{"id":17037,"date":"2017-05-16T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=17037"},"modified":"2017-05-16T16:07:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:37:38","slug":"get-google-assistant-android-nougat-device-root","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/get-google-assistant-android-nougat-device-root\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device (Root)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google introduced its brand new voice assistant absolutely dubbed Google Assistant on the I\/O convention in advance this year and while it was integrated to Allo, it has now arrived in complete fledged shape with the Pixel smartphones. As of now, the Google Assistant is most effective to be had at the Google Pixel, and Pixel XL smartphones (except you want to open a chat app on every occasion you want to use it). However, if you simply can\u2019t look ahead to the AI powered clever assistant to turn out to be available on your device, you can use an easy trick to get it operating on any rooted Android Nougat tool. All it requires is making two very tiny edits for your build propfile.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"build-prop-what-is-it\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>build.prop: What is it?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The build.prop file is a system file that stores a excess of information about your device. As such, the file is not editable, unless you are rooted, and even then, it is recommended not to edit it unless you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>The build.prop file is nothing but a text file that holds some really important information regarding your device. Editing the build.prop file can allow you to change a lot of settings on your phone, as long as you edit it correctly, and save it properly.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"317\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop.png 317w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The file resides in the \u201c<strong>\/system<\/strong>\u201d directory which will only be accessible to you if you\u2019re on a rooted device. Now that you have some idea about the build.prop file, let\u2019s get down to editing it.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"editing-the-build-prop-file\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Editing the build.prop File<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>To modify the build.prop file, you will need a file manager that permits root access. One such explorer is the ES File Explorer (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>), which is what we\u2019re using in this\u00a0article. You can select\u00a0any file manager\u00a0you like, as long as it\u00a0<strong>supports root browsing<\/strong>. With that out of the way, let\u2019s get started with modifing the build.prop file. To do this, simply follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch\u00a0<strong>ES File Explorer<\/strong>.\u00a0From the left edge of the screen, swipe right to reveal the menu. Here, toggle the switch that reads \u201c<strong>Root Explorer<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/enable-root-explorer-1.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/enable-root-explorer-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/enable-root-explorer-1-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on \u201c<strong>Root Explorer<\/strong>\u201c, and then on \u201c<strong>Mount R\/W<\/strong>\u201c. This will allow you to mount\u00a0your file system with Read\/Write permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-rw.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"317\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-rw.png 317w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-rw-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here, mount \u201c<strong>\/system<\/strong>\u201d as RW, by tapping on the radio button under the RW column. Just so you know, \u201c<strong>RO<\/strong>\u201d stands for Read Only, and \u201c<strong>RW<\/strong>\u201d stands for Read and Write. Once done, tap on \u201c<strong>OK<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-system-as-rw.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"317\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-system-as-rw.png 317w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mount-system-as-rw-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Navigate to \/system<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>open build.prop<\/strong>. Then, tap on the\u00a0three dot menu button, and tap on\u00a0<strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop-edit.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"620\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop-edit.png 620w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/buildprop-edit-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Look for a line that\u00a0reads \u201c<strong>ro.product.model=your_device_name<\/strong>\u201c.\u00a0By default this would\u00a0have the\u00a0name of your smartphone. Simply change it to \u201c<strong>ro.product.model=Pixel XL<\/strong>\u201c. Now, scroll down to the bottom of the build.prop file, and add a line that reads \u201c<strong>ro.opa.eligible_device=true<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lines-to-add-build-prop.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lines-to-add-build-prop.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lines-to-add-build-prop-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Those were all the edits that you needed to make to the build.prop file. Once you have done all that, simply reboot your device.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"getting-google-assistant-to-work\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Getting Google Assistant to Work<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So, as soon as you&#8217;ve got rebooted your device, you\u2019re likely thinking that\u2019s it. but it\u2019s not, I\u2019m sorry. There may be nevertheless a touch greater to do earlier than you may simply start using Google Assistant. As of now, if you long press the house button, it will still release Google Now on faucet. So, how can we get from that to the powerful Google Assistant? well, we\u2019ll just need to clean the records and cache for the Google App, and that\u2019s it. Follow the stairs underneath:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On your phone, go to\u00a0<strong>Settings -&gt;\u00a0Apps<\/strong>. Here,\u00a0scroll down, and tap on the \u201c<strong>Google<\/strong>\u201d App.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/settings-apps-google-app.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/settings-apps-google-app.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/settings-apps-google-app-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on\u00a0<strong>Storage,<\/strong>and then on \u201c<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/storage-manage-space.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/storage-manage-space.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/storage-manage-space-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on \u201c<strong>Clear All Data<\/strong>\u201c. This should clear all data and cache for the Google App.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clear-all-data.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"317\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clear-all-data.png 317w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/clear-all-data-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re done, simply\u00a0<strong>long press on the home button<\/strong>, and you will see the Google Assistant welcome screen. You can set it up, and there you go!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/google-assistant-setup-and-run.png\" alt=\"How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device \" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/google-assistant-setup-and-run.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/google-assistant-setup-and-run-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>You have\u00a0Google Assistant running on your non-Pixel Android device! You can now start using the Assistant just as one would normally use it on a Pixel or Pixel XL device.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"use-google-assistant-on-your-android-device\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Use Google Assistant on your Android\u00a0Device<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now that you know how you can\u00a0get Google Assistant on your Android device, running Android 7.0, you should definitely\u00a0play around with Google\u00a0Assistant and figure out some of the cool things it does. It can play games, find information on the web, and do a lot more for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Get Google Assistant on any Android Nougat Device (Root) &#8211; Mobile &#8211; Google introduced its brand new voice assistant as Google Assistant <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018],"tags":[11630,21008,7575,7570,52486,7580,52482,52479,52481,52483,52475,52474,52478,52476,52477,52485,7581,52484,52480],"class_list":["post-17037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","tag-android-7-0-download","tag-android-images","tag-android-m","tag-android-n-for-nexus-5","tag-dev-image","tag-factory-images","tag-google-pixel-c","tag-google-pixel-c-price","tag-google-pixel-c-price-in-india","tag-image-downloader","tag-lava-pixel-v1","tag-lava-pixel-v2","tag-lava-v1","tag-lava-v2","tag-lava-v2-3gb","tag-m-images","tag-nexus-factory-images","tag-nexus-pixel","tag-pixel-c"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}