What is a Wake word?

A "Wake word" is a specific word or phrase designed to activate a voice assistant or a voice-activated device. When the device hears this word, it "wakes up" and starts listening and processing further voice commands. For example, saying "Hey Siri" or "Alexa" alerts the respective voice assistants, prompting them to listen for further instructions.

The wake word helps conserve power and processing resources since the device only starts more intensive speech recognition tasks after detecting the trigger. Wake word detection is typically lightweight and operates continuously in the background.

Big brands prefer to use their brand name as a wake word. Here are some examples of different types of wake words:

• Automobile Wake words: Hey Mercedes, Hey BMW, Hey Porsche, Hey Volvo, Hey Audi, Hi Genesis, Hey Mini, Hey Toyota, Ok Ford, Hey Hyundai, Ok Honda, Hello Kia, Hey Dodge, etc

• Voice Assistant Wake Words: Hey Siri, Ok Google, Alexa, Hey Cortana, Hi Bixby, Hey Celia, Hey Google, etc

• Home Appliances Wake Words: Hi LG, Ok LG, Hello Lloyd, etc