Google Assistant shortcut test removes hotword for certain tasks

Saying ‘Hey Google’ for every small thing can get annoying, but the hotword serves an important purpose: it lets the voice assistant know when you’re addressing it. For this reason, completely eliminating the hotword isn’t practical, but shortcuts may prove useful in certain limited cases. That’s the idea behind a feature in testing codenamed ‘Guacamole,’ but it’s still in testing. …