"searchengineland" : How to get Google Assistant on your Android phone

However, the company announced that smartphones running android 6 or Android 7 would get Google Assistant, with the release of Google Assistant beginning last Thursday. My Google Pixel phone is on Android 7.1.1, but I know someone with a Nexus 5X on that same version of Android 7.1.1 without Google Assistant. You need Android 6.1.3 – maybeLast week, Google specifically told Search Engine Land that phones need to be updated to Android 6.1.3 to get Google Assistant. If Google decides your phone can handle Google Assistant, you'll get that as part of an Android OS update. Basically, if you get your apps on your phone using the Google Play app store, you've got Google Play Services.


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Master the many ways to search with Google on your Android phone

The Omnibox in Google Chrome, voice searches and contextual tools from the Google Assistant, the Google app, and an always-present search button in Gboard. About that Google barThere's an ever-present Google search tool at the top of your phone. Gboard' search came first to the iphone, presumably as a way to get Google search more readily available on iOS. From the Google app and Google Home you get a pretty exhaustive rundown of sample questions you can ask. OK, GoogleVoice and artificial intelligence have been the most noteworthy innovations in how Google search works on android .

How to get started with the Google Assistant on your Android phone

Assistant for (nearly) allThe Google Assistant comes to your phone through an update to Google Play Services. The Google Assistant is smarter and more capable than the standard Google app. Google You don't need a Pixel anymore to summon the Google Assistant. Take controlThere are two different doors that lead to the same room when it comes to customizing the Google Assistant. Useful and fun tipsThere are some moments where the Google Assistant really shines, and shows you the power of artificial intelligence.