How to Use Google Assistant With Siri Shortcuts on Your iPhone

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Image: PexelsGoogle Assistant got a bit of an upgrade on iOS this week with the introduction of support for Siri shortcuts. Now you can record a phrase like "Ok Google" within Siri, and then have that phrase open the Google Assistant app on your phone. It's not quite going to make Google Assistant feel native on your phone, but it gets you a step closer. AdvertisementThe update also allows you to set up Siri shortcuts for the phrases that you use most often with Google Assistant. For instance, if you have some smart home stuff set up through Google, you can set up specific phrases within Siri that control your smart home devices through Google Home.

You can now talk to Google Assistant through Siri on your iPhone — here's how

It recently released a tool that takes advantage of Apple's new Siri Shortcuts to let users access its smart Google Assistant instead of Siri. But, hilariously, the method requires you to ask Siri to call up Google Assistant. If you haven't heard of it, Google Assistant is Google's version of Siri, but it's smarter. You might already use Google Assistant. There has long been a Google Assistant app for iPhone, but you previously had to open the app or use a widget to access the service.

Use Siri to talk to Google Assistant on your iPhone

as mentioned in Talking to Google Assistant on an iPhone is hardly new -- Google released its Assistant app in 2017. But the process for getting to Google Assistant didn't involve its typical "OK Google" or "Hey Google" command. Meaning Google can now use Siri to trigger Google Assistant. To use the new Siri Shortcut feature in Google Assistant, you'll need to make sure the Google Assistant app is updated in the App Store (or install it for the first time here). And here are all the ways you can use Google Assistant in your smart home, where it's particularly powerful.