Changing your Google Account will enable Google Assistant immediately

The Google Assistant is based not only on the location but also on the primary Google Account on your Android device. If you already have two different Google Accounts then you are in luck. If not, then itโ€™s not very hard to make one. Today, while testing on one of our Android devices โ€“ OnePlus 3,ย we found a simple trick that will immediately enable the Googleโ€™s new assistant service.

As we have already informed you that the Google Assistant is server side switch and is rolling out in stages.ย What we discovered is that theย assistant acceptance is mainly based on your primary Googleย account. Simply signing out of the primary Google account should immediately enable the update. If not, then add another gmail address to your Android device by going to Settings>Accounts>Add Account. Add a Google account and sign in. Check out the full tutorial below.

The most probable explanation to this is that Google already hasย registeredย the accountโ€™s permanent location byย collectingย miscellaneous data through out these years. So if you are not living in United States where the assistant is active, it wonโ€™t show up right now using your primary account.

Ourย primary account has still not received the Google Assistant. Butย we are enjoying the new AI from a different account. The only drawback is that the feeds and search results wonโ€™t show up from the primary one.

Before signing out fromย the Google App:

Before signing out from the Google App

After signing out of the Google App:

After signing out of the Google App get Google Assistant

Enableย Google Assistant right now by signing into differentย Google account

  • First, go through all the procedures from our earlier post about Google Assistant. It lists the minimum requirements for the same.
  • Once you have the latest Google App, Google Play Services, and changed the system language to English US, continue with the following steps.
  • Make sure you have a secondary Google account. If not create one and select all US settings like Language and location.
  • Open the Google App and go to the settings. To do so, tap on the Google logo on the top left and then you will see 3 horizontal lines.
  • Tap on the 3ย horizontal lines and go to Settings.

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  • From Settings go to Accounts & Privacy

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  • Now tap on Google Account and Sign Out.

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  • While signing out alone should enable the Google Assistant immediately, if it doesnโ€™t, select a different Account.

Google Assistant screenshots

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Thatโ€™s it. Now you can enjoy the new Google AI.

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