Google Assistant Quick Phrases may soon let you bypass ‘Hey Google’

Google is working on a way to let you bypass the familiar ‘Hey Google’ vocal prompt via Google Assistant Quick Phrases.

A new Quick Phrases feature is being developed behind the scenes at Google that will enable you to stop saying ‘Hey Google’ every time you want to perform a basic task.

When avid Google-spotters first caught a glimpse of the feature in app code back in April, it tipped them off to the fact that Google was working on a way to shortcut some of the simple, repetitive things that Google Assistant routinely does for us.

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