Compared to competing hotwords like "Hey Siri" and "Alexa," the "Hey Google" wake word is downright clunky. Maybe it's the guttural phonetics of the phrase, or perhaps it's a subliminal objection to ...

A leak suggests Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 series could feature a dedicated 'Hey Gemini' wake word for the AI assistant, potentially replacing or supplementing 'Hey Google.' While 'Hey Gemini' has ...

Google app beta reveals references to a new “Hey <something>” hotword for invoking Google Assistant/Gemini. This suggests Google may offer users a choice between “Hey Google” and potentially “Hey ...

“Hey, Google” isn't the same anymore. Google has decided that it’s going to disconnect the “Hey, Google” prompt from Google Assistant on Android phones and replace it with a connection to Gemini Live, ...

My reservations about Google calling all of its AI features “Gemini” remain, but most users seem to like the branding change. One thing I’ve seen people speculate about is a “Hey Gemini” hotword in ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...