Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek
On a Google Pixel phone, open the Google app and go to Settings > Google Assistant > Quick Phrases. Toggle on the Quick Phrases you’d like to use.
The Google Assistant has two wake-up commands—“Hey Google” and “OK Google.” It can be a little tedious to say these three-syllable phrases for everything. “Quick Phrases” let you skip saying Google’s name for certain things. We’ll show you how.
If you have Google Assistant enabled, Google Assistant is always listening—but not always listening in the way many people think!—for those wake-up commands. It’s how your phone or smart speaker knows when to jump into action. For certain tasks, this gets really repetitive, which is where “Quick Phrases” come in.
Google Assistant Quick Phrases
Let’s say you set a timer on your phone while cooking. Quick Phrases allow you to simply say “Stop” to turn off the alarm sound without touching your phone with messy hands. Google Assistant waits in standby mode for the command when the timer goes off.
At the time of writing in May 2023, Google Assistant supports Quick…
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