"OK Google" Dropped As Way To Perform Voice Searches In Chrome On Desktop PCs
http://searchengineland.com/google-chrome-drops-hotword-okay-google-to-initiate-voice-search-on-desktop-browser-233700 You can no longer say "OK Google" and cause Chrome to perform a voice-based search, at least on desktop. The latest version has dropped this support. As spotted by VentureBeat, buried in the developer documentation about changes to the latest version released -- Chrome 46 -- is a note that this has been removed - - - On its face this appears to be a shortsighted decision by Google. Irrespective of how often it's used relatively, it is of enormous use to many elderly and handicapped users. This is the removal of a significant useful accessibility feature. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
