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Few interesting Google Now on tap features

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Google Now on tap is an interesting and useful search tool from Google that has been launched with the Android Marshmallow. Even after the launch of Google assistant in the latest android version from Google android Nougat, many people are still stuck with using Google Now. There might be many reasons for that. Their phone may not support the Nougat upgrade or just they don’t want to, but there are a lot of things that one can do using the Google Now on tap. Let me present you some of its little-known features for you

  • For finding the meaning of a word in your smartphone stop doing the process of copying and pasting the word in Google search, but there is actually a simple thing that you can use to find the meaning of a word while you surf the web or read something. Just select the word for which you need to know the meaning for and then long press the home button, it will show the meaning automatically.
  • Taking a screenshot may require you to hold a combination of keys if you use the same old mode to do that, but Google allows you to do that thing without the use of any keys, all you have to do is just keep hold the home button and then hit the share button which will be shown on the bottom of your screen and it will give you various options where you can share with your friends.
  • There are actually quick shortcuts available on android for various tasks like setting an alarm, reminder, calendar entry and all. You can find these shortcuts by pressing and holding the home button for a while.
  • Your smartphone actually has the ability to identify things and objects, all you have to do is just open the camera and face the camera towards the object or anything that you may want to know about and then hold and press the home button.

These are the simple interesting features that you can try if you don’t have Google assistant.

Enabling Google assistant on any android smartphone

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Google assistant, one of the most popularly known assistants and the official one from Google is quite popular among the android users. We have earlier learned about the process of getting Google’s smart assistant installed on our smartphones.Read it Here, but recently Google has announced that it has been planning to launch its assistant to all the android smartphones that are running on Marshmallow or higher. So, if you are using a phone with an older android operating system, then go on to the above link and follow that process to get that assistant and if you have Marshmallow you will have to wait for the official update for your phone to arrive from Google. If you cannot then here is how you can get the Google assistant enabled on your device.

Here is the process:

This is the process of enabling the assistant through beta apps and it can be done by following the below steps.

  • First of all, you have to get the beta versions of the Google Play services and the Google app. This can be done by going to Settings>Google>tap on the three dot icon and then tap on the Help and feedback option from the drop down box.
  • Now in that page again, you have to tap on the three dot icon and then click on the option open in the Google Play store. It will then take you to the Google Play Services Play store page.
  • Here just scroll down to the bottom of the screen and you can find the I’m In button there, just hit on it.
  • Then click on join in the pop-up window.
  • Now you have to wait for a few minutes to get the update to that application.
  • When you see the update option there in the application’s page, just tap on it and wait for it to install the update.
  • After it is done, you have to search for the Google app in the Playstore and then sign up for its beta version as well like you did for the Google Play Services. If you have any doubt regarding the using of beta version check out our earlier article on that Here
  • After updating both the application with the beta versions, just go to Settings>Apps, then select Google here and then click on Storage>Manage Space>Clear All data.
  • Change the language of the device to English US in the language input settings.
  • Then come back and select Google Play Services and then tap on Manage Space and then hit Clear All data.
  • After doing all that, open the Google app and set the things up as you are asked to.

Then you will see the same Google page, where you have to tap on Settings and then Google Assistant settings, click on it which will pop up the assistant’s window.

How to get Google Assistant on any android phone

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Google assistant is the major highlight among Google’s latest flagship phones launched in 2016 which are the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. This new AI-powered virtual assistant from Google is a great hit. The assistant has excellent recognition skills and it answers almost everything. This beats Siri and even other assistant in various other platforms. This Google assistant is not available any other android phones except the Pixel devices even on the devices running on android Nougat. While the rooted android devices running on android Nougat can get this assistant, and now the users of android devices with android Lollipop or higher can get the assistant officially.

Procedure:

Google alpha is the new version of the Google search app released by Google. This app brings a huge range of features along with the assistant in the non-pixel devices.

For this one needs to first download and install the Google search alpha app by following the steps below.  

  • Download the app Google app 6.13.5.21 alpha from the website APKMirror.
  • Now under Settings go to Security and then enable Unknown sources, this allows the user to install the downloaded APK files.
  • Then install the Google app 6.13.5.21 alpha app on your device.

Launch and setup Google assistant:

Once the app is installed just follow these steps below to setup the assistant on your device.

  • Press and hold the “home button” on your device. Then you should get to see a screen that says “New! You just got Google assistant”. Tap on the continue button.
  • Then the assistant will tell you how to ask questions and also ask for required permissions. Finally tap “Yes I am in”.
  • Goggle will then launch the assistant in your device and it will take you through some basics of using it.

Using these simple steps you can now get the assistant on you android phone with the help of the Google alpha app.

Google assistant and smart replies now support Hindi in Google Allo

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Google Allo, the recently released messaging application from Google is now supporting Hindi language. The technology giants messaging app as it has announced earlier has introduced this new language support. Starting from Monday Google has started rolling out this new feature to its android and iOS users. This new language support comes for smart replies and Google Assistant.

With this new update, we can now ask our Google assistant in Hindi and it can be able to respond to our queries and to enable this feature we need to ask Google assistant “Talk to me in Hindi” or we can also go to the language settings in our device and change them accordingly.

Google Assistant can be able to understand the images that have Hindi text on them and not only the Hindi text that we type.

Google Allo stands apart from the various messaging applications that are available in the Google Playstore and this new feature of Hindi language support will make it the most wanted application for all those Hindi chatters out there. Smart replies is the most popular feature in Google Allo.

Hindi support for the smart replies feature doesn’t need you to change any of your settings and all instead you can just easily reply to the Hindi responses that you get.

So, if you are already Allo user, then get ready to enjoy the new feature. Or else start using the app and enjoy the various unique features.