So, that is it we have shown the steps to Install Google Assistant on Android Without Rooting. Make sure Google app is v6.6.14.21 Make sure that build.prop doesn't have the two lines from OP. Similarly, you have a lot of cool stuff like weather, reminders, news and more. Steps to make google assistant work on any screen Decided to make a mini guide again for people too lazy to scroll earlier posts. If you haven’t given the access just say Play the music it will display settings to give access. Other stuff like say Play the music and specify the name of the song it will play but make sure you give access to the music library. You can do many things like ask assistant What can you do it will display lists and respond to your voice.
And follow the steps according to the instructions it may ask for Teach the Assistant to recognize your voice where you will have said the command multiple times.įinally, all the set-up process is completed and now you have full fledge Google Assistant you just need to hold home button till Google Assistant appears. Step 9: Now you will be headed towards Google Assistant settings where you need to click on Settings. Step 8: Once all the above process is complete then open the Google app where you need to go to the Settings. This in itself is a testament to both how powerful and advanced digital assistants have become as well as how much Google actually knows about me.Step 7: Do same for Google Play Services that is Settings -> Apps -> Google Play Services -> Manage Space and finally tap on Clear All data. Suddenly your phone is an alien that no longer knows you. It’s like coming home to find your mate has been replaced with a stranger. If you do use it, the worst thing you can do is reset your phone. The actual assistant is chrome based for sure but it does open web pages in my default browser, Firefox. Sure it has it’s privacy concerns but I am fully aware of what I’m sharing with Google and I feel it’s worth it to have a digital assistant that can actually assist me.īeing google it tries to send you to youtube every chance it gets but it does also learn your preferences and mine has learned I prefer text to videos and does so less often. With this new phone, that just updated to Android P, it can now understand what I’m saying and it’s very useful. It rarely understood what I said which made it frustrating and useless to me. My last phone had it and I never used it for one simple reason. My 5 year old often says “Can you ask “Hey Google” how (insert subject) is made?”
#2 I use it at home all the time to set timers, appoinments, and answer alot of questions I used to open a web browser for. “Hey google, where is the nearest gas/charging station?” Navigation, texts, phone, music, web search. #1 Voice command lets you use the phone in the car without taking your eyes off the road or hands off the wheel. It can help you set reminders and alarms, manage your schedule, look up answers, navigate and control smart home devices while away from home, and much more. Get Google Assistant for hands-free help. I started using it when I got a MotoG6 because it can actually understand me now. Google Assistant is an easy way to use your phone and apps, hands-free.
Probably as a consequence of my disabling the main Google app and most other Google services, when I go into my phone’s settings, under “Google” the “Search, Assistant & Voice” entry does not even exist. The few times when I really have to use Google search instead of my default Startpage search, I simply use a Google bookmark in my browser (which of course still will send my search data to Google, but at least will auto-delete Google’s cookies immediately afterwards). And from a privacy point of view, I feel it’s better to not have running Google in the background all the time. While Google still hasnt provided the actual launcher in the Play Store, some simple sideloading of the GoogleHome.apk we found in the Nexus 5s factory image, along with the updated Google. Really, if you don’t need (or, like me, don’t even want) a permanent search box on your home screen, then you can live very well without it.
I also disabled the main Google app on my phone. How to enable Google Assistant on Android phone Enable 'Ok Google' Voice Assistant. Where I need some functionality of these apps, I use alternatives. I also try to reduce (at least somewhat) the inevitable iron grip of Google in Android: so on my phone (running the OnePlus version of Android 9) I disabled nearly all Google apps, such as Drive, Duo, Gboard, Play Movies, Play Music, Maps, Photos. No I don’t use voice search or assistants on any of my devices, and I cannot imagine a real-world scenario where I would ever want or need them.