Google plans to launch Siri rival
In an attempt to beat Apple’s voice recognition software and the applications driven by it, Google has revealed its plans of launching Siri’s rival. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google will be launching its own voice recognition software, based on Android. The conceived app is likely to be called Google Assistant.
It has been a long time that Android based voice controls have benefitted users with navigating through their smartphones using voice commands. You can use it to send text messages, launch music player, and do a Google search. Unlike Siri, the commands are limited and the phone does not verbally interact with the user.
This is Google’s move to uplift the voice navigation functionality to a full-fledged software that can assist users in many different ways and also make the phone speak back to them.
Many Android based smartphones have already started introducing voice software on their phones. For instance, Galaxy S3 from Samsung has its own S Voice, to compete with Siri. Trusted sources have recently reported that LG Electronics is also building up its own voice software called Quick Voice that is confined to Korea as of now. Critics assume that Google’s decision has likely been hastened by Apple’s launching of iOS 6 at the WWDC event recently.
Users have already started showing enthusiasm about Google’s forthcoming software. Since it is based on Android, it is expected to draw a large number of enthusiasts. Moreover, Siri will get an upgrade with the launch of iOS 6 in October. Google Assistant too is expected to launch at the same time.