Google has rolled out a multitasking feature in its smart home speaker Google Home that makes it possible for the device to accomplish two different tasks at the same time.
“Routines, which are coming to Google Home in the future, will fix this issue by allowing users to group multiple commands together under a custom phrase – not unlike routines on Amazon Alexa,” CNET reported late on Thursday.
This addition will essentially let the user bundle two requests into the same sentence instead of having to say one command at a time. However, the new two-command functionality has not been extended to the Google’s AI assistant that accompanies Android smartphones.
Recently, Google had rolled out an update to Google Home that allowed you to use the smart speakers as intercom systems in your house. It can broadcast their voice from Google Assistant on smartphones or voice-activated speakers like Google Home.
“When you need to round up the family in the morning, just say ‘Ok Google, broadcast it’s time for school!’ and your message will broadcast to all Google Assistant-enabled speakers in your home,” Alex Duong, Product Manager, Google Home, said in a blog post.
(Written with inputs from IANS)