Google Assistant Go

Google LLC

About this app

Lightweight and fast, yet still packed with your favorite features, the Google Assistant is now available on Android (Go edition).

Use your voice to get directions to the nearest coffee shop, make calls hands free during your commute, and unwind by playing your favorite tunes. You personal Google is here to help. Ask your Google Assistant questions and get things done. Use it anytime, anywhere.

With the Google Assistant Go, you can:

• Make quick phone calls on the go (“Call Sameer”)
• Send text messages (“Text Sara I am running late”)
• Play music (“Play some jazz on YouTube”)
• Navigate places (“Get me directions to the nearest coffee shop”)
• Preview your upcoming events (“Tell me about my day”)
• Weather information (“Do I need an umbrella today?”)
• Answers (“How tall is Mount Everest?”)


* You can quickly access the Google Assistant for Android (Go edition) by tapping on the Assistant app icon or long-pressing the home button on your phone running Android (Go edition).

* Certain features available on the Google Assistant for standard Android phones are currently not supported on the Google Assistant for Android (Go edition), such as reminders, controls for smart home devices, Actions on Google, and Device Actions.

* The Google Assistant for Android (Go edition) currently supports English.

Ratings and reviews

Hi! I'm Randy Holzman. The main reason I gave the app only one star in my recent review is because the of lack of support for activating the assistant with "Hey Google" or "Ok Google" which is, in my opinion, a serious safety issue. I can't activate the assistant with voice, so the only way to get the assistant to respond is to touch the microphone icon, which is difficult while driving. I feel this version of the app is really lacking in functionality, should be hands free even with Go.

Very frustrating. I wish there was a way to put regular Google on my "Go Edition" phone, (without going through 10 different headaches) even if it won't run as well! Please let us have the ability to try to use you're beautiful and original old Google Assistant? It would be one thing if it was just the assistant but you also have the go edition Gmail and Calendar that drives me crazy! I just want to use my original stuff even though I'm poor and I can't buy a phone that most others can...

Google Assistant Go is fun to play with when you want to waste a little time. I don't like the fact that you can't upgrade this almost worthless version to the full version of Google Assistant. Unless I buy another phone, I'm stuck with all these 'Go edition' apps because they can't be upgraded. I'd be happy if I could just disable all the 'Go' apps and download the full versions of each. There are features I can't use with my Google Assistant at home because of the limitations of Google Go on my phone (my Assistant is constantly asking me to '...download the full version of 'Google' to use this feature...'). I am disabled so my Google Assistant is a real help at home. I'm sure I'm not the only one that is fed up with the error message telling me the limitations and to update Google on my phone in order to use some features at home. I am a big fan of Google and always have been. I worked for Google and enjoyed every minute so you have my support! I sincerely hope you can fix this? Thank you.

What's new

• General bug fixes and improvements.