Almost all smartphones, tablets, and a majority of smart speakers come with Google Assistant. You have another device that can use Google Assistant if you own a Chromebook. It is a virtual assistant created by Google that can assist you with a number of tasks, including making reminders, responding to questions, and managing your connected smart devices.
Enabling Google Assistant on a Chromebook is a straightforward process. Here is a detailed guide on; how to turn on and use Google Assistant on your Chromebook. Make sure; you are running the latest version of Chrome OS on your Chromebook. If not, update your Chromebook to the latest version.
How to Turn on Google Assistant on Chromebook
The Google Assistant might be enabled by default on your Chromebook. If it isn’t, activating Google Assistant on your Chromebook only needs a few simple steps.
You can follow the below-mentioned steps to enable Google Assistant:
Step 1: Open the “Settings” app. For that, click the “Quick Settings Panel” in the lower right corner of your screen. Then click on the gear icon to open it.
Step 2: A settings window will appear. Click on the “Search and Assistant” tab located on the left side of your screen. Then select “Google Assistant” from the menu on the right side of your screen.
Note:- By default, Google Assistant is enabled on your Chromebook. If it is not, follow the next step.
Step 3: Turn on the toggle to enable Google Assistant.
Step 4: You will get several Google Assistant settings on this screen. If you want to enable the “Hey Google” command to launch Assistant, you can turn it on from the drop-down menu.
Step 5: From here, you can also change the preferred input. The preferred input might default to the keyboard. You can switch it to voice input on this screen if you’d like.
If you want, you can also change the Google Assistant settings from here.
Once you have customised the Google Assistant setting, you can use it on your system.
How to Use Google Assistant on Chromebook
Now let’s discuss how we can use Assistant on Chromebook. There is a number of ways to use it. If you have turned on the “Hey Google” command then you can use Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google” or “OK Google.”
You can also access it with a keyboard shortcut. On your Keyboard press Search + a. On some Google-branded Chromebooks, we have a dedicated Google Assistant key. Pressing this will also launch the Assistant.
Conclusion
That’s it; this is how you can turn on and use Google Assistant on your Chromebook. Now you can use your Chromebook with a command just say “Ok Google.” If you are a new user of ChromeOS, then we suggest you check out our other Chromebook guide and Google Chrome guide.
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