The Google Assistant is increasingly integrated into the daily use of many people, and if you want to activate it quickly Google offers you many ways to do this, And they’re smarter than you think.
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And it is that despite the fact that most manufacturers have decided to assign a specific gesture to the activation of Google Assistant, there are many ways to start the assistant, either through the widget, a quick gesture, or by holding down a button.
It’s one of the best free tools from Google and now it’s easier than ever to use.
Swipe from the bottom of the screen
Currently, all Android phones can invoke Google Assistant with the same gesture: swipe at the top of one of the corners bottom of mobile or tablet.
After that, you will see that Google colors start appearing at the bottom and a drop-down tab appears where the assistant starts listening to what you say to respond to your requests.
Hold down the power button
Many brands, including some like Google, POCO, Xiaomi, Redmi, realme, have the ability to use gestures to invoke Google Assistant.
If you assign this function to the lock button, you can activate the assistant by holding it down, as if you wanted to turn off the mobile, which you will have to do by pressing a combination of buttons.
Activate the assistant with your voice
Your mobile can work like a smart speaker thanks to voice activation, which will activate the assistant when you say the words “Ok Google”.
Android offers you the possibility to activate this function during the initial configuration of your mobile, and you can even have it activated when the screen is off thanks to voice recognition.
Click the icon
The least original and novel way to start the Google Assistant is to click on the icon of your application that you will have in the application box or in the launcher itself.
You can use this icon easily if you place it in a place accessible from the launcheralthough if you usually use one of the methods we mentioned above, you might prefer to save it to a folder so it doesn’t take up space on the main screen.
If you have a Pixel, double tap the back
The Google Pixel have been integrating for a few generations a function of double rear tap which allows you to invoke Google Assistant by simply pressing twice with your finger on the back of the mobile, a very simple method that will save you time every time you want to open the Google assistant.
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