Halloween is just around the corner, and while many of us don’t celebrate the festivities like we usually do, Google is trying to do its part to make the most of the situation with features that will help you live a socially distant Halloween Like every year, the company has hidden a plethora of spooky surprises in its search engine and other products
If you own a Pixel phone, you may have already noticed the return of the Doodle Magic Cat Academy 2016 in your launcher’s search bar This year, Google asks Momo the cat to fight spooky ghosts and monsters in an underwater world.You can join Momo here or on the Google home page for the next 48 hours
In Google search, you’ll find a collection of spooky new AR Halloween characters, including a dancing skeleton, Jack-o’lanterns, a hot dog, a pirate dog, and a magical cat Check out our coverage to see them in action
The Google Assistant also has a few tricks up its sleeve There’s a research-themed Halloween song (as we’ve already covered) about a werewolf, ghost, and vampire getting ready to haunt during the scary season You can also ask the assistant to tell you a riddle on the appropriate theme The first is available in Arabic, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish, English worldwide and Portuguese in Brazil, while the second is only available in English in the United States On smart home devices, the Assistant is able to haunt your house, and if you still don’t know what to dress, you can ask it for help.The voice commands to try are:
Like last year, the Nest Hello doorbell is gearing up for a ‘scary sounds’ theme – you can listen to a selection of those seasonal ringtones here This time around there are two new sounds to enjoy: Werewolf and Black Cat Ringtones are available worldwide until November 1st, so use them while you can
And if you’re looking for the best selection of haunted games for the occasion, we’ve got you covered: here are 30 of the scariest Android games we’ve found for plenty of spooky actions for a socially distant Halloween
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