OK Google has been around for a while now. Most of us do not even use the feature and the ones who do use it, do not use it to its maximum potential. Well, there are a lot of things you could do with OK Google that you would be surprised to hear. Here in this article I have listed out a few things that you could use with OK Google.
First of all, you should make sure that you do have Google
Now installed in your Android device. You need Google Now to get the OK Google
feature. If you do not have it, get it from PlayStore.
Google Now Launcher is available for Android 4.1 and above. You can access the
OK Google feature bynjast saying OK Google or by tapping on the Microphone at
the end of the Google search bar on your Android device. With the help of
Gogole now, you can make voice searches over the internet rather than typing
out what you want to search.
Call and Text People
You can call and send text messages by simply asking OK
Google to do so. After queuing OK Google, all you have to say is Call Tom, to
send a voice call to Tom or whoever it maybe. You can also send messages by
just saying the magic words, Send Message to Tom and the Message editor opens.
You can even dictate the text so that you do not have to type out anything.
Open Applications
Another amazing thing you can do with OK Google is you can
open applications. This way you don’t have to browse through all your apps to
open the app you want to. Just Google Now it. Open Music player is all you have
to say to open the music player.
Navigate
No more fiddling about with Google Maps to get to a location.
All OK Google needs is a command and hey presto OK Google will guide you to the
nearest restaurant or library or hospital or wherever. You can also get the
distance between places if you’re planning ahead for a trip. Or you could even
ask for distance between you and the sun and you’d be surprised to see that OK
Google will even answer that.
Create Events and Reminders
Create reminders and events just by saying ‘create appointment
with Tom at 10:30’ or ‘remind me to pick up flower at 10 am’. You can also ask
OK Google for your schedule for this week too. I bet you didn’t know about
this.
Get Meanings
Say you’re reading a book and you come up on a word that you
don’t hear often. What do you do? OK Google it. Just OK Google for the word. “Meaning
of presto” will get you the meaning for presto.
Check Weather
Planning to go for a picnic to a far off place? Want to know
how the weather is there right now? OK Google it. You don’t have to ask direct
questions like “What will be the weather tomorrow?”. “Will I need an umbrella tomorrow?” will give
the rain forecast for tomorrow.
Image Search
You probably already know this. For the people who do not
know, you can also do an image search from OK Google.” Images of Crocodile” and
see your screen full of crocodiles.
Send Email
This is similar to sending Texts using OK Google which I
have mentioned on top. Just say send an email to Tom or whoever and the email editor
opens up and if you want you can even dictate what you want to send.
Open specific Settings options
Say, if you want t turn on your Wi-Fi, you can just ask
Google Now to turn your Wi-Fi on. Similarly you can turn you flashlight on or
go to flight mode and what not.
These are just a few of many things you can do with OK
Google. You can create notes, do calculations, unit conversions, do a voice
search on anything, get match scores, and get match schedules and so many other
things. Have you ever fallen in love? You will, once you start using OK Google.
About the Author
Khurshid Kamar
Khurshid Kamar is a student of Computer Science Engineering
who has merged his passion for all things technological with his enthusiasm for
writing. This computer geek spends most of his free time looking up the latest
what’s what in technology and the rest, watching movies and anime, listening to
rock music and Eminem, hanging out with other nerdy friends and quoting Fight Club. Connect with him on Google+.
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