Ok Google”, remove the “Always On” and “On Any Screen” checkboxes.

Where to download the Google Assistant app

The application is downloaded from the “Play Market” platform:

1. In the search box, write the name of the utility.
2. Select the program and click “Install”.

Another way to add an assistant to your smartphone is to update the Android OS to revision 5.0 and higher. After the update, the assistant will appear on the system automatically.

How to use the Google Assistant

To start working with the assistant, you first need to activate voice activation - “Voice Match”.

1. Open the installed application and at the bottom of the page, click the "More" button (three horizontal stripes).
2. Go to the "Settings" section and select "Voice input".
3. In the “Voice Match” parameter block, move all sliders to the active position (highlighted in blue).

What can I do to enable the assistant? I have to say the starting command “Ok Google”.

Basic commands for “Google Assistant”

In this section of the article, we have prepared a selection of popular requests for a personal assistant for thematic blocks:

1. Local news.
   “Will it rain today”, “Where to drink coffee”, “Which bus goes to school”.
2. Chat with your family.
   “Call your sister,” “Text your mom: How are you? I will come soon".
3. Surf the Internet.
   “Open my VK page”, “Tell the latest news”, “Find a song”.

Installing the Assistant on a PC or laptop

In the first method, we use the “Play Market” emulator. The program is called “BlueStacks 3”:

1. Download the emulator and install the program.
2. On the home page, select the “My Applications” tab at the top, then the “System” folder.
3. Open “Play Market” and write the name of the browser “Chrome” in the search bar;
4. Next to the program, click “Install” and configure the settings as described above.

• double-click on the exe file to start the installation;
• click "Start installation";
• click “Next”, then check the box “Add Python to environment variables”;
• click "Install".
• then go to the “Projects” page in the “Google Cloud Platform” console;
• click "Create project" at the top;
• name the project "My Google Assistant" and click "OK".

Advantages and disadvantages of the program

But it happens that the assistant incorrectly recognizes the voice and gives out incorrect information. Therefore, you need to correctly create the request.

Analogs Okay Google

At the end of the article, we present a list of programs with functions similar to the virtual assistant "Google ok":

1. Yandex.Alisa.
2. Siri by Apple developers.
3. Cortana from Microsoft.
4. Amazon Alexa.

Modern Internet technologies continue to improve and applications such as Ok Google, created to improve the quality and more convenient search conditions, installing both on a computer and on android devices. This program appeared quite recently, but still managed to surprise users from all over the world with its ability to contact people and see them hundreds of kilometers away, and now the Internet has become a consultant itself and is ready to answer many questions from people who constantly use the worldwide network.

Ok Google Is a universal search service, a reliable assistant in any situation. The program can work both on smartphones and computers. Many users of Ok Google are attracted by the voice mode of information search. That is, you say your question and the program starts searching. This saves time spent typing questions using the keyboard, and also creates the effect of the presence of the consultant. The O`key Google service software recognizes American and British English, German, French, and now Russian.

• When you install the service on your computer, you will regularly receive updates and improve the program's performance. For example, recently an interesting innovation was proposed in the Russian-language version of the program: in addition to the fact that the program recognizes the interlocutor's question and duplicates it on the computer screen in printed form, the program answers your question with a voice message, like a real interlocutor.

Download Ok Google for Android, iPhone / iPad / iPod (iOS)

To install the function "Okay Google" you need to go to " Settings", Then to the section" Voice search"And then include" Ok Google«.

Installing OK Google on a computer (PC)

There is no program for the computer itself, you will need a browser to install it GoogleChrome, implementation of certain settings, as well as availability and performance microphone.:

• Install Google Chrome on your computer by downloading and running the installation file.
• Open the menu (the icon imitating three horizontal lines, which is located in the upper right), select the " Settings»

• If the browser was installed earlier, in the “ About the program“Check the installed version, and if it says that a reboot is required, to install the latest version, do it, in this case the latest version is installed.

Now you can use Ok Google on the computer, this service is activated by the voice command “ Ok Google»Or by clicking on the microphone icon on the right.

• After the appearance of the inscription on the screen " Speak”, Ask a question.

What can you ask Ok Google?

With the help of this search program, every Internet user can quickly find the necessary information without using the keyboard.

• On the weather in the world: "What is the air temperature in Cyprus?";
• About celebrities and sights: "When did Nikolai Baskov get married?" or “Where is the Mausoleum located?”;
• About institutions: "Where is the library number ... located?";
• On football: “How is Spartak - Dynamo?;
• On the routes: “How to get to Kiev from Moscow. Route?";
• On flights: "Schedule of flights Moscow - Adler for August 2015?";
• About exchange rates: "The exchange rate of the dollar, euro, kroons against the ruble?"

Ok Google isn't just a voice search!

