In this guide, we will show you the steps to replace Bixby and set Google Assistant as the default virtual assistant on your Galaxy Watch 4/5/6. Being among the very few smartwatches in the market that beholds the WearOS, the fourth iteration of the Galaxy watch had quite some burden on its shoulders. However, it did manage to handle the expectation in an efficient manner and has dethroned its competitors in a relatively short span of time.
But in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, there was this big missing piece of the puzzle in the form of the Silicon Valley giant’s virtual assistant. While the watch does have its own virtual assistant, aka Bixby, but it’s no hidden secret that the offering from Google is miles ahead than that from Samsung. So a device running Google’s in-house OS but not having one of its most popular and useful apps really left a lot to be desired.
Well, we could now put all these doubts to rest as Google has now officially rolled out its Assistant app for your Watch that you could install right away [even in unsupported regions]. And once you do so, there are no brownie points in guessing that you would like to replace Bixby and set Google Assistant as the default virtual assistant on your Galaxy Watch 4/5/6. Well, if you echo this thought as well, then this guide is all that you would need. Follow along.
How to Set Google Assistant as Default Virtual Assistant in Galaxy Watch 4/5/6
- Head over to the Settings menu on your watch.
- Then go to Advanced Features > Customize Keys.
- After that, go to the Press and Hold menu.
- Finally, choose Assistant from the list. That’s it.
These were the steps to replace Bixby and set Google Assistant as the default virtual assistant on your Galaxy Watch 4/5/6. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
