Google Assistant: The best tips for the helper app

Google Assistant: The best tips for the helper app

Google Assistant: The best tips for the helper app

Google Assistant: memory, shopping list, smartphone control and more

Google Assistant: alarm clock, navigation, search and more

It takes some getting used to at the beginning to talk to your smartphone.But if you have tried it, you will quickly appreciate the advantages of Google's voice assistant.Especially if you have no hand in everyday life to operate the smartphone, it plays all his potential.When driving a car quickly, a WhatsApp message or email dictation works much safer and faster than forbidden to juggle your cell phone in one hand in one hand and the steering wheel in the other hand.Anyone who has networked their home Smart also benefits from voice control over the phone for many products.Do you want that too?We will show you how to set the Google Assistant on your smartphone and which voice commands make everyday life particularly easier for you.

Help?Why, surely!

Of course, the comfort also has dark side: If you want to use the Assistant fully, you have to feed it with data on the place of residence and work and allow it to be the location query.So that the smartphone can react to the phrase "OK Google", it must also listen non -stop.Google indicates that this processing takes place locally, but you should be aware that every interaction with the assistant on Google is saved.Language searches are stored on the net, for example, as an audio file.You can find out below how you can delete them there.

Set up Google Assistant

The voice assistant can be used on Phones from Android 6.An app is available for iOS devices.How to set up the assistant.

Step 1: Activate the Google Assistant either by pressing the home button of your smartphone for a long time or say "OK Google".In the window, then tap "Activate".

Google Assistant: The best tips for the helper app

Step 2: To operate the assistant by voice, you have to set up "Voice Match".For this, tap the blue symbol in the top right when assistant is activated and then open the "Settings" via the three points.Then go to "smartphone" and press the controller with "OK Google recognition".Now the assistant has to get to know your voice by speaking the activation phrase in your smartphone a few times.

Step 3: The smartphone can conveniently also be unlocked by voice, you should have set a display lock.To do this, activate "unlock with Voice Match" in the Assistant settings. Gehen Sie danach in den Smartphone-Einstellungen auf „Sicherheit & Standort“ und unter „Gerätesicherheit“ auf „Smart Lock“.Make sure that the detection is also activated here under "Voice Match".

Step 4: It is best to store your place of residence and work address for even more functionality.This gives you information about your commuter route and can navigate home more easily.To do this, open Google Maps, tap the three bars in the search bar and enter the addresses under "My Places".

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Delete activities and audio

Delete activities call up the assistant, then tap the blue symbol on the top right and then on the three points to open "my activities".Now you can access the settings in the search field via the three points and select "Delete activities".In the dropdown menu, you can then specify either a date or simply all activities.With "Delete" you confirm the process.

Delete audio files to delete language inputs, call "My activities" (see above). Wählen Sie dann über die drei Punkte „Aktivitätseinstellungen“ aus und scrollen bis „Sprach- & Audioaktivitäten“.Tap on "Manage activities" and then again on the three points at the top right to select "Delete activities".To extinguish you as above as above.

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Further tips for using the Google Assistant helper app can be found on the next pages.