Imaging training your handset just like you would a pooch – and it will only respond to your requests when you start off with the magic abracadabra phrase of “OK, Google Now.” Pretty cool, except that you aren’t controlling a mammoth starship, but rather, a smartphone. Having said that, the Touchless Control app can now be downloaded from the Google Play Store, although you will still need one of the following handsets from Motorola – Moto X, Droid Ultra, Droid Mini, and Droid Maxx, to run this Touchless Control app.
For those of you who do not own any of the Motorola handsets listed above, fret not, there is always an alternative hanging around, even if it is not the best – you could give a third-party app like Open Mic+ a go that ensures the microphone on your device remains active at all times, at your beck and call while you kick off Google Now with a key phrase.