Get started with the Google Assistant on Pixel

To use the new Google Assistant, you need a Pixel 4 and later, including Fold, with:

• The Google app with version 10.73 and up.
• Google Play services.
• The Assistant language set to: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese. More languages are coming soon.

1. Use your voice or phone:
   • Voice: Say "Hey Google" or "Ok Google."
   • Squeeze: On Pixel 2 to 4, squeeze the bottom half of your phone. Learn how to squeeze your phone.
   • Press: On Pixel 6 and later, including Fold, press and hold the Power button.
2. Ask a question or say a command. For example, you can say "What’s the weather today?" or "Set a timer for 10 minutes."
3. Listen to the answer.

Tip: If you have a Pixel 4 or later, including Fold, that runs Android 12 and up, and want to talk to Assistant with the Power button, open device Settings System Gestures Press and hold power button. Learn how to check your Android version.

Important: This feature is only available in English (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and Singapore).

1. On your phone, say "Hey Google" and ask your question or say a command.
2. Listen to the answer.
3. To continue the conversation, ask another question or say a command.

Learn how to have a conversation with Google Assistant.

Take pictures, open apps, change your settings, and get answers. For example:

• "Turn on Bluetooth."
• "Take a screenshot."
• "Take a selfie."
• "Go to John Legend on Twitter."
• "Help me speak Spanish."
• "Start a voice recording."
• "Search Wikipedia for Henry VIII."

Get more examples of what you can ask.

Assistant can perform specific tasks without the voice prompt, "Hey, Google." For example, to snooze an alarm, you can say "Snooze," or to decline a call hands-free, you can say "Decline."

Important: This feature is only available:

• In English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. More languages are coming soon.
• On Pixel Buds Pro, Pixel 6 and later, including Fold, when you have one language selected.

Learn how to change your Google Assistant language.

1. On your Pixel, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
2. Tap Quick phrases.
3. On the right, tap the slider to turn each quick phrase scenario on or off.

If you turn on Quick phrases for incoming calls, calls might sometimes connect unintentionally. For example:

• If you say "answer" when you're not aware that your phone is ringing, or if it's on silent
• If other voices say "answer"
• If the Google Assistant detects something that sounds similar to "answer"

1. Say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings" or on your phone, go to Settings Apps & Notifications Assistant See all Assistant settings.
2. At the top, you’ll find popular settings.
   • To search for a specific setting: At the top, tap Search settings.

If you don’t find the moving lights at the bottom of your screen, you have an older version of the Assistant. To get the new Google Assistant, check this info: