Galaxy Watch 4 owners are now able to download and use Google Assistant, according to Samsung, which means being able to connect with dozens of shortcuts and web queries that are unsurprisingly better on Google than with Bixby. More importantly, it also means that users will have access to the same features and settings that they might already have with Google Assistant on their phones, including the ability to control smart appliances connected via Google Home.
As good as it may sound, there are a few catches, particularly with the availability of the app and supported language. As of the time of the announcement, Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4 will only be available in ten markets, namely Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, the U.K., and the U.S. Language support is also limited to Danish, English (U.S., Canadian, U.K., Australian, Irish), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French (Canadian, France), and Taiwanese. Hopefully, the list will be expanded soon and won’t take another year of waiting.
Google Assistant can be summoned using the customary “Hey, Google” hotword, but it can also be triggered by long-pressing the watch’s home button. Fortunately, you can remap that action, unlike in the early days of Bixby on smartphones when it was an all-in setting. And yes, Bixby will still remain on the Galaxy Watch 4, so you can pick and choose which assistant you want to use. As long as Bixby exists in other devices, it’s unlikely it will ever vanish from your wrist as well.
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