How to Delete Google Assistant

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Last Updated: December 17, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to uninstall the Google Assistant app, and remove all of its contents from your phone or tablet.

Method 1

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Using Android

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Find and tap the

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icon on your Apps menu, or swipe down the notification bar from the top of your screen, and tap

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on your quick menu.
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Scroll down and tap Apps on the Settings menu. This will open a list of all the installed apps on your Android.
- On some Android models, this option may be named App Manager , Applications or another similar name.
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This will open the Google Assistant app's info page.
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Tap Uninstall on the app info page. This option will permanently delete the Assistant app, and remove it from your phone or tablet.
- You will be asked to confirm your action in a new pop-up window.
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This will confirm your action, and delete Google Assistant from your Android.

Method 2

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Using iPhone or iPad

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The Google Assistant icon looks like a white square with blue, yellow, red, and green dots in it.
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An " x " button will show up in the upper-left corner of the app icon, and all the app icons will start jiggling.
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Tap the x button on the Assistant icon. This button will permanently delete the Google Assistant app and all of its contents.
- You will be asked to confirm your action in a new pop-up.
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This will uninstall the Assistant app, and delete Google Assistant from your iPhone or iPad.

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