Ok Google: Dictate your messages for Whatsapp, Viber and more

Depending on our activities, we sometimes have to type so many text messages on the screen of our smartphones that we get tired of grinding our fingers. Also, as of today, Googleuse voice to send messages through our alternative messengers.

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This functionality was already available for short emails, it was also available in the latest version of Hangouts. There was also messaging available saying “OK Google, send a message to So-and-so: I’ll be late”. Now, after opening third-party apps, voice calling is also available for Whatsapp, Viber and other messengers like WeChat, Telegram and Nextplus.

For this voice writing system to work, all you have to do is “Ok Google, send a Whatsapp message to So-and-so: Say ‘I’ll be late’. » It’s that simple, your smartphone navigation will be improved and communication will be easier…provided the voice assistant doesn’t have too much trouble distinguishing between our different pronunciations.

Also, you might suspect, this feature will come to France soon, first deployed in Anglo-Saxon countries. It is expected to arrive in the coming weeks, meanwhile, you need to be patient and watch for the latest updates of the apps in question, namely the messaging services mentioned above, as well as the latest version of the Google App.

This function fully interferes with the development of applications that are constantly looking for new strategies to keep us on their page. Google services provide: not to lose track of your activities, instead of having to write it down, it lets you say what you want it to do for you.

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