Google rolls out voice command feature in apps

May 02, 2015 11:58 am | Updated 12:09 pm IST

The new feature also provides multi-device support (phones, tablets, and Android Wear watches) with one API key.

The new feature also provides multi-device support (phones, tablets, and Android Wear watches) with one API key.

Google on Thursday rolled out a feature that allows users to complete tasks in apps using voice commands. It also provides support for custom voice actions to define new commands. >In a statement , the search engine giant said it was piloting custom voice actions with a select group of partners.

It can recognise voices in 9 languages including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian.

The new feature also provides single API key and multi-device support (phones, tablets, and Android Wear watches).

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