No, 2018 wasn’t 7 years ago… No… Wait please…! :'(
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thangcuoi@lemm.ee 19 hours ago7 years is a long time in tech.
Google Assistant is supposed to listen for the “Hey Google” trigger word. How else do you expect to use your device hand-free.
bonsai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
It also does it completely locally, using an on-device chip. If your phone has the Google assistant on it, disable all Internet and try the wake phrase, it’ll work. Nothing else does, because it has to phone home for that, but the wake phrase handling IS on-device. Can’t even turn the flashlight on otherwise tho lol, even if you use what we used to call the power button (new name for it? Lock button?) and type what you want it bitches about internet