Google Assistant

Google LLC

About this app

Google Assistant: Your Hands-Free Helper.

Get instant help with everyday tasks using just your voice. Google Assistant makes it easy to:

- Control your phone: Open apps, adjust settings, turn on the flashlight, and more.
- Stay connected: Make calls, send texts, and manage emails without lifting a finger.
- Get things done: Set reminders, create lists, ask questions, and find directions.
- Manage your smart home: Control lights, thermostats, and other devices from anywhere.*

New! Now you can also opt in to Gemini (formerly Bard) from Google Assistant and have it act as your primary assistant from Google on your phone.

Gemini is an experimental AI assistant that gives you direct access to Google’s best family of AI models unlocking new ways to assist you, while still incorporating many of the actions you love in Google Assistant today.

While some of the actions won’t work right away, we are working to support more coming soon. You will be able to switch back to Google Assistant in app settings.

Gemini opt in is rolling out to select devices and countries - opt in to Gemini from your Google Assistant or by downloading the Gemini app.
Learn more about availability:
https://support.google.com/?p=gemini_app_requirements_android

*Compatible devices required

Ratings and reviews

Extremely inaccurate voice to word transform. It can't be more dangerous when it happens in driving. It took me 3 minutes to send a message of only 20 words. It's approximately 3 times error out of 10 times. I have used it for more than 2 years and it doesn't improve at all. I've used some other similar software and Google assist is definitely the worst among them. It may cost people's lives because of its stupidity. I don't know what are your developers working on.

Used it for hands-free tasks for years, was wonderful. Could click my watch side button and tell Assistant to set a reminder or timer, add something to the grocery list, search, change the song while I'm driving, etc. Great for ADHD. Now, it seems to be dying as they force migrate us to Gemini... which can't do a lot of those things. You're killing a useful assistant and replacing it with a clunky search AI that isn't accessibility-friendly. It makes a big difference to some of us. Please stop.

It only works like 30% of the time. I've set it up to work even when the device is locked and that didn't work. Even set my device to stay unlocked but even with it unlocked the assistant gives me the same message. It doesn't hear me if music is playing. It can't play specific playlists from YouTube Music. It really can't do much, and all it does at this point is frustrate me. Expected a lot more from a Google product.

What’s new

Gemini is coming to Google Assistant users over the coming weeks to select users and countries. When you opt in to Gemini, it will become your primary assistant from Google. Gemini can help you with many of the actions you love in Google Assistant, and we are working to support more coming soon. Opt in to try Gemini, or download the Gemini app to get started.