You can typically access it by pressing and holding your Home key or by setting up 'Hey, Google' voice activation in your system settings. (Google Assistant is natively available on most reasonably current Android devices.

So clear your throat, grab your nearest Assistant-packing gadget, and start putting that virtual companion of yours to work.

I've talked to my phone more than I'd care to admit (even before it did anything in response - boy, were those awkward times), and I've put together the ultimate guide to Google Assistant's most useful productivity-oriented commands. Google Assistant is artificial intelligence at your fingertips - but sometimes, it can be tough to know what to ask an omniscient robot to do.