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      HOUND Voice Search & Assistant

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      Hound is the best way to search using your voice.

      Just speak naturally to search and get lightning-fast responses. Looking for something more specific? Hound can use follow-up questions and commands to filter, sort, or add more information to the original request.

      Experience the app hands-free by saying, "OK Hound…”

      The fastest and easiest way to get the information, entertainment, and communication services you want, Hound is built for your busy life, allowing you to get what you need and move on.

      Features include:

      Music
      • Enjoy full song and video playback or listen to a SoundHound curated playlist:
      - “OK Hound… play the top songs around world.”
      - “OK Hound...what’s that song?”

      Alarm and Timer
      • Set multiple alarms and timers at once
      - "Set an alarm for 6am and 7am every weekday"
      - "Set a timer to take out the chicken in 40 minutes"

      News
      • Get hourly news from NPR:
      - “OK Hound… show me the latest news headlines.”
      - “OK Hound… play me the latest news from NPR.”

      Communication
      • Make phone calls and send text messages - hands-free:
      - “OK Hound… text Mike ‘I’ll be there in five minutes’.”

      Weather & Temperature
      • Get quick weather information for today or future forecasts:
      - “OK Hound… what’s the weather going to be like tomorrow at 6pm?
      - “How about in Hawaii during August?”

      Local Search & Restaurants
      • Ask for restaurants, fast food stops, coffee shops, stores, and be as specific as you’d like, even excluding places you don’t want:
      - “Show Restaurants within 10 miles except for Chinese”

      Navigation (GPS) + Directions
      • Ask for a destination and navigate there seamlessly:
      - “Show me directions to the nearest Starbucks”

      Movie showtimes
      • Find movie and theatre schedules:
      - "OK Hound… what movies are playing near me around 7pm?"
      - "What are the top action movies in theaters right now?"
      - "What movies are playing in IMAX?"

      Uber booking
      • Get fare estimates, journey time, speak your destination and book, all hands-free:
      - "OK Hound… how much is an Uber to the airport?"
      - "Get an Uber to the nearest movie theater"

      Hotel Search + Expedia booking
      • Be specific in finding the perfect hotel for your trip:
      - “Show hotels in Seattle that are pet-friendly, have a gym, and cost less than $275”

      Calculator
      • Easily make quick calculations through voice commands”
      - “What is the square root of 16 minus the square root of 9?”
      - "Split a $96 bill two ways with a 15% tip"
      - "What's the monthly mortgage payment for a $500,000 house with a 30 year mortgage at 4.2% and down payment of $100,000?

      Web search
      • Speak what you’re looking for instead of typing:
      - “OK Hound...where’s my polling place?”

      Wikipedia
      • Search for general knowledge by asking for it:
      - “OK Hound...show me list of holidays by country.”

      And more: video search, news search, photo & image search, stock prices, flight status, date and time, unit conversion, word and phrase translation, wikipedia, play interactive games… and more coming soon!

      Current partners include: Accuweather, Bing Search, Expedia, Uber, Yelp & more

      Press & Accolades
      “Hound takes voice search to the next level.” - Wall Street Journal
      “SoundHound Inc. just developed a crazy-powerful personal assistant.” - WIRED
      “SoundHound Inc.’s new voice search app makes [others] look slow.” - The Verge


      End User Agreement: http://www.soundhound.com/hound-end-user-agreement
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      4.1
      7,298 total
      5 4,212
      4 1,304
      3 714
      2 382
      1 686
      Cash Simpson
      Intuitive but limited. Here's my main problem with it. You need to have better options to connect with than Uber. At least add Lyft. Uber is on its way down. Also for music, add Spotify or Pandora or both. Anyways, cool app but connections make out extremely limited and not for me.
      Krista Errickson
      Thanks, but needs work to compete w google assistant. The voice isn't unpleasant, but it feels as if its barking at me in its drone voice. I also don't like having to push the mic after every question. But that's been an ongoing, frustrating issue with google for years. A choice in voices would be nice. A little too dry. Had no problem playing music, but wouldn't turn it off.
      Jennifer Davis
      Impressively underwhelming. I asked for a particular type of restaurant and received only one search result which was closed. I've been specified that I wanted an open restaurant which seems a little stupid to have to specify that, but I still only got one search results. So then I asked the exact same thing as Google and Got7 search results the first six were open and the closed result that Hound had been searching was at the bottom of the list where it belongs.
      Infinite HD
      this app is awsome. Sense i had a android i didn't have siri like the rest of my family but i was just typically looking for apps on my play store but then found this app i was like"what's this" so I decided to watch the video about how helpfull it is and guess what This app was helpfull☺ it gave all the info i needed about how helpfull games are for you
      paul putnam
      I think some of the reviews are ridiculous. I think the speed of the voice could be slowed down a bit, but for searches, such as restaurants, it SHOULD show the restaurants in that area. How is it going to know if they ate open or not? This is way faster and no nonsense than any other I have tried. I haven't been using it for very long. I will upgrade my rating when I use it more. Thank you!
      Great app better than Siri I think similar to Cortana a little bit but still great app give me great information and details about something and also read out every specific thing you want out loud

