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Google Home now supports hands-free calling
The Google Home smart speaker now features hands-free calling.
Back in May, Google announced it would be bringing a hands-free calling feature to its Google Home smart speaker. The new feature was meant to accompany a whole host of additional goodies, including appointments and reminders, bluetooth support, and proactive notifications. Google says it’s begun to roll out hands-free calling to Google Home devices, so be sure to give yours a try!
Anyone in the U.S. and Canada can place calls for free using their Google Home smart speaker — calls are made over your Wi-Fi connection. Thanks to the company’s earlier roll-out of multi-user voice recognition, your contacts won’t get mixed up with others:
Busy in the kitchen and in need of help? Just say “Hey Google, call Dad” to ask about that one ingredient you always seem to forget (salt? baking powder? who knows!). Because the Assistant on Google Home recognizes your voice, you’ll reach your dad instead of just any dad.
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