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    Google Assistant can now read out and reply to your WhatsApp messages

    Now you can ask your Google Assistant to read out your texts from apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Slack, a report by Android Police on Friday.
    Shereesa MoodleyBy Shereesa Moodley
    7 Aug 2019
    7 Aug 2019
    Image credit: Google Assistant.
    Image credit: Google Assistant.

    Previously, the Assistant could only read SMSes, but now you can give it permission to access third-party messaging apps too.

    According to the publication, you simply have to ask Google to read your messages in order for Assistant to access your notifications, a pop up appears on screen as the message is read out.

    Assistant will tell you which app the text is coming from, and who sent it to you. You can then, of course, reply directly by texting or speaking.

    This comes in particularly handy when you’re driving, cooking or working on a particularly messy project (papier mache, maybe?).

    Messages containing media such as photos or audio cannot be read out by Assistant.

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    About Shereesa Moodley

    Shereesa is a passionate writer who often delves into the world of social media, online trends and all things photography. She is also a journalism graduate of Rhodes University and can be found frequenting YouTube and Instagram. She lurks on Twitter too, sometimes.
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