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Start the Google Assistant using the home button
1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
Start the Google Assistant via "Ok Google"
Call up the Google Assistant in Google Search
quick start Guide

We'll show you how to activate the Google Assistant on your Android smartphone..

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With the Google Assistant, Google provides a voice-based smartphone tool that executes various commands for you on your Android device. And that - thanks to the voice control - even without having one hand free. In this post we explain how you can start the Google Assistant.

Start the Google Assistant using the home button

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick start guide .

1st step:

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Hold the home button on your smartphone while pressed until the Google Assistant appears.

2nd step:

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Then tap Activate .

3rd step:

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You can now proceed by voice input or through the search queries made available .

Start the Google Assistant via "Ok Google"

In a separate article, we explain to you which settings you have to make in order to activate the voice call for the Google Assistant. Once you have completed the configuration, you can now start the Google Assistant via " Ok Google " - even if your smartphone display is locked..

Tip: We have summarized the most helpful Google Assistant commands for you in a separate post.

Call up the Google Assistant in Google Search

Another way to start the Google Assistant is included in the Google app itself. If you start the app, you can simply start the Google Assistant by tapping the microphone symbol on the right-hand side of the search bar and continue entering your search query by voice ..

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quick start Guide

  1. Activate the Google Assistant by pressing and holding the Home button on your Android device .
  2. Go to " Activate ".
  3. Tap on one of the predefined search queries or start your search query by speaking .

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