How to get started with the Google Assistant on your Android phone

If you don't have a Pixel, there's now one less reason to look at it with envy. The Google Assistant is coming to the smartphone that's in your hand. Google has released it from the safe confines of the Pixel and is rolling it out to any device that runs Marshmallow (6.0) or Nougat (7.0). Yes, you could always get the Google Assistant in Allo, but it was very limited in what was possible, and nobody wants to run a specific chat app for it. Now it's always ready to answer questions, find you photos, and connect more deeply to your Google data. If it's come to your phone, prepare for a major enhancement in how you use Android.