With the Google Assistant on your Android and Google-powered smart TVs, you can command anything you want it to do. However, it can be a bit disappointing when your Google Assistant on the Android or Google smart TV refuses to work. Well, this is simply not the end of the road. There are a good number of troubleshooting methods that you can follow in order to get Google Assistant working on your smart TV.
Fix Google Assistant Not Working on Android TV
Now, let’s take a look at the numerous troubleshooting methods that you need to follow to get Google Assistant working on your smart TV. Let’s get started.
Check Your Internet Connection
For Google Assistant to respond to your commands, it needs to be connected to the internet. So, it’s best to first check and see if your TV is connected to the internet. Without the internet, Google Assistant will only say that it is unable to complete the command as there is no internet connection. Check if the internet connection is actually working or not. Next, you might want to try to forget the network on your Android TV and connect back to the network again. If you don’t know the password, you can choose to make use of an ethernet connection from your router to the Android TV. Alternatively, you can simply launch any app on your Android TV and see if the app is reporting anything like issues with internet connectivity missing or no internet connection. If any message is displayed by the app, you might need to contact your internet service provider and sort the issue out. Once your internet connection has been registered and your TV is connected to it, press the Google Assistant button on your remote and give it a command. The Google Assistant should now respond to your voice commands right away.
Sign Out and Sign In to your Google Account
Now it could be possible that there is some sort of glitch between the Assistant and the Google Account that has been signed into the TV, So follow the steps to sign out of your Google account on your Android TV. Your Google Assistant should now be working just fine. If not yet, you can follow the next troubleshooting method.
Clear Google App Cache
Sometimes the cache data stored on your Android TV might have got corrupted. In this case, you can easily clear off such cache files. Remember that you have to clear the app cache and not the app data for the Google App. Because, if you clear the App Data for the Google App, you will have to sign into the Google account once again.
Check If Google Assistant is Enabled
One reason why your Google Assistant might not be working is probably because someone at home has turned Google Assistant off. You can follow these steps to check and see if someone has turned Google Assistant off.
Check Your Remote For Damages
Most Android and Google TV remotes come with a Google Assistant button. Press and feel the button if the button seems to feel pressed in and you cannot pull it out, you need to get a safety pin or a sim ejector tool to pull the button out. Also, ensure that your remote has fresh batteries in it. Because if the remote has weak batteries, you can be assured that the remote is not functioning properly.
Reset Your Android TV
The last troubleshooting method to solve the Google Assistant not working issue is to perform a reset. Yes, a factory reset should help solve a lot of the issues, including Google Assistant. Do note that when you perform a factory reset for your Android TV all the apps that you have installed will be removed. The same can also be said for your Google Account and all of the other settings that you have adjusted to get the best out of your Android TV. This concludes the guide on how you can easily fix the issue with your Google Assistant not working on your Android-powered smart TV. We hope this guide has helped solve the issue. In case you have any doubts, or for that matter, an alternative solution to fix the Google Assistant on your Android TV, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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