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A bit of analysis of how it actually operates: On my windows pc chrome only reacts to ok google when you have a new, empty tab, or the google search page open
by Mithaldu 11y ago
A bit of analysis of how it actually operates:
On my windows pc chrome only reacts to ok google when you have a new, empty tab, or the google search page open and active as the main tab. Additionally i checked with procmon what network activity chrome was making, and while it starts sending stuff AFTER "ok google" is activated, it doesn't send any between me saying it and chrome confirming it.
The theory that it's a small local plugin is also affirmed by the fact that my cellphone can do "ok google" without any sort of network, and is sometimes tricked into activating by audiobooks that make noises completely unlike "ok google".
I found the plugin installed, but deactivated by default. So, for the story of this dude to make sense, he'd have to have someone at his computer activate it (or if he's using a linux distro, the maintainers might've activated it by default), and would see the light blinking on new tabs and google search pages.
- ohitsdom 11y agoIs your phone tricked by audiobooks playing from the phone itself, or another source? I'd be really surprised if the phone's audio could trigger itself.
- Mithaldu 11y agoMP3 files being played with an app². Happened with both Nexus 4 and Sony Xperia. ² https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.s... Edit: I guess depending on how powerful OK Google and Siri become it would be possible to embed instructions to download a virus into an audiobook or song.
- neotek 11y agoMy iPhone regularly reacts to words that sounds like "Hey Siri" when I'm listening to audiobooks using the in-built speaker.
- ohitsdom 11y agoWow, surprising. You'd think they would have that filtered out, just like they have to when taking a call on speaker phone.
- neotek 11y agoThis is pure speculation and I'm nowhere near qualified to speak with any accuracy, but perhaps it's the case that the processing requirements would reduce battery life too quickly. Although, having said that, "Hey Siri" only works when the phone is plugged into a power source, unless you use a jailbreak tweak to turn it on all the time.
- Macacity 11y agoI first saw this, when i was watching an ad about this feature in the youtube app
- ohitsdom 11y agoHa, that's great! Shocking whoever came up with that ad idea didn't consider the possibility.