Android KitKat will include feature "always listening" - Tecmundo

feature is already present in Moto X (Image Source : Playback / Tecnoblog)

feature voice command “always listening” must be present in Android 4.4, according to a leaked build of the next version of the operating system. The service was first introduced in Moto X and can be activated without pressing any button on the device, even with the smartphone locked.

reference found within the Android indicates an ability triggered directly from the home screen for that function. Suffice it to you say “Ok, Now Google” to research, links, notes, and other features. In current versions of Android, you need to open Google Now, use the widget or application buttons speaker to activate voice commands.

Core dedicated

Moto X, the feature is activated by a single bit processor architecture called “Motorola X8 Compute System”. Inside, there is a single core CPU dedicated specifically to the “low power listening”. It is thanks to this feature that the command voice activation does not consume battery at a rate far.

According to Android Police, the voice activation feature Google Now can exist as an APK that would appear to the user in the form of a widget. This APK will only work with devices running Android 4.4 (or higher).

New processor from Qualcomm has integrated resort (Source of image: Playback / Slashgear)

integrated Snapdragon

In a previous leak of an Italian build the Nexus 5 running Android 4.4 KitKat, it was possible to activate the features “OK, Google” and “OK, Now Google” directly on the homescreen. This will have major implications for the processor.

But earlier this year, revealed that the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 will feature voice activation to its integrated chipset. And it is almost certain that it will be equipped in the new smartphone from Google, reducing battery consumption.