      User reviews

      Cash Simpson March 22, 2017
      Intuitive but limited. Here's my main problem with it. You need to have better options to connect with than Uber. At least add Lyft. Uber is on its way down. Also for music, add Spotify or Pandora or both. Anyways, cool app but connections make out extremely limited and not for me.
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      Krista Errickson April 25, 2017
      Thanks, but needs work to compete w google assistant. The voice isn't unpleasant, but it feels as if its barking at me in its drone voice. I also don't like having to push the mic after every question. But that's been an ongoing, frustrating issue with google for years. A choice in voices would be nice. A little too dry. Had no problem playing music, but wouldn't turn it off.
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      Jennifer Davis April 7, 2017
      Impressively underwhelming. I asked for a particular type of restaurant and received only one search result which was closed. I've been specified that I wanted an open restaurant which seems a little stupid to have to specify that, but I still only got one search results. So then I asked the exact same thing as Google and Got7 search results the first six were open and the closed result that Hound had been searching was at the bottom of the list where it belongs.
      Full Review
      Infinite HD March 23, 2017
      this app is awsome. Sense i had a android i didn't have siri like the rest of my family but i was just typically looking for apps on my play store but then found this app i was like"what's this" so I decided to watch the video about how helpfull it is and guess what This app was helpfull☺ it gave all the info i needed about how helpfull games are for you
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      paul putnam May 9, 2017
      I think some of the reviews are ridiculous. I think the speed of the voice could be slowed down a bit, but for searches, such as restaurants, it SHOULD show the restaurants in that area. How is it going to know if they ate open or not? This is way faster and no nonsense than any other I have tried. I haven't been using it for very long. I will upgrade my rating when I use it more. Thank you!
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      April 16, 2017
      Great app better than Siri I think similar to Cortana a little bit but still great app give me great information and details about something and also read out every specific thing you want out loud
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      Debbie Ellison June 1, 2017
      THE WORST VOICE SEARCH EVER!! I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE..EVERY TIME I TRIED TO ASK IT TO PLAY A SONG IT JUST KEPT TAKING ME BACK TO MY HOME PAGE..99% OF THE TIME IT KEPT STATING TO ME THAT IT DON'T UNDERSTAND. THEN IT THROWS ME BACK AGAIN TO MY HOME PAGE..IT'S SO FRUSTRATING I ALMOST THREW MY PHONE!! IT'S NOT WORTH THE DOWNLOAD!!
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      Sheryl Bekstrom May 12, 2017
      Doesn't understand what your saying. Once you ask it to play music, that's it. It won't do anything else and you can't turn the music off.
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      Joshua Kelch April 19, 2017
      Just give it a try it is worth the download and memory. Better than google now!! And understanding of what your trying to say to it....also very fast in response!! Still some room for improvement but its still pretty solid app.
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      SoundHound Inc. August 25, 2016
      Thanks for your feedback! We're glad you're enjoying Hound. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team if you have any questions.
      Ben Grego March 27, 2017
      I requested some soundtrack music which it played for me but it wouldn't stop playing even after I hit the mic or changed screens !!still played after I went back to my main screen so I guess I 'll uninstall!!
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      jorge padilla May 25, 2017
      You guys should make it so that you hound is able to have a lot more access to my device so it can be a more streamline experience. I'd I listen to music throughout most of my day and it'd be a good integration if you'd make it so that whenever i request for a song. It opens my music library app and automatically plays the song I recommend. Rather than using YouTube as the point of reference.
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      titanic top titan April 16, 2017
      It's cool it tells you 5th weather and you don't have to get up and watch tv just go on your phone love it best thing EVER
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      Ocean Wave May 28, 2017
      Hound was a really fun app. For me I don't have Siri so getting hound made my life a whole lot easier. I could go hands free got to play games etc. You get it. I would so totally recommend hound to anyone.
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      John Van March 18, 2017
      I like the way it sends text messages I would also like to see it receive text messages to stay with that person until I'm complete. It seems very accommodating and I like it so far. Keep up the good work
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      Randy Smith May 23, 2017
      It's OK still had a little bugs but it's OK it might change of they fix the bugs in time but I might go the other way I might use siri
