#Google assistant app for pc android#
Turn Google Assistant on and off in stock Android 11 If your Android phone didn’t ship with Google Assistant, you can download it from the Play Store. If none of these inputs work, verify that Google Assistant is even toggled on. Samsung phones (at least the ones we tested) must be awake at the lock screen. You can also activate Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google.” Pixel phones will listen while the screen remains off. If you don’t say anything, Bixby takes over.
On the Galaxy S21, for instance, Google Assistant will linger for a few seconds, waiting for your query. You can long-press on the Home button on Samsung phones to activate Google Assistant unless it defaults to Bixby instead. On stock Android, you can also long-press on the Home line (2-button navigation) or swipe up diagonally from the bottom left or bottom right corner (gesture-only navigation). On an Android phone, the default way to access Google Assistant is to long-press on the Home button. The weather information is different on Apple and Android devices too even though both platforms pull the information from. Moreover, the iOS app adds a query navigator (the compass icon) that compiles popular queries into groups like What’s Trending and What’s New. It looks similar to the Android app, only the Google Lens component is replaced by a query history tool. On Apple devices, the Google Assistant app was updated in December 2020 to v1.19.12. Moreover, the version embedded into Android 11 doesn’t have the same button layout as the Android or iOS app. For example, the Android app hasn’t been updated in three years, remaining at v1.1879. The problem with Google Assistant is that its interface isn’t consistent.