Online shopping is growing around the world and tech companies are looking for ways to make it safer.
Thus, the Android Police website has discovered and confirmed with Google a new function that is quietly emerging in the ecosystem of the web giant.
We will be able to confirm an online purchase made through the Google Assistant. Whether on our smartphone, tablet or Google Nest voice assistant, a voice confirmation can be added to our account settings.
A function to facilitate online shopping?
Buying online is one thing, but buying with your voice through a voice assistant is not something common yet. Not only is it strange, but we can also question safety. Imagine a child asking Google, “Buy me the new Call of Duty video game”.
Although this type of purchase is not yet very widespread, giants like Google and Amazon in particular are making a lot of effort for people to adopt this type of behavior.
We can see how it can be useful in certain circumstances like this when we lack toilet paper or other household items.
Although it will take time before becoming more democratic, Google wants to demonstrate that everything can be done safely with the addition of voice confirmation.
Using the Voice Match function, which allows the Google Assistant to distinguish who makes a voice request, it will be possible to confirm an online purchase.
So in a situation like that of our child asking Google to buy something, the assistant would ask us for our voice confirmation. To the chagrin of our child, he could not have what he wants so simply!
For now, the function seems to be deployed very quietly for some users, while we can find the function in the payment settings of the Google Assistant.
It remains to be seen whether this function will change the purchasing habits of online consumers…