{"id":28094,"date":"2020-10-01T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?p=28094"},"modified":"2020-10-01T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:37:12","slug":"a-new-google-assistant-feature-hold-for-me-waits-on-hold-so-you-dont-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/gadgets\/a-new-google-assistant-feature-hold-for-me-waits-on-hold-so-you-dont-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Google Assistant feature, \u2018Hold for Me,\u2019 waits on hold so you don\u2019t have to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the device\u2019s most basic \u2014 if these days, often overlooked \u2014 features: phone calls. In previous years, the company launched Call Screen to vet your incoming calls, Duplex for restaurant reservations, and just this month, a feature called Verified Calls that will tell you who is calling and why.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Google introduced one more handy feature for those who still use their devices as an actual phone with the introduction of \u201cHold for Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the organization&#8217;s hardware occasion this day, at which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/gadgets\/best-4-accessories-you-need-to-customize-your-smartphone-in-2020\/\">Google introduced its own brand new Pixel smartphones<\/a>, it also temporarily showed off the Pixel&#8217;s newest suggestion. A feature known as&#8221;Hold for Me,&#8221; will remain online for you once you&#8217;re put on hold, then alert you if somebody picks up.<\/p>\n<p>Google clarified the technology was constructed on the smarts of its current Phone Screen and Duplex tech &#8212; the latter that can be an A.I.-based technology centered on conversations take place over the telephone.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28098 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19143703\/A-new-Google-Assistant-feature-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19143703\/A-new-Google-Assistant-feature-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19143703\/A-new-Google-Assistant-feature-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.the-next-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19143703\/A-new-Google-Assistant-feature-1-15x16.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the brief demonstration of&#8221;Hold for Me,&#8221; Google revealed the way the Pixel device owner can trigger the new attribute after they have been put on hold.<br \/>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/top-10\/top-10-programming-languages-for-kids-to-learn\/\">Top 10 Programming Languages for Kids to learn<\/a><\/span>\n<p>This is accomplished by tapping on a new button which appears on the phone display over the buttons to muting the phone, turning to speakerphone, along with the other in-call telephone controllers.<\/p>\n<p>Once triggered, you are alarmed with a message which states&#8221;Do not hand upward,&#8221; where you are advised that Google Assistant is listening to this telephone for you, so that you may do additional things.<\/p>\n<p>A button is also available on this display which allows you tap to come back to the phone at any moment, and under that an onscreen message states&#8221;music playing&#8221; to signal whether t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/business\/walmarts-flipkart-rolls-out-voice-assistant-to-make-shopping-easier\/\">he Google Assistant remains hearing the grip music<\/a>. You could even opt to press the red hang up button to finish the phone from this display.<\/p>\n<p>When someone comes online, the device will alert you it is time to come back to the telephone number.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when individuals are waiting on wait for hours to get assistance with COVID-19 related government help, for example unemployment benefits, a&#8221;Hold for Me&#8221; option might be a helpful new feature &#8212; it might be a literal lifesaver for people in the center of a fiscal crisis because of job reduction.<br \/>\n<span class=\"seethis_lik\"><span>Also read:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/review\/ddr4-vs-ddr5\/\">DDR4 vs DDR5: Tech Differences, Latency Details, Benefits & More (A Complete Guide)<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Google says the new feature will come to its new Pixel 5 devices, which will soon be followed by its older-generation Pixel phones via the next \u201cPixel feature drop\u201d roll out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":28097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1033,2752,156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28094"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28100,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28094\/revisions\/28100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/28097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}