From TV ads, one can assume that the famous "OK Google" is the ability to specify a search query by voice. On computers, if you install the Google Chrome browser, there will also be such an opportunity - voice search.

But for owners of smartphones and tablets running Android OS, "OK Google" gives much more options. "Ok Google" on Android allows you to control your smartphone using voice commands. You can call, send SMS and email without touching the touchscreen - completely or almost completely without hands!

• Call a subscriber from the phone book.
• Send SMS to the subscriber from the phone book.
• Send Whatsapp message.
• Send a short e-mail to a subscriber from the phone book.
• Find out the weather.
• Launch the application.
• Open the site.
• Find out the result of the calculations (for example, 2 times 189).
• Learn the translation of a foreign word. Or translation from native to foreign.

This is an incomplete list. And besides that, "Ok Google" allows you to use voice input of text, instead of typing this text on the keyboard. That is, for example, you can dictate a full-fledged e-mail letter.

Terms hint

• Tap, tap- short touch with your finger on the touch screen. Similar to left-clicking on a computer.
• Long tap- touch with finger hold. Similar to right-clicking on a computer.
• Swipe- movement of a finger (or several) on the touch screen. A swipe, for example, scrolls the screen content on mobile devices. Or the output of additional control panels (swipe from the top or from the side edge of the screen).

How to enable voice control on Android

A permanent Internet connection is required for voice control to work! Although it may work in limited space even without the Internet, in this case the quality of your voice recognition will be so poor that it will be virtually impossible to use voice control.

The "Google app" is most often already installed in the versions of Android that smartphone manufacturers use. Smartphone manufacturers install Google Synthesizer less often.

It is not difficult to check their availability on your device. Open "" and scroll through the list of applications:

If " Google app"not in this list, then you need to install it from the Play Store.

Check installed or not speech synthesizer you can also use the settings (" Settings - Personal - Data - Language & input") there must be two options" Voice input" and " Speech synthesis":

If both the "Google App" and "Text-to-Speech" are installed, then you can enable voice control in the settings.

First, in the section " Settings - Device - Applications"you need to make sure that the" Google Application "is not disabled. And if disabled, then enable it.

After that, in the " Settings - Personal Data -Google"open the settings screen" Search andGoogle now":

This is how this screen looks like:

Then open the "Ok Google Recognition" screen. Here you need to specify the settings for "Ok Google Recognition":

• From the active "google app". First, you will need to manually launch this application, for example with a shortcut from the Desktop, and then you can perform a voice command.
• If you enable the option " On any screen"then you can perform a voice command at any time when the screen is on. Even on the lock screen. You only need to say" Ok Google "to activate the Google voice assistant.

Voice typing (voice text)

If you tap on this icon, the voice recognition screen will open:

However, the program adds spaces before these characters! Voice typing is absolutely real, but you will have to correct the dictated text manually. Unfortunately, the program cannot yet separate paragraphs, this will also need to be done manually.

How to download voice control for Android

If your device does not have the required two applications, then you will need to install them through the Google Play Store. It is not difficult at all, as is the inclusion of the "Okay Google" service. However, there is one non-obvious aspect in this matter. This is the integration of the "Ok Google" service into the graphical shell of the device (launcher), so that it is convenient to use Google voice search.

There are lunchers in which the "Okay Google" service is already integrated, for example, the Chinese "Launcher 3", which is used in particular in a custom Android called Freeme OS. However, not all lunchers integrate the "Ok Google" voice assistant service.

And if you have such a Launcher on your device, then it makes sense for you to try the Google Launcher called "Google Start". This launcher integrates not only the voice control of "Okay Google", but also another technology of the company - "Google Now". At the same time, the luncher itself is very simple and compact - nothing more.

The "Ok Google" voice assistant, by default, in this launcher, is available on the start screen and on the "Google Now" screen. However, in the settings, you can specify that voice control is available on any screen, including application screens and the lock screen.

Google Start Launcher Start Screen:

Google Now screen in Google Start Launcher:

Application screen in the "Google Start" launcher:

She tells jokes, you can play with her in cities. Uses all google voice wrapper (synthesizer and speech recognition).

Alice Yandex uses her own speech synthesizer (not Google, unlike Dusya and the Interlocutor). There are no settings in the program. Speech recognition is good. Be that as it may, you need to make allowances for the fact that this is the "youngest" program of this type. As far as I know, it was only released in 2017. Given the seriousness of the developer, it can be assumed that she may have a good future.

Microsoft Cortana... Yes, there is Cortana for Android too. However, she only understands English and speaks only English herself. At the same time, the set of commands she has less than in "Okay Google". Cortana has the functionality of an interlocutor, but her interlocutor is useless. She does not shine with wit and sense of humor. For example, to the request "OK Google", Cortana answers corny - "Google is ok, but this is Cortana". But the main problem is of course the English language. You need to have a pretty good American pronunciation for her to understand you. It is easier with short phrases, but long phrases (for notes, sms, etc.) are difficult to dictate to her.

