Google experiments with allowing Assistant to operate without the 'Hey Google' prompt

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Google is testing out a feature on the Android app that might let you bypass saying "Hey Google" to activate Assistant. Android Police spotted a new "Guacamole" menu in the Assistant settings, enabling you to skip the usual hotword for "help with quick tasks" like answering calls and stopping alarms. AP pointed out that the Google Nest Hub has a similar feature for alarms since 2019. 

When it goes live, you'll supposedly get to opt-in by reading terms and conditions before activating it. We say supposedly because the feature isn't live yet. We expect to hear more about it at Google's I/O conference next month. 

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YouTube on mobile gets more video quality settings

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YouTube has rolled out a new update for its Android and iOS apps that show additional video quality options. You can select the "higher picture quality" to get sharper videos, which, of course, will eat up more data. But the app also receives a "data saver" option that can stretch out your data allowance at the expense of lower resolution videos. These new options are a server-side update from the company, so you might not need to install the latest version of the app. But that's still advisable to do to get the best performance out of the app.

Source: Engadget

Canadian startup Couply wins Collision 2021's PITCH competition

The winner of Collision Conference's pitching competition is a homegrown startup and one that seems to reflect our times. Couply is the PITCH winner for 2021, beating out US enterprise software company SalesBeat and Colombian e-commerce startup Dondo. 

Couply is a free app designed to help couples improve their relationships with the help of tech. The app helps out with gift and date ideas, thoughtful moments, reminders of important occasions, and even proposals. The app builds personality profiles using quizzes and holds quarterly structured relationship check-ins.

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