14 DAY TRIAL // Google announced last month that its Assistant app would come to more Android smartphones in the coming weeks, but it did not mention anything about tablets.
Surely, there are many customers out there wanting to take advantage of Assistant's features on their Android tablets. Unfortunately, that won't be possible since Google has confirmed its digital personal assistant will remain a smartphone affair.
Reputable Android website AndroidPolice has reached out to Google to learn more about the company's plans in regard to Assistant, and whether or not these plans included Android tablets as well.
The official answer is definitely disappointing for those who own Android tablets: “The Assistant will be available on Android Marshmallow and Nougat phones with Google Play Services, this does not include tablets.”
Of course, Google can change its mind at any time, but we believe that's unlikely to happen. If you're waiting for Google Assistant to arrive on your Android tablet, then you can let it go now and start looking for it on an Android smartphone instead.
You can still get Google Assistant on Android tablets through unofficial means
Or, you can go ahead and use a more unorthodox approach like editing the build.prop file to bring Google Assistant to life on your Android tablet. The solution has been in the wild for quite a long time, and it still works.
However, for the time being, you can stop hoping that Google Assistant will arrive on Android tablets through official means. If anything changes, we'll definitely update the news.
In the meantime, Google continues to push its Assistant to even more smartphones. As many of you probably know by now, all smartphones powered by Marshmallow and Nougat are eligible to receive the Assistant.
Keep in mind, though, that the Assistant will arrive on your phone through an update to Google Play Services, so if you notice that it is available to download, then there's a high chance you'll be getting the digital personal assistant.