On: Amazon Echo Dot

[saym]

The use of Google Now from my bluetooth'd helmet has really improved my motorcycling experience.

Real easy to say: "Okay Google... navigate to California Academy of Sciences."

What's missing for me is spotify/app specific integration.

[dragonwriter → saym]

> What's missing for me is spotify/app specific integration.

For that to really happen in a robust way, I think Google needs to open up Custom Voice Actions.

[0] https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/custom-actions

[nl → dragonwriter]

"Ok Google.... Play <artist> on Spotify" works for me.

I agree discovery of these magic phrases needs work.

[dragonwriter → nl]

Yeah, there's some that can be done through system actions (which I think that is) and it sounds like custom actions have been implemented by selected partners, I just mean they need to open up custom actions to enable more general app-specific integration.

[mehta → saym]

I thought this already worked.

Okay Google... Play music will start Music app Okay Google... Start Radio will start NPR app

[saym → mehta]

I can say "Open Spotify" and it will open the app. Then I have a button on the helmet that sends the Play command. But I can't do anything robust like playing a specific artist.

Perhaps if I used Google Music the integration would be built out.

[nl → saym]

On my phone "Play <artist>" uses Google Music. "Play <artist> on Spotify" makes it use Spotify.

[khaosrage96 → saym]

On my Nexus 6p saying "OK Google play 'artist'" will open Spotify and start playing the top songs of that artist. This does not work to play specific playlists though.