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A couple nights ago, I said "OK Google" and activated the prompt on my girlfriend's phone, across the room. Voices don't even have to be similar.
by spb 12y ago
A couple nights ago, I said "OK Google" and activated the prompt on my girlfriend's phone, across the room. Voices don't even have to be similar.
- aetherson 12y agoOn my Moto X (2014), which has a custom activation phrase (mine is "Excuse me Carson"), I've noticed that my wife can not actually activate it. Other men often can, though. It's not designed to be an authentication feature, of course.
- kelnos 12y agoGoogle Now doesn't care who says "OK, Google"; it'll (intentionally, I assume) allow anyone to say it. Actual voice identification works in a similar way to how apps like Shazam do: they build a "fingerprint" of your voice. This is why it still works if you have a cold, or for some reason the pitch of your voice changes.