You cannot install Cortana directly. First you need to install "Microsoft Apps" and from this application you can install Cortana. You will need a Microsoft account!

High speed internet

In order to use voice control normally, your smartphone must have a stable and high-speed Internet connection. If the connection is slow or unstable, then it won't be control, but a hassle.

Ivan Sukhov, 2016, 2017 .

If you found it useful or just liked this article, then do not hesitate - financially support the author. This is easy to do by throwing money on Yandex Wallet No. 410011416229354... Or on the phone +7 918-16-26-331 .

Even a small amount can help you write new articles :)

Many of those who use Android phones know that the version older than 4.1 has a function that is a voice assistant similar to Apple's Siri. Personally, my acquaintance with Google Now happened quite recently, but I already managed to give a lot of positive emotions not only because of the useful functionality, but mostly because of the jokes in Okay Google.

Fun in Okay Google

My acquaintance with the command to call the assistant "Okay Google" was a complete coincidence, after one day I received a push notification in which I was asked to update Google Now and use the assistant function. The first hour, as if I was not myself, I went from room to room and in every possible way came up with various funny jokes for Okay Google.

Hilarious Teams and Funny Answers Ok Google

Here I will give a list of the funniest and most unusual commands and questions ok Google in my opinion, but I immediately warn you that most of them were originally created for the original language and it is not a fact that each of the listed commands will work as needed in great Russian. But nevertheless, it's worth a try, as a last resort, you can always get confused, as I did, and memorize the commands in English.

So let's get started:

• Tell me a joke (Tell me a joke);
• What is a rusty trombone? (What is a rusty trombone?);
• What does the Fox say? (What does the Fox say?);
• What's the loneliest number? (Which number is the loneliest?);
• Make me a sandwich (Make me a sandwich / sandwich);
• When am I? (When will I?);
• Instead of the standard call command "OK Google", you can also use the commands "Hey Google", "OK Computer";
• Who are you? (Who are you?);
• What is the nature of the universe? (How was the universe created?);
• What is your favorite color? (What is your favorite color).

In order not to spoil your pleasure, I will not give a list of the virtual assistant's exact answers to these commands and questions, check it yourself, I guarantee it will be very fun and exciting, checked personally on myself and my friends.

The function "Okay, Google" is not a novelty for anyone today, program developers are doing their best to make the search faster / more accessible / functional. But not everyone knows that voice search can also be used on a computer, be it a desktop computer or a laptop. All you need for this is presence of a microphone... On laptops, it is a built-in device; for a stationary PC, it will have to be purchased. Of course, your computer must have an internet connection.

In addition to the presence of a microphone, you need to make sure that the browser "Google Chrome" itself is installed on your PC. If you go to the Google search bar through, for example, the "Opera" program, the voice search function will not be available.

In previous versions of Google Chrome, it was required to independently enable voice control. You will find a lot of information on the internet on how to manually configure "Ok Google" for a PC. But this data is already outdated.

Google Chrome is constantly improving and now you don't even need to configure anything. The new version of the search engine already has built-in voice control.

That is, all you need to configure "Okay, Google" is to make sure that your browser has the latest updates. As of January 2018, this is the version 63.0.3239.132.

Installing and configuring "Ok, Google"

In order to check the update, click the icon at the top right (circled in red) and go down to the line “ Settings».

In the settings field, select the bottom line " About the browserChrome»(Arrow points).

By clicking on it, you will see the following:

It checks for updates and, if your version is outdated, the program immediately makes the necessary changes.

Then the line will appear in the field “ Latest versionGoogle Chromealready installed».

On the start page, you will see a microphone icon (indicated by an arrow) in the search bar on the right. This is the "Ok Google" function.

All that is required of you is click on the icon voice search, in which case the browser requests access to the microphone. To use voice search, you need to confirm your permission.

Feel free to start testing the function. Left-clicking on the microphone icon will activate it. It looks like this:

Now say any query that interests you. The phrase "Okay Google" is no longer necessary to pronounce. The voice command should be pronounced clearly, but it is not necessary to speak loudly.

The search engine processes your request and displays the result on the screen, the robot announces the found answer.

To the request "How to get to the library", Google requested permission to determine my geolocation. After determining the location, the program found the nearest library and laid a route to it. All this took no more than one minute!

If Google Chrome does not find a specific answer to your question, it will display search results for your phrase as a list of links.

When launched, the browser will prompt you to register an account with Google Chrome. This will allow you to save the necessary settings: routes in maps, reminders in the calendar, mail configurations and much more.