Google Launches iOS Search App That Talks Back

Google has dived into Siri territory with an iOS voice search app that sometimes responds with spoken information. The voice command feature works primarily with conventional search, but can also launch videos, for example.

Voice commands for your phone aren’t exactly social, unless you count socializing with a robot. But SocialTimes readers might be interested to learn that Google has dived into Siri territory with an iOS voice search app that sometimes responds with spoken information.

The voice command feature works primarily with conventional search. For example, if you ask, if a user asks, “What does Yankee Stadium look like?” Google will show you hundreds of pictures instantly. But a user could ask to see a movie trailer and it would start playing “immediately” within the app itself, according to the announcement.

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