Set up your Google Assistant device

You can use Google Assistant to ask questions and complete tasks on your:

  • Speaker
  • Smart Display
  • Smart Clock

Tip: Not all Google Assistant devices work the same. For device-specific instructions, contact your manufacturer.

Find available languages you can use

Important: Some features aren't available in all languages or countries and regions.

On speakers, the Google Assistant is available in:
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
On Smart Clocks, you can use the Google Assistant in:
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Norwegian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

What you need

  • Speaker, Smart Display, or Smart Clock with built-in Google Assistant.
  • Version 1.3.57+ of the Google Assistant app Assistant or Version 2.12.5+ of the Google Home app Google Home.
  • A Google Account.
  • An internet connection and private wireless network.
  • A phone or tablet with iOS 11.0+, correct language setting, Bluetooth, and 5-GHz Wi-Fi network.
    • Tip: This isn’t available in WPA2-Enterprise network.

Get started

  1. Plug in your Google Assistant device.
  2. Get the latest version of the Google Home app.
    • Go to the Google Home app page, then tap Install or Update.
      • If it shows "Installed," you already have the latest version.
      • Make sure your device has iOS version 11.0 or up. Learn how to check or update your iOS version.
  3. On your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app Google Home.
  4. Follow the on-screen steps.

Tip: If you don’t find the steps to set up your device, at the bottom, tap Home Home and then Add Add.

Fix issues during setup

Can’t find Google Assistant device in the Home app

Restart your device
  1. Unplug your device.
  2. After 10 seconds, plug it back in.
Restart the Home app
  1. Close the Google Home app Google Home.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home.

Setup freezes or can’t finish

Restart your device
  1. Unplug your device..
  2. After 10 seconds, plug it back in.
Factory reset your device (Smart Displays only)

On the top of your Smart Display, press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons for 20 seconds. Your device restarts the setup process.

Learn about the lights on your speaker

You can tell what your speaker is doing or its status by its lights and how they move based on the device. Learn about the lights on your speaker.

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