All technologies evolve. Progress is unstoppable and better ways to do the same things are found. And this is as true both when building cars and when using our smartphones with Android. The same applies to Google Assistant, which came to replace Google Now and be a better option. However, not everyone is happy about it, and some long for the old Now. We teach you how to remove Assistant and return to Google Now on your Android phone.
Why remove Assistant to get back to Google Now?
Despite that el Google Assistant should be a better version of GoogleNow, the truth is that not all users agree with that statement. Many miss the ability to receive information they need instantly on the side panel, or especially the functionalities of Now on Tap, which offered a number of tools by holding down the start button.
The main problem is that the user is not offered the possibility to decide whether to advance to the new version or not, so many are trapped using a tool they do not want. However, although there is no official form of remove Assistant, this does not mean that there is no way.
How to remove Google Assistant from your Android phone
Open the Settings of your smartphone and go to the menu Applications. Find the app of Google o Google Search. Click on the three-dot button in the upper right area and select Uninstall updates. Once this is completed, you will have returned to the most basic version of Google that was available on your device.
How to recover Google Now after removing Assistant
Once you are on an old version of Google, you may run into another problem: you are using too old a version. The way to fix it is very simple: just go to APK Mirror and look for a slightly more up-to-date version, but not one with Google Assistant. For example, version 7.10.35 meets these requirements. All you have to do is download it to your device, update it and that's it.
Once all this is done, and only in case you have automatic updates activated, make sure to deactivate them for the app Google. This way you will not revert to a version with Assistant by mistake and you can continue using Google Now smoothly.
