Now you can ask Google Now to send messages via WhatsApp, Viber and others

O Google Now usually works much more like a silent assistant, but he is also able to understand what you say. This Tuesday (28) a novelty was announced that improves this capacity. Now users can send messages via WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram and other instant messaging apps using voice commands e dited.

The operation is very simple, just say which application will be used and to which contact you want to send the message, then the Now will ask for the message content and it will be sent. The demo GIF of the Google illustrates the feature well:

This functionality was already available for native apps from Android, such as SMS, emails and in Hangouts. Now, several instant messaging apps including WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, WeChat, Telegram and NextPlus are supported.

The novelty only works in English, but the Google stated which will soon expand the feature to other languages. In Local Guide it is already possible to use this tool in native applications, so it is likely that our language will be supported within a few months.

So, does this new Google Now tool indicate that voice commands are the new trend for mobile?