Google has stripped its Chrome browser of the hands-free "OK Google" voice command.<br />As noted by VentureBeat , Google got rid of the feature on the desktop because not many people were using it.<br />The "OK Google" voice command arrived in November 2013 via a Chrome extension.<br />When installed, it allowed those on the desktop to speak their commands to their laptop's browser using the "OK Google" hotword.<br />In the past two years, voice-activated mobile assistants, from Siri to Google Now to Cortana, have become more powerful and useful.<br />The removal of "OK Google" comes with the launch of Chrome 46, which also says farewell to the Chrome notification center.
