Google Assistant

Google LLC

About this app

Google Assistant is an easy way to use your phone and apps, hands-free
Save time and get more done with a little help from Google. Set reminders and alarms, manage your schedule, look up answers, navigate and control smart home devices*, and much more hands-free.

*Compatible devices required

An easy way to use your phone and apps
Quickly open your favourite app, navigate your phone and manage your phone settings easily – turn on Do Not Disturb, adjust your Bluetooth and aeroplane mode settings, and turn the torch on, all using just your voice.

"Open YouTube"
"Show me my photos of London"
"Turn on the torch"

Stay productive while on the go
Get things done using just your voice while on the go – set reminders and alarms, manage your schedule and tasks. Look up answers and get help with directions and local information.

"Remind me to buy milk at 7.00 p.m."
"Set an alarm for 7.00 a.m."
"Set a timer for 5 minutes"
"Add eggs to my shopping list"
"What’s my first meeting tomorrow?"
"Petrol stations near me"
"Navigate home"

Helps you stay one step ahead
Get proactive information and contextual reminders to help with just what you need, right when you need it. And for the things that you do regularly, you can create automatic routines to streamline your day even more.

"Good morning"
"Good night"
"Let’s go home"

Control your smart home even when away from home
Your phone is the remote control to your smart home. Adjust the temperature and lighting, and control your smart appliances, even when you’re not at home.*

"Broadcast it's dinner time"

*Compatible devices required

Ratings and reviews

I use this app constantly. One of the things that I cannot stand is the fact that there seems to be no way to shut off the screen prompt for quick phrases without disabling the quick phrase. I love using "stop" and "snooze" for alarms and timers, I often use "answer" and "decline" for incoming phone calls. I don't love that the prompt completely covers up the caller's name. It should be possible to disable the onscreen prompt. Also, the email listed in the app store is disabled.

it would be nice if the assistant could do more things like automations or logically be able to carry on a conversation but hey you can't have everything! for the most part the functions work pretty good. I just wrote a negative review a second ago because the hey Google, / ok Google thing was not working and I had troubleshooted in every way possible. nothing worked but then as soon as I closed out the review, lo and behold at the bottom of my screen was the access permission to Grant using it.

Voice recognition is very inconsistent. It's either too sensitive and opens no matter what you say or do, or you're shouting at it with no response. I've retrained it twice and had wildly different results (see above). Would prefer if I could control the sensitivity somehow. Also, it records everything I say to it, but Assistant still gets my notes and reminders wrong. It never opens my morning routine no matter how many times I attempt to trigger it. In short, not great for hands free.

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.