You can do more with your voice: Say, 'Hey Google' on Android to command third-party apps

Say, "Hey Google" to your Android phone, and you'll be able to do more with your apps. Previously, Google's voice-enable Assistant could open apps. Now, your voice can direct Google to have apps perform many tasks: read news from Twitter, log calories on MyFitnessPal, play a playlist on Spotify or inquire about when your Walmart order will be arriving. Fine print galore: You'll need to update your Google search app to get the Assistant to respond to you, and it works only on Google's Android mobile operating system, not Apple iOS. Apple introduced similar features to have its Siri personal assistant open and control apps via the "Shortcuts" app in 2018.