For a lot of people, getting Google Assistant on iOS is an exercise in pointlessness.
But itd be remiss of us if we didnt acknowledge that Google has some pretty fantastic products.
Take voice-activated assistants for example.
As much as I want to like Siri, I dont.
Apples virtual assistant is nowhere near as flexible, responsive, or knowledgeable as Googles.
And this is magnified when you take a lot of smart home equipment into account.
This little trick is different.
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To begin, launch the Shortcuts app on iOS and create a new, well, shortcut.
Next, add the Dictate text feature.
If you havent enabled it already, iOS will guide you towards parameters to turn dictation on.
After this, it’s crucial that you add Google Assistant to the chain.
If you dont have the app on your iPhone, download it.
You should be left with something that looks like this:
Were not quite done yet though.
confirm you choose the question part (highlighted below) and choose the Dictated Text option.
Next up, we need to sprinkle a bit more magic onto proceedings.
What you want to do is head into configs and select Accessibility.
From there, select Touch.
At the bottom of this page, you should see the Back Tap feature.
Go into this menu and choose either the double or triple tap option.
From there, navigate down the menu until you see the Shortcuts section.
You should find the sequence you created above here, so select it.
Select it nice and good.
There we have it!
Now all you have to do to access Google Assistant on iOS is tap the back of your phone.
Is this method perfect or as slick as just using Siri?
Have fun, people.
