You can bring Google Assistant up by saying OK Google or Hey Google wake words. But if youre in a noisy environment, that might notwork well.<\/p>\n
To solve that, the firm is working on a new way to invoke the AI Assistant by long-pressing the power button. Sleuths at XDA Developers uncovered this mystery in the latest version of the GoogleAndroid app (12.18.6.29).<\/p>\n
The new app has lines of code indicating that this feature might be soon heading to a ton of Android phones:<\/p>\n
The report also notes that at the moment, this feature shows up in Pixel 5 under Settings > Apps & Notifications > Assistant with Android 12 developer beta installed. However, its not dependent on Android 12, so it should show up in other phones with this Google App version soon.<\/p>\n [Read: This dude drove an EV from the Netherlands to New Zealand here are his 3 top road trip tips]<\/p>\n Other phone makers such as Oppo have this customization on their phones, and Samsung uses it to trigger Bixby. Apple has had a long press power button gesture to bring up Siri since the iPhone X. So its nice to see Google include this right into the operating system.<\/p>\n While this functionality will be rolled out to many Android phones, Google is also experimenting with a double back tap gesture to bring up Assistant in Pixel phones with Android 12.<\/p>\n Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? Its called Plugged In and you can subscribe to it right here. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read this article:<\/p>\n You'll soon be able to activate Google Assistant with power button on Android THE FUTURE IS NOW - The Next Web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can bring Google Assistant up by saying OK Google or Hey Google wake words. But if youre in a noisy environment, that might notwork well. To solve that, the firm is working on a new way to invoke the AI Assistant by long-pressing the power button. Continue reading