Google has updated the main search application for Android devices and expanded its ability to use voice commands with other installed applications.
For example, users can say things like, “Ok Google, Shazam this song,” or “Ok Google, listen to NPR” and it will do exactly that. Google provided a guide on the new things the voice-enabled search app can handle and many of the functions are quite useful.
Travelers can simply ask Google the status of their flight followed by what there is to do in their destination city. The search app can also control base functions of the phone, such as turn on/off the flashlight, or WiFi and Bluetooth radios.
Power users can take advantage of the tool to search through their email for specific messages, or to find attachments/photos.
The latest version of Google Search is free to download from the Play Store. Some apps will also need updates of their own to make these functions work. Google said these updated apps will appear in the Play Store over the next few days.
