GOOGLE CHROME: FUNCTION "OK GOOGLE" COMING TO PC

While a few months ago, the office of Google's browser version enriched by a voice search feature, it is now possible to launch it in Google Chrome simply by speaking the phrase "Ok Google" . But for now, this feature is available only in the USA.

Given, in a first step, in beta, it requires downloading a. Also, it works only when your browser is open on the Google homepage or a search result

The "Ok Google" feature provides
hands free to search Google Chrome

Integration of the "Ok Google" function in Google Chrome comes mark a further step in the unification between mobile platforms and desktop computers to which currently leads the American giant, although for the time being, it is not yet available in France, either on the Nexus 5 or in the PC browser.


Knowing that it is not unusual for new Google first arrive in the U.S. before being deployed in the world, the possibility of seeing the land "Ok Google" function of Google Chrome in France in the months future remains quite possible.

"Now you can talk to Google when you're using Chrome—hands-free, no typing. Simply say "Ok Google" and then ask your question."

It should be noted, as pointed out some of our American colleagues anecdotally, that the company has made ​​sure to include this hands-free desktop search, just before Thanksgiving, the day that most of the household of the country going into the kitchen to prepare the evening meal. Suffice to say that the addition of this voice command on the PC will be convenient for them when it comes to search recipes.

Meanwhile, it is still possible to make a small test by updating your browser to version 31 by downloading the extension and connecting with a U.S. proxy. But be careful, it does not work every time!