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      Greg Shoe March 26, 2017
      It ain't perfect yet but it's a lot smarter than Google Now and Siri. Dictionary needs more words.
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      Douglas Setchell March 21, 2017
      I have tried several different assistants some free,some at cost.Hound is the best ,by far to date. I just hope they don't screw it up while trying to improve it as so many have. I am running it on my LG tablet,
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      iiebiker the Lord April 22, 2017
      This app literally blew my mind! Everything about it is great! No complaints, excluding the fact it closes the app when trying to play a song from Youtube.
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      Jerry Noel April 30, 2017
      Very good, keep working on it and make it even better. This could be the "must have" for many people, especially android users, because S voice isn't all that as Siri is for the iPhone r.
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      Shane Hellriegel March 19, 2017
      I love it, but the voice is so overly processed and unnatural that I'm put off from using the app instead of Cortana or Google Assistant
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      Penny Simpson May 6, 2017
      So far, it works well and understands what I'm saying. Couldn't the powers that be think of a nice name instead of Hound?
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      temi ogunbanjo May 3, 2017
      It is the best so far. Its voice recognition is very good, its very fast and I just have to give it 5 stars.Good work guys. I just hope it would b able to learn though...
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      May 2, 2017
      Excellent app. Puts Cortana to shame and goes toe to toe with Google App!!
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      Caylin Snow April 14, 2017
      Sometimes hound doesn't get my request right but it's really good
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      Jason Goode April 19, 2017
      Keep getting error message, cannot connect. Tried cell tower and WiFi.
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      Augusto Cangahuala April 9, 2017
      When I thought Alexa was ahead of everything else in the market, then I found Hound and I have to say, sorry Alexa, but you are no longer number 1.
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      Yves Nicolas April 23, 2017
      It's so great because everything that I said she says something back like I f I say you are the best friend ever she will respond back like a real person that you are talking to the phone and it tell you everything and also play tic-tac-to with you or hang a man and rock, paper, scissors.👭👭😸😸😹😼😺😋😘😝😘😋😋😍😛😜😂😇💚💓💛💘💝💝💟💗💞💘💞👍👍👌👌✊✊ and to use it I don't need connection I use it anytime.👼🙌🙌🙋🙋🙋
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      Ram Iygr. March 22, 2017
      The algorithms are simply brilliant. Google if you are listening, buy these guys NOW!
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      Pleb May 1, 2017
      4 stars becayze I cant get it to open by my voice. OK HOUND DOES NOT WORK. Ok google does though. Note 5 most curent software.
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      Brant Miller April 7, 2017
      Wow. It understands follow up questions, rather than starting from scratch each search. Refreshing!
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      jim Hendon April 6, 2017
      This app will not listen to what I am saying...it is useless
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      Josean Ortiz May 31, 2017
      Horrible voice recognition softwate. Google one has no problem, this app suvks.
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      Renee Daughtry May 15, 2017
      HATE IT. I hate it because it keeps asking me questions
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      David Teal April 23, 2017
      I love everything it's about but I can't get get any features to work like talk back or send messages anything
      Full Review
      Miles Crissey May 19, 2017
      App is ok, but voice sounds very cheesy and robotic. Not like the Siri like voice in the video add. Gonna uninstall and keep looking.
      Full Review
      JIFFY TUBE May 2, 2017
      Sometimes i need discribe somthing but stupid google maps only knows what place you search and you cant discribe what you wan
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      Jeremy Hayes May 23, 2017
      Works perfectly and does exactly what I ask and need it to. Couldn't be any happier with hound and actually like it better than google
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      Brenton The Gamer April 17, 2017
      Boring Not Like Siri It Can Do Funny Things But Not This 😤
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      Andreonna Thomas April 13, 2017
      When I talk to it in my Bluetooth its too loud
      Full Review
      Jamon Parker April 5, 2017
      You can give as many details as you need and it will search it at it's best ability
      Full Review
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      What's New

      What’s New in 1.7.2
      Bug fixes and improvements

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      Updated
      March 17, 2017
      Size
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