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Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: Google Search for iOS
updated with Google Now-like voice recognition via 9to5Mac by Jake
Smith on 10/30/12
As promised, Google has released an update for its Search for iOS app
that adds Google Now-like voice recognition. The new voice recognition
feature also remind us a lot of Siri. Users can perform tasks like
"asking for the weather in a natural way and it will provide results,"
Google explained.
You just need to tap the microphone icon and ask your question, the
same way you'd ask a friend. For example, ask "What movies are playing
this weekend?" and you'll see your words streamed back to you quickly
as you speak. Then Google will show you a list of the latest movies in
theaters near you, with schedules and even trailers. It works for
everything from celebrity factoids to the height of Kilamanjaro and
more. When Google can supply a direct answer to your question, you'll
get a spoken response too.
Google Now, what Google's iOS' voice feature is built off of, was
formally introduced in Google's latest Android OS, Jelly Bean. Google
Now looks for repeated user patterns, including calendar appointments
and location, to provide users with more relevant information. I find
it more useful than Siri and others have agreed. Now iOS users have a
Siri alternative, especially for users on older versions as far back as
iOS 4.3.
Release notes:
- Simply say what you want and get results without typing.
- Faster and significantly improved voice recognition with text
streamed on the fly.
- Get answers spoken directly back to you with web results tailored to
your questions.
- Want to see types of questions that work well? Visit
http://google.com/support/mobile/?p=gsa_voice.
The update took a lot longer to reach users then hoped. When it
announced the update in August, Google said the update would hit "in a
couple days." However, close to a month later Google said it had not
heard anything from Apple. It's finally available today — no word on
what the delay was (though we speculated earlier).
You can grab the update on the iTunes App Store.
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