How to Start Google Assistant on Your Samsung Galaxy On5

Starting Google Assistant on your Samsung Galaxy On5 can enhance your smart home experience with hands-free control, providing convenience and efficiency. Follow our step-by-step guide to set up and use Google Assistant seamlessly on your device.

Ensure Google Assistant is Installed

To begin, ensure that the Google app is installed and up-to-date on your Samsung Galaxy On5. If it's not, you can download it from the Google Play Store. This is a prerequisite step to enable Google Assistant on your device.

Enable Google Assistant

Once you have the Google app installed, follow these steps to enable Google Assistant:

Open the Google app. It is usually located in your app drawer or on your home screen.

Tap on your profile picture or initials located in the top right corner of the app.

Navigate to the Settings menu within the Google app.

Look for the option related to Google Assistant. Ensure that it is turned on.

Activate Google Assistant

You can activate Google Assistant in a few different ways:

Voice Activation: Simply say “Hey Google” or “OK Google” to activate it. This works best if you have set up Voice Match previously.

Home Button Activation: You can also press and hold the home button on your device to invoke Google Assistant.

App Icon Activation: Open the Google app and tap the microphone icon to activate the voice assistant.

Set Up Voice Match (Optional)

If you want to use voice activation, you can set up Voice Match to make your voice commands more accurate:

Go to the Settings menu within the Google app.

Navigate to the Voice section.

Lookup the Voice Match option and enable it.

Follow these steps, and you should be able to use Google Assistant on your Samsung Galaxy On5 effectively!

Additional Troubleshooting Tips

If you have followed all the steps but still haven't been able to activate Google Assistant, here are a few additional troubleshooting tips:

Ensure your system language is set to one of the supported languages. The supported languages include English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Clear the cache of Google Play Services and the Google Play Store from the Applications or Default Applications menu in your device settings.

Restart your device and try long-pressing the home button again to see if Google Assistant pops up.

If you continue to face issues, you may want to wait a few hours and retry. If Google Assistant still doesn't appear, you can download the Google Assistant app directly from the Google Play Store.

Additional Information

Touch and press the home button… Google Assistant will pop-up.

And if you don't see the pop-up, simply go to the below link and download the Google Assistant App:

Google Assistant - Apps on Google Play

Upgrade the Google app and restart the app to activate the assistant by pressing the home key briefly. Alternatively, download the app from the Play Store to get started.