# Google Assistant on your phone: Make your life easier

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**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://puchong.co/t/google-assistant-on-your-phone-make-your-life-easier/337 "2020-05-13T07:47:20Z")\
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## Did u ever try or realise Google Assistant on your phone?

 ![Google Assistant](https://puchong.co/uploads/default/original/1X/f33fca5b694910eedd42e35bf59184aacd6b1586.jpeg)

## How to activate Google Assistant?

Just _touch and hold home button_ or say “Ok Google” or “Hey Google”

## What Google Assistant can do for you?

### 1. Manage tasks

It can help you to set alarm, timer as well as reminder.  
For example:

> “Wake me up at 7am”  
> “Set 30 minute timer for my cake”  
> “Remember where I parked”

### 2. Communication

It can help to send message or make a call with contact information in your phone  
For example:

> “Text mum I’ll be there on time”  
> “Read my messages”

### 3. Google Search

It can help you to search anything on Google  
For example:

> “Show me easy recipes”  
> “What should I eat today?”

### 4. News

It can play latest news for you  
For example:

> “Play me the news”  
> “What is the latest business news?”

### 5. Local information

It can help to check local or forecast weather, nearby restaurants or etc  
For example:

> “What’s the weather like?”  
> “Show me the best restaurants near me”

### 6. Open application

It can open an application in your phone with voice commands  
For example:

> “Ok Google, open Gmail”

### 7. Real-time translation

It can help you to translate text  
For example:

> “How do you say ‘hello’ in Italian?”  
> “Be my English interpreter”

### 8. Music

It can help to play music in Spotify or Youtube when you are driving or workout. It can help to adjust volume on your phone as well.  
For example:

> “Play relaxing music”  
> “Play workout music”  
> “Adjust volume to 50%”

### 9. Games and more

It can tell you a joke, give you challenge or etc  
For example:

> “Play a game”  
> “Give me a random challenge”  
> “Tell me a joke”

[Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant&hl=en), [App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-assistant/id1220976145?mt=8)

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**Author:** ![Jenny\_Ong](https://puchong.co/user_avatar/puchong.co/jenny_ong/32/569_2.png) [@Jenny\_Ong](https://puchong.co/u/Jenny_Ong)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://puchong.co/t/google-assistant-on-your-phone-make-your-life-easier/337/2 "2020-05-13T07:52:33Z")

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Did you found any actions that is interesting or cool from Google Assistant? Share it with me.

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**Author:** ![Jenny\_Ong](https://puchong.co/user_avatar/puchong.co/jenny_ong/32/569_2.png) [@Jenny\_Ong](https://puchong.co/u/Jenny_Ong)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://puchong.co/t/google-assistant-on-your-phone-make-your-life-easier/337/3 "2020-05-13T16:08:20Z")

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Google Assistant vs Siri, which one do you prefer?