Google will be removing "OK Google" voice trigger on Chrome for desktop

17 October, 2015
If you know about it, you might be among the select few to actually miss Google's voice trigger on desktop, as the search giant has announced it will be removing it shortly. And if you are like most other Chrome users and are just learning that you can actually go to Google's home page and say "OK Google … cats wearing party hats", just like you would on an Android device, well then you probably inadvertently assisted the death of the feature.

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  • AnonD-4254
  • rKv
  • 25 Oct 2015

Stop with the spying.... Remove it!!

I wish people get real and stop using shit stuff they don't need, and thus helping us privacy conscious people stay happy.

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    • AnonD-457244
    • sXX
    • 20 Oct 2015

    You don't have to go to a Google homepage, simply opening a new tab prompts Google's search page with the voice command.

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      • AnonD-452580
      • mI6
      • 18 Oct 2015

      Yes. just remove it

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        • Anonymous
        • X}Q
        • 18 Oct 2015

        It hardly ever works(for me, at least) anyway. At least for the saying "Ok Google" part to trigger voice search.

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          • Anonymous
          • RIE
          • 18 Oct 2015

          Chrome have "Ok Google"? Wow. Just noticed it today. Never knew about it till the news of it going to be scrapped away. Oh well, lives goes on. It comes and goes without anyone noticing its existant.

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            • AnonD-415420
            • J1C
            • 17 Oct 2015

            Definitely won't miss that feature,
            because
            never ever heard it about,
            because
            I don't use chrome. :D

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              • Anonymous
              • mw9
              • 17 Oct 2015

              Upcoming version???? It is already installed on my laptop.

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                • Anonymous
                • gxF
                • 17 Oct 2015

                Anonymous, 17 Oct 2015With google you are always a beta tester... Microsoft is ev... moreMicrosoft and Google beta test - 2 years later, Apple implements :P

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                  • Anonymous
                  • uuX
                  • 17 Oct 2015

                  With google you are always a beta tester... Microsoft is even worse, there is no one to test :-)
                  Apple surprisingly know the art of keeping and adding to the herd and make them keeping singing to the company's tunes...

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                    • Der
                    • Yc3
                    • 17 Oct 2015

                    Where it at tho?

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                      • AnonD-351867
                      • jQk
                      • 17 Oct 2015

                      Good riddance, I honestly didn't even notice it to even try it. Am glad its gone

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                        • AnonD-416078
                        • AdF
                        • 17 Oct 2015

                        I guess no one used it. I personally have never used it. (Maybe once just to try it)

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                          • AnonD-347427
                          • vGx
                          • 17 Oct 2015

                          It didn't matter for me because I am not using it from last 2 month after I start using "Edge" browser because it's really unique and just better and greater than crome.

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                            • AnonD-93439
                            • 6qb
                            • 17 Oct 2015

                            well that's a bummer! i actually enjoyed this quite a lot :(

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