Enabling Google assistant on ur android phone

Hi,

How would you feel having an assistant to obey your commands at least in your phone ?! Exciting isn't it?

Yes; there is one assistant which is always ready to serve you. It's name is Google Assistant developed by none other than the big G.  Though it is not officially launched all over the world yet, you can try it's beta version.

What you can do with the Google Assistant ?

You can ask any question like you do with Google search, you can ask to -set alarms, send poems daily, set reminders and a lot more ..

Steps to activate GA.

First and foremost - Ensure that you have Android version 6.0 Marshmallow or higher version running on your Android ie; it will not work in versions up to Lollipop.

Now, go to your phone's settings
tap on google under 'Accounts'
Tap on the three dots at the extreme right top.

A pop up will open up now. Click on 'Help&Feedback'.
Again a pop up window will be shown. Click on view in Play Store. ( see above screen shot)

Now Play store will be open and you can see the Google play services  in it. Scroll down below. You can see an option to join Google play services beta program. Click on join.

Then scroll back upwards and if update option is there, click on it. You will get beta activated in few minutes.

Next, search for Google app in the Play store itself. Join it's beta version too same like the above one and update the app.  
After both the updation, click on the left side of your Playstore app. Go to 'My Aps&Game's section where you can see your downloaded apps so far. Click on Beta version heading. You can see Google Play Services and Google app beta versions there.

Now, go to settings- language. Change default language to English (US).

Next,  go to settings-apps. Tap on Google, clear data.  Do the same for Google Play services.

Back to home page, click on the big G icon on your home page if it is already there or tap on Google app icon in menu. When Google page is opened click on the extreme left top. You can see many options. Click on Settings. Now you will be able to see Google assistant settings.

Now, press your phone's home button; Google assistant will pop up. 

You may download Google Allo app from play store and activate Google Assistant.

All done. Your personal assistant is ready to help you!

Thanks !

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Going to change your phone? some tips to retain data (noob)

Hi all,


 Earlier,we used to stick on to the same one for years once we purchase a phone. Now, scenario has changed. With the era of Android and then the 'G's, phones became smarter. Changes keep on coming very often. Youngsters tend to change their device in order to enjoy latest technology. I noticed that despite the anxiety to try new devices, some people decide to stick with their old device simply with the fear of losing data collected over a period of time.

Yes their apprehension is right. If you are using a phone for years, you may have thousands of contact numbers saved in your device, hundreds of sms, important whatsapp chats, useful applications etc.

You can change your phone without the fear of losing data ! You can use your new phone same as the old device within minutes of activating your new phone! You just need to follow these simple but important tips. This is some basic information and intended for noob only.

Backup account

If you are using a smartphone, obviously you may have signed in with an email account. Your important data will be saved there.   Your contacts can be saved in your email account instead of keeping them in the phone memory/sd card/sim card.  Lets see the option in android phones.

Backup using application


Lot of applications available in the Playstore to back up your data.  Personally I suggest 'Super Backup' app.  Using this application, you can take back up of your contacts, sms, applications, call logs, calendar events, bookmarks and pictures to your sd card or drive. When you start using a new phone, simply install the application again from playstore, restore the data from sd card/drive depending on where you saved it.

Backup of pictures and videos

Your favorite pictures and videos can be saved in the SD card as well as in cloud storage apps like google drive, Mega etc. You will get around 15 gb free space there.

Thats it!  If you have any querry, drop it in the comment section.

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