Among Android’s hidden features, there’s one you need to know about: turn on Google Voice Match to have the Google Assistant read your messages
Android smartphones offer several features that are often hidden, but worth knowing about. These include the ability to use Google Voice Match or voice assistants to have your phone read incoming messages, without tiring your eyes or staying focused on the road if you’re driving.
In addition to Google Voice Match, which is part of the Android ecosystem apps starting with version 4.4 and later, there are other apps you can use to perform the same function. For example, you can use Google’s Voice Assistant, which allows you to use voice commands to open different functions and interact with your Android smartphone. If these apps are not enough for your needs, there are also third-party apps that you can use by searching the Google Play Store.
Android, how to activate Google Voice Match
If you want to customize your interaction with the Google Assistant, you can set up Voice Match to recognize your voice. This way, your smartphone will only react to your voice commands. To activate the Google Voice Match feature, pre-installed on your Android smartphone version 4.4. or later, you can follow an easy path.
Open the Google Assistant app, open Settings, then go to Assistant and finally Voice Match. A screen will pop up that reads “Teach Assistant to Recognize Your Voice,” which allows you to record up to six voices that through voice commands will be able to access your Google calendar, music, and other content in your account.
Voice Match and Google Assistant, how they work
Once Voice Match is set up, simply say “Ok Google” or “Hey Google” to activate the Voice Assistant on your Android smartphone, which you can ask to read the latest messages. By asking to show the latest messages, Google will notify the sender of the last five and you can choose whether the content is read or ignored by the app.
Once you have read the message, you can continue the dialogue with the Google Assistant and ask it to send you a reply, dictating the content. This is a very convenient feature, allowing you to keep your hands and eyes free from your phone while responding to your conversations. Especially if you are driving, where the phone should never engage our attention or our hands, or in other situations where we have impediments that make it uncomfortable to be able to write, for example while we are cooking or painting.