The button canât be reprogrammed but it is a quick way to access the assistant. The upcoming LG G7 ThinQ smartphone will have a unique, physical connection to Google Assistant. Image source: earlier leaks. New Google Assistant button features When you press the AI button on the LG G7 , it launches Google Assistant just as if you long-pressed on the Home button. Like the V30S, there will be unique custom LG commands that you can ask of Google Assistant. Using intelligent voice control, simply speak into the LG Magic Remote to search for shows, change TV settings, switch to different ⦠LG G7 ⦠LG just debuted its newest smartphone, the G7 ThinQ, which has a dedicated button on the left-hand side for Google Assistant. By. Is your google assistant on strike? ... weekâs image teaser showed us a Bixby-like button and we can confirm now the there will be such and itâs for the Google Assistant. The flagship phone, slated to be unveiled in a New York event on May 2, will sport a dedicated hardware button specifically for Google⦠The power button will be on the right. Rumors have said that the LG G7 ThinQ will have a display notch, but that may not be the only new physical feature of LG's upcoming flagship. It's a pain in the rump to keep having to hit the Back button to get off the Assist nag screen (telling me I need to set Google as my default Assist app). Talking about the camera specifications, the LG G7 ThinQ is reported to come with a dual rear camera setup ⦠While Google Assistant is powerful and cool, not everyone is a fan of it. This means the G7 ThinQ should become the world's first phone to offer a physical way to call up Google's digital assistant. The LG G7 ThinQ will have a 6.1-inch display with a notch, 2880 X 1440 resolutions and 18:9 aspect ratio. LG will not have its own AI, but the button will be a shortcut to Google Assistant. As Google Assistant continues to grow in popularity weâre seeing more devices launch with dedicated Assistant buttons. Turned off the battery-saver and the google assistant now responds to voice versus clicking the button on the side of the phone, even when phone is locked, which is how I want it to work. According to sources familiar ⦠The LG G7 ThinQ is arriving very soon. Mobile; lg; lg g7 thinq; New LG G7 ThinQ leak shows branding, notch, and dedicated Google Assistant button Just over one week until it's unveiled By Rob Thubron on April 24, 2018, 9:14 According to Cnet and people familiar with the matter, one of LG G7 ThinQ's side buttons (located on the left) is a dedicated Google Assistant button. Primarily because it hijacks a phone's home button. Itâs the first phone to have a physical button that calls up only Googleâs digital assistant, and it follows Samsungâs own Bixby button on the Galaxy S9.. LG has also added a new button for launching Google Assistant. Turns out ⦠With the LG G7 ThinQ, Google Assistant is just a button press away! In a report from CNET, the LG G7 ThinQ is reported to sport a physical button that when pressed, will launch Google Assistant.While thereâs no way of knowing if this report is true, in a way it makes sense. LG G7 general tips and shortcuts. ... LG G7 ThinQ will have a Google Assistant hardware button. A new rumor confirms the notch as well as a dedicated Google Assistant button. The LG G7 ThinQ will have a button on its left side that will be dedicated to Google Assistant, according to sources speaking to CNET. When it does, we may see the first smartphone with a dedicated Google Assistant button. We now know that the extra hardware button that caused much speculation over the past few months is a dedicated button used to launch Google Assistant. As seen on the LG V30s earlier, some particular commands will be available through the Google Assistant on the G7 ThinQ. The LG G7 ThinQ's Google Assistant button will be found on the left of the device. LG AI (Artificial Intelligence) ThinQ® TVs with the Google Assistant built-in allow you to seamlessly select your favorite programs, ask questions, and control compatible smart home devices. LG has also added a dedicated button to activate Google Assistant with one tap and Google Lens with two taps. LG G7 ThinQ is expected to debut on May 2.But weeks ahead of the formal launch, it has now been reported that the upcoming LG flagship will come with a dedicated Google Assistant button. This is because LG had previously launched ThinQ devices powered by Google Assistant, so with the LG G7 receiving the ThinQ branding, weâre not surprised that Google Assistant ⦠I don't use the Google Assistant at all, so I'm hoping there's a way to disable the button. To top it all off, LG has also added a dedicated button to activate Google Assistant with one tap and trigger Google Lens with two taps. The button will be on the left and the power button will be on the right. On newer phones that came with Google Assistant, that means you wonât be able to say âOk Googleâ and issue voice commands (though on older, pre-Assistant phones, Ok Google still seems to work). Last year, LG teamed up with Google to bring a Bixby-style Assistant hardware button to some of its phones. According to Engadget, the LG G7 will feature a dedicated button for Google Assistant. The operating system is Android 8.1. The LG G7 ThinQ will be the first smartphone to feature a dedicated Google Assistant button. Well, if this information holds any water, then the LG G7 ThinQ will be the first smartphone in the world to feature a dedicated hardware button for Google Assistant. Renders of the forthcoming LG G7 ThinQ cropped up earlier this month, showing the phone to have four hardware buttons. The upcoming LG G7 has been rumored to have an iPhone X-like notch. If you ever want to re-enable to Assistant, just long-press the home button again and just tap âTurn on.â This would mean LG is borrowing from Samsungâs strategy, which saw the Galaxy S8 and S9 equipped with dedicated buttons for its Bixby assistant. LG has also thrown in Qualcomm Quick Charge 3 support, IP 68 water and dust resistance and facial recognition into the mix. *Release date, specs, and back cover logo of the LG G7 ThinQ may vary by country. It turns out this feature does not work if the battery-saver feature is enabled on the LG G7 phone. CNET has a report out that suggests thatâs exactly one of the bullet points that LG is going to talk about at its upcoming event. This physical key has been positioned under the volume control keys. The LG G7 extra button will be linked with Google Assistant. Even without a physical button, Android users can still access Google Assistant if their device is running Android ⦠According to a new report, LG is planning to include a dedicated hardware button for Google Assistant on its upcoming G7 ThinQ flagship smartphone, following in the steps of Samsung's Bixby button. It's not the first Android to get a button devoted to a voice assistant. Button-pressing aside, the G7 ThinQ is able to recognize Google Assistant voice commands from up to 5 meters away. This physical key has been positioned under the volume control keys. The LG G7 ThinQ comes with a ⦠Also, it is the first LG G series smartphone with a physical button on the left side. The LG G7 ThinQ comes with a 6.1-inch QHD+ display sporting a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 3120 x 1440p. Turn off the Google Assistant key: The LG G7 is a little unique in that it has a dedicated button to launch Google Assistant. Located on the side, users can press this button to immediately access Googleâs voice-controlled digital assistant. The LG G7 ThinQ is official as of this morning. Like the recent AI-equipped V30S, the G7 ThinQ will supposedly get custom LG commands to ask Google Assistant. I've checked everywhere in the settings I can think of and can't find anything. As you may know, the latest Samsung flagship handsets have dedicated assistant ⦠LG is going to launch its next flagship smartphone, the G7 ThinQ, on May 2. ... but a new report suggests itâs actually a hard-wired button to Google Assistant. LG's next flagship smartphone, the G7 ThinQ, will have a button that will activate Google Assistant, CNet claims citing source familiar with the smartphone. On the right side of the phone will be a power button.