We get new news about the possibility that you can mute incoming calls on your mobile in a much simpler way, without having to use the famous ‘Ok, Google’. Users of Google Pixel 6 mobiles and in the future Pixel 7 would receive a new function through which you could silence calls with voice commands, just by saying a word . It seems that this function would debut with the next generation.
This new assistant feature appears to be in development and may debut with the new Pixel 7s. It will make muting incoming calls on Pixel phones much easier, without having to pick up the phone and press the volume rocker to mute it. It is also for those who Flip to Shhh, a function with which you can silence your smartphone by activating the do not disturb mode when placing it screen down on a flat surface, does not work as they would like.
You can silence calls with just one word
According to 9to5Google, it is very likely that the Pixel 6 will soon allow you to silence incoming calls through voice commands, after having introduced the Quick Phrases function of the Google Assistant in this model last October 2021. Users can issue voice commands to the assistant without using the word ‘Ok Google’. Since then, users have been able to stop or snooze the alarm on the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a. Google also added support for saying answer and reject on incoming calls .
When a quick phrase from the Google Assistant is available to say, you’ll see a reminder of the feature on the screen announcing it so you can use it if you want. But to use it you will have to activate it in the Google Assistant option in your mobile settings. Among other languages, quick phrases are available in Spanish.
New data on version 13.34 of the Google application has revealed that the next sentence that we find is the one of silence , which would allow, as we can imagine, to remove the sound when there is an incoming call . Just with one word. This function seems that it would also be available with the Pixel 6, and would initially arrive in the Pixel 7.
Quick actions in Assistant are expanded
The quick phrases you’ll be able to use to access Google Assistant features on the Pixel 6 are expanding over time, so there may come a time when you can do basic phone functions without having to use Google Assistant. ‘Ok Google’ command. For now, it is already possible in the aforementioned situations, but we do not rule out the possibility that there will be many more soon. Now it is silence that is added to the list of quick actions with just one word.
Although they are still working on it and there is still a long way to go, it is conceivable that the catalog of quick and immediate actions that will not need to use the famous command that characterizes the Google assistant will be expanded. For now, yes, only available on certain Pixel models. We hope they do it soon to more smartphones. What do you think will happen, one day we will definitely say goodbye to ‘Ok, Google’?