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Originally Posted by jj2me
What's nice with Google Now on the Moto X is you don't need those two steps--no need to touch the thing.
I've asked it stuff while lying on the bed when it was across the room charging, and get many of my ToDos added whenever I think of them, as long as the phone is within "earshot" and it's not noisy.
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Originally Posted by Blossom
Does it have keyword like Alexa does? LG Volt has Hello Genie but lock screen must be on.
MS is working on making Cortana hands free.
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Yes, I have the Moto X 2nd gen as well. It utilizes and expands on Google Now. Instead of "OK Google", you train it with your own launch phrase such as "Hi Ho Silver" or "OK Shirley" or whatever (3 syllables or more is recommended). Certain things like "Talk to me" to have it announce calls/texts for 30/minutes and "Good night" to put it in silent, night mode are handled directly by the Motorola software while others such as the ones we were discussing earlier are passed off to Google Now to handle. The phone can be locked and asleep and will respond to the launch phrase thanks to a low power always on processor. As jj2me mentioned, I have had my phone charging on the other side of the room and launched stuff with it as I'm on my way to get it. It's especially great while driving to be able to launch navigation or answer calls/texts without having to touch the phone.