Say Hello to Celebrity Voices for Google Assistant: A Guide

Google Assistant just got a whole lot more interesting! Celebrity voices for Google Assistant are now available, allowing you to interact with your virtual assistant in a more personalized way.

These new voices are the result of collaborations between Google and various celebrities, including Issa Rae, David Attenborough, and Anthony Hopkins. You can choose from a range of options to suit your personality and style.

To access these new voices, simply go to the Google Assistant settings on your device and select the "Assistant voice" option. From there, you can browse through the available options and pick the one that you like best.

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You can get a new celebrity voice for Google Assistant by following a few simple steps. The first celebrity voice to be released was John Legend's, which went live on April 3, 2019.

To activate John Legend's voice, you can say "Hey Google, talk like a Legend" or go to Settings and switch to his voice. This will give you access to his voice, which can sing "Happy Birthday" to you, give you information about the weather, and answer some questions you ask.

You can also access John Legend's voice through the Google Assistant app, by opening the app, tapping the three dots, and then tapping Settings. From there, you can select John Legend's voice as your preferred voice.

John Legend's voice will be available on all devices that have Google Assistant, including smartphones, Google Home, and devices that run iOS. However, it's worth noting that the feature is only available in the United States as of now, and John Legend's voice only talks in English.

To try out John Legend's voice, you can also follow these steps:

Note that you can turn off the cameo voice from settings in the Google Assistant app if you want to switch back to the regular voice.

You can now ask your Google Assistant to talk like John Legend, a Grammy-winning artist. Google has launched its first celebrity voice cameo with Legend's voice available on all devices with Google Assistant.

The Legend voice setting will also have him answer questions like "What are jazz hands?" and "Do you know Chrissy Teigen?" Legend has even recorded a tongue-in-cheek reference to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. You can access Legend's voice by saying "Hey Google, talk like a Legend" or by switching to his voice in the Settings.

Google Assistant's new feature is powered by WaveNet, a state-of-the-art speech synthesis model that creates more realistic voices. With WaveNet, Google was able to shorten studio time and capture the richness of Legend's voice.

The cameo feature is available for a limited time, so make the most of it while it lasts. You can access Legend's voice on your smartphone, Google Home, or devices that run iOS. Legend's voice will sing "Happy Birthday" to you, give you information about the weather, and answer some questions you ask of it.

Google Assistant has launched its first celebrity voice cameo, featuring Grammy-winning artist John Legend. He's available to sing 'Happy Birthday' to you, give you information about the weather, and answer some questions.

To access John Legend's voice, you can say "Hey Google, talk like a Legend" or go to Settings and switch to his voice. This feature is only available in the United States as of now and Legend's voice only talks in English.

John Legend's voice is powered by WaveNet, Google's speech synthesis model, which uses DeepMind artificial intelligence to create voices that sound more realistic. According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, WaveNet allowed them to shorten the studio time and capture the richness of Legend's voice.

You can also access John Legend's voice on all devices that have Google Assistant, including smartphones, Google Home, and devices that run iOS. However, like all good things, John Legend's voice will only be available for a limited time, so make the most of it while it lasts.

Issa Rae is the next celebrity voice coming to Google Assistant, available for a limited time. To switch to her voice, you can say "Hey Google, talk like Issa" or switch the settings within the mobile app.

Here are some sample commands that will trigger a unique response from Issa Rae:

Issa Rae's voice is available on iOS and Android devices, as well as on Google Home speakers and various smart displays.