Google Assistant can now identify songs playing nearby

Music fans keen to get the name of that catchy song playing in the background have a new tool to help them out. Google has extended a facility launched with their flagship Pixel 2 smartphones that lets the firm's Assistant find out for you. Any device equipped with the smart voice activated aide will soon be able to take advantage of the feature, which is similar to the popular Shazam app. Music fans keen to get the name of that catchy song playing in the background have a new tool to help them out. Google has extended a facility launched with their flagship Pixel 2 smartphones that lets the firm's Assistant find out for you To activate the feature, users first need to trigger the assistant by saying'OK Google' or'Hey Google'.