How to open google assistant from the side key?

[Sandun Tharaka]

Need to open google assistant from the side key. But open app in side key settings doesn't have google assistant.
Is there any way to do this? 

[Hiruka_NU]

if you are using button navigation you can tap home button and hold few seconds to launch google assistant .if you are using full screen gestures you can launch it by swiping bottom corner to middle.

[Sandun Tharaka]

yes i know this bro, but i was looking for a way to use the side key instead 😞

[Dineth_Hesara]

• First download this app (apk. File) from the link below.
https://ava1.androidfilehost.com/dl/D14t6EkSIgyHReIa2Wc2Jw/1621453421/1395089523397903362/com.xda.bi...

• Install and open it.
• Then press google assistant as seen on the app's screen.

• Then Go to Settings > Advanced Features > Side key and change the following,
• Turn Double Press on
• Select open app
• Choose Bixby Button

• Now Close and double press the side key which will open Google Assistant.

[Sandun Tharaka]

installed the app. did the setting change also. it still opens bixby not google assistant. when i just tap the installed app it opens bixby too.

default assistant is already set to google.

why doesn't it work? 😫

[Dineth_Hesara · Accepted solution]

If the previous apk doesn't work try this from the play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions

[Sandun Tharaka]

thank u bro i will try this also.

[Sandun Tharaka]

tried this. it's working. but a black full screen pop up comes quickly and then the google assistant appears... do you know any reason? 

[Dineth_Hesara]

I think its pretty normal for a third party app handler. Since it remaps the command to open bixby, might have bugs.
Try cleaning app data for both the assistants and restart.
Also allow background usage for bixby button remapper.

[noahm · Accepted solution]

As @HirukaNU14 said, the easiest way to open Google assistant is holding down the home button. Or else using hand gestures.

Otherwise if you really want the side key be mapped to the assistant... there are two ways to do it. But you need Google Assistant app installed in your phone for both methods.

1. You can configure a Bixby quick command to open Google assistant.
This way, Bixby will run first, and will execute the command to open the Google Assistant.

2. Using third party apps.
Example, bxActions/bxLauncher (downloadable from stores) or XDA's Bixby Button Assistant Remapper (not downloadable from stores).
However, Bixby Button Assistant Remapper doesn't work on Android 11 (properly), on Android 10 it will work. bxActions and bxLauncher both give many more features than just opening Google assistant. And they also give support for single press, double press and hold down.

bxActions: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions
bxLauncher (more features than bxActions): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxlauncher

Bixby Button Assistant Remapper (if you have Android 10): https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397903362