Google assistant

Tasks and to-do’s • "Set a 15-minute timer for cookies" "Set a 15-minute timer for cookies" • "Remind me to drink water every morning" "Remind me to drink water every morning" • "Add eggs and bread to my shopping list" "Add eggs and bread to my shopping list" • "What’s on my shopping list?" "What’s on my shopping list?" • "Remember my Wi-Fi password is 987654" "Remember my Wi-Fi password is 987654" • "Set an alarm for 7 AM" "Set an alarm for 7 AM" • "Remind me to do laundry when I get home" "Remind me to do laundry when I get home" • "Remember where I parked" "Remember where I parked" Communication • "Call Dad" "Call Dad" • "Call my voicemail" "Call my voicemail" • "Send a text" "Send a text" • "Read my unread texts" "Read my unread texts" • "Email Mom" "Email Mom" • "Read my new emails" "Read my new emails" • "Text Sam ‘On my way’" "Text Sam ‘On my way’" • "Call Grandma on speakerphone" "Call Grandma on speakerphone" Local Information • "What’s the weather right now?" "What’s the weather right now?" • "How’s the traffic to work?" "How’s the traffic to work?" • "Give me directions to the airport" "Give me directions to the airport" • "Find the closest ATM" "Find the closest ATM" • "What time does the post office close?" "What time does the post office close?" • "Call the nearest pharmacy" "Call the nearest pharmacy" • "Will it rain tomorrow?" "Will it rain tomorrow?" • "Find movies playing nearby" "Find movies playing nearby" Quick answers • "How many ounces are in a pound...

• The • All the • Using your voice, you can present Google Assistant with a range of queries (similar to Amazon's Alexa or Apple's Siri). It can control your music, narrate the news, get the weather, make restaurant reservations, look up recipes and more. You can also use Google Assistant to govern your smart-home products, such as the (Image credit: Google) Before Google Assistant can start, well, assisting you, you'll need to activate it and grow familiar with its different capabilities. Here's how to get started. How to set up Google Assistant on phones and tablets If you're not sure what this Google thing is or how to use it, don't worry: It's very easy to set up, and even easier to make your own. How to activate Google Assistant on your iPhone iPhone owners can easily interact with Google Assistant using Siri. Here's how. Best Google Assistant commands There are lots of things you can ask Google Assistant to do; here are some of our favorites. How to set up a smart home toutine with Google Assistant Routines allow you to execute several Google Home actions with one command. Here's how to make one. Using Google Assistant's Ambient Mode Stay on top of your day with an overview that delivers your events, reminders, and notifications in a prioritized fashion. See if you have a compatible device. How to turn off Google Assistant Sometimes Google can be a pain in the neck. Here’s how to turn off Google Assistant if you’ve had enough. Personalizing Google Assistant (Image cr...

A Brief History Google Assistant had very humble beginnings. It debuted in May 2016 as part of Google’s new messaging app, Google Assistant in Allo. Shortly after its initial release, Google Assistant launched as a built-in feature on the original Google Pixel smartphones. A few months later, it started to arrive on other Android smartphones and Wear OS smartwatches. By 2017, Google Assistant had launched as an app for the Google Nest Hub Josh Hendrickson / How-To Geek The virtual assistant was mainly only available on smartphones and smart speakers for the first few years. But in 2018, Google Assistant branched out to devices with displays. Google Assistant can now be found in phones, speakers, cars, smart displays, watches, and home devices, and more. What Can Google Assistant Do? Google Assistant has a long list of features and abilities. At its most basic level, it answers questions. You can ask simple things, like, “What’s the capital of Michigan?” or “How old is Michael Jordan?” When you perform a Google search on your computer or phone, you’ll often see a box at the top of the results—this is where Google Assistant gets its answers. Google Assistant is even more useful when it comes to personal results. If you allow it to access your Google account and other services, it can provide more than just general information. For example, you can ask if you have any events on your calendar, get the local weather forecast, send text messages, and more. Is Google Assistant A...

On Android devices, the Google Assistant is available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish,Tamil, Telugu, Thai,Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese. More languages are coming soon. What you need To use the Google Assistant, you’ll need a device with: • Android 5.0+ with at least 1.0GB of available memory or • Android 6.0+ with at least 1.5GB of available memory • Google app 6.13 or higher • Google Play services • 720p or higher screen resolution • Device's language set to a language listed above Learn how to Check your Google app version • On your device, open the Google app . • On the Home screen, tap Menu Settings About. • Look for the version number at the top. • If your version is below 6.13, go to the Update. Check if you have Google Play services • On your device, go to the • Tap Install. If you find "Uninstall" or "Deactivate," you already have Google Play services. • On your device, touch and hold the Home button or say "Hey Google." If the Google Assistant is off, you'll be asked to turn it on. • Ask a question or say a command. Tip: On devices running Android 8.0 and up, you can also talk to the Google Assistant when your device is locked by saying "Hey Google." Learn how to

Google Assistant helps you get everyday tasks done more easily and is thoughtfully designed to offer help throughout your day while keeping your information private, safe and secure. Set reminders, get quick answers, find directions with Google Maps, and more while on-the-go with the help of your Google Assistant. With the Assistant app, you can: - Send text messages (e.g. "Text Kat “I’m on my way”) - Set reminders (e.g. "Remind me to buy a birthday gift for Sarah") - Play music (e.g. "Play jazz music on YouTube") - Navigate places (e.g. "Navigate to the nearest coffee shop") - Weather information (e.g. "What’s the weather today") - Learn more about your privacy controls (e.g., “Where can I change my privacy settings?”) -Delete your recent Google Assistant activity (e.g., “Delete what I said this week”) The JMFJ , 07/24/2019 I love it so much more than Siri For the user that wants it to tell your daily reminders or your whole week at once you can easily add it in your routines. It’s as easy as saying “good morning” and it tells your events for the day. It will send texts and play music and read you the news and tell you if there’s traffic on your normal commute all with one command “I’m up or Good morning”. You can even tell the app that you are on your way home and it will text whomever you have it set up to and or broadcast to the speakers in your house to let everyone know that you you are indeed leaving work. It is so much easier than tell...

Google Assistant is built to keep your information private, safe andsecure. When you use Google Assistant, you trust us with your data and it's our responsibility to protect and respect it. Privacy is personal. That’s why we build simple privacy controls to help you choose what’s right for you. Explore this page to learn more about how Google Assistant works, your built-in privacy controls, answers to common questions, andmore. Learn more Google Assistant is built to keep your information private, safe and secure.