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Android users have been enjoying the hands-free voice search of Google Now but desktop Chrome users only have a simple voice search. The new update to Chrome stable puts desktop users on par with its mobile counterpart.

To activate this, open your Chrome’s settings menu, scroll down then click ‘Show Advanced Settings…’. Scroll to the Privacy section, and check the box next to ‘Enable “Ok Google” to start a voice search’ and you’re done. All updated users of Chrome desktop on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromes OS should see this option.

The catch here is that you must be on a Google startpage or a new tab. It’s still a working progress, we might see improvements and more options soon. It is currently available on English language only. Upcoming updates should bring additional language packs.

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Google Now, Google’s personal card-style assistant, is pushing its way into your desktops.

As of now, Google Now for desktop is accessible within Chrome Canary. That is a beta version of Chrome aimed for developers and to those who want to be early adopters of new features. It could be unstable but it is updated daily. It can run alongside with a stable version of Google Chrome.

If you want to try, you may download Chrome Canary for your Windows and Mac PCs. And then:
- Go to chrome://flags/#enable-google-now
- Switch from “Default” to “Enabled”
- Click “Relaunch Now” at the bottom of the page to restart the browser.

Google Now cards are displayed by the Chrome’s notification interface in the Windows system tray or the Mac menu bar with a bell icon. Make sure to sign in to your Chrome browser in order to use Google Now. Available cards include weather, sports scores, traffic details, and event reminders. If you use Google Now on a mobile device, these cards might be based on your mobile’s location. If you use multiple devices with Google Now, each device’s location must be managed independently.

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