How to Install Google Assistant on Samsung Galaxy Smartwatches. The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a smartwatch developed by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on 9 August 2018. The Galaxy Watch was scheduled for availability in the United States starting on 24 August 2018, at select carriers and retail locations in South Korea on 31 August 2018, and in additional select markets on 14 September 2018.
On 27 February 2021, Shortly after the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3 received an update unlocking the ECG feature for the European countries, Samsung is now delivering Galaxy Watch3-intrinsic features to the original Galaxy Watch and Watch Active
The first thing that may be surprising is the method Google used to get Google Assistant on Samsung’s wearable. Rather than a software update, the Google Assistant watch app was rolled out for the device, allowing it to utilize the smart assistant.
Here is How to Install Google Assistant on Samsung Galaxy Smartwatches
Interestingly, in some cases, the Google Assistant app showed an “Update” button, rather than an “Install” tile if you were to install it from scratch. This could be because Wear OS 3 held the shell of Google Assistant and needed the final install. Either way, here’s how to install Google Assistant on your Galaxy Watch 4:
- On your Galaxy Watch 4, swipe up from the main watchface.
- Tap the Google Play Store app.
- Tap the search icon at the top.
- Enter in Google Assistant and hit search.
- Tap Google Assistant when it appears, and hit Install or Update.
- When the install is finished, tap Open and then Get started. When prompted, tap Open on phone to activate.
- You’ll be prompted to open up Google Assistant on your phone. From there, your watch will connect, and you can go through the steps of activating Google Assistant.
Once you’re finished, you can start saying “Hey, Google” to open up Google Assistant on your Samsung watch. If you want to activate it with a button, you can change what the Home Key does. Here’s how:
- On your watch, head to Settings.
- Scroll down, and find Advanced features.
- Look for and tap Customize keys.
- Choose the method you want to open Google Assistant with. You can pick either a double press or a tap and hold.
- Tip: I use press and hold for Google Assistant since you can change only double press to Google Pay.
- Choose Assistant after tapping either Double press or Tap and hold.
To initiate Google Assistant from your watch, you’ll need to use G-Voice. However, you don’t need any additional apps to get Google Assistant notifications that appear on your phone to show up on your watch.
