Google's latest Android update rolls out the "Hey Google, pay for my parking" feature, allowing its users to use its merely voice commands to settle their car parking fees.
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Google's Android Update: Pay Parking Via Voice Commands
As per a news story by TechCrunch, Google has rolled out tons of additional features to its latest Android software update, including a new Google Assistant feature that makes the life of car users more convenient.
The new feature of Google Assistant was made possible through the partnership of the search engine tech giant with the parking app known as ParkMobile.
Essentially, the new pay parking feature that only requires its users to utilize the voice commands features of Google Assistant on Android is making the lives of those behind the wheel easier.
They would no longer have to go out of their vehicles and spend some precious moments to pay for any parking fees.
It is interesting to point out that Google and ParkMobile have initially introduced a feature on Google Maps that allows users to pay for their street parking.
However, this time around, the feature expands to the voice commands functionalities of Google Android devices.
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Google Assistant Voice Pay Parking: How it Works
TechCrunch highlighted in the same report that the new parking feature of Google flaunts a straightforward process, to begin with.
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Like any other commands on Google Assistant, the tech giant has assigned a pretty plain sailing keyword and process to trigger the parking payment.
First and foremost, the user will have to park their vehicle in the parking spot that they want to.
After the car has been parked, all the Android user behind the wheel has to do is to blurt out the words: "Hey Google, pay for parking."
Then, Google Assistant should start the process of paying your parking fee on your phone using Google Pay to complete the transaction.
On top of that, according to 9to5Google, the search engine tech giant also said that the new Google Assistant feature lets its users check out their parking status, as well as extend their parking stay.
To check the status of their parking, users only have to say the keyword: "Hey Google, parking status."
Upon doing so, your Android phone should tell you how much time is left. From there, you could extend it as well if ever it is nearing its end.
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Written by Teejay Boris
