Install Google Assistant on Older Nexus and Other Android Devices

Oct 25, 2016

Google Now which was released on July 9, 2012, has now been succeeded by even a more intelligent personal assistant developed by Google itself. Unlike Google Now, Google Assistant is designed to be personal. Also, it makes use of more natural language AI. Rather calling it a replacement, it’s better to call it an upgrade of Google Now. People can ask it anything from flight status till cookbook recipes. It can do amazing things if we have it integrated into our home also known as Google Home. Moreover, It can even drive your Google car for you.

Initially, this new assistant was released only for Android N devices but now it can be ported to other devices too. Thanks to brianelv of XDA for his hard work which made this possible. In this post, we will be talking about the procedure to enable the assistant in any Android N or M device.

List of Confirmed Working Devices

Google Nexus 6P
Google Nexus 5X
Google Nexus 6
Google Nexus 5
Google Nexus 4
Google Pixel C
Moto G 2013
Moto G 2015
OnePlus One
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus
YU Yureka Plus
Samsung Galaxy S5 | CM14
Devices running CM13 or CM 14

Note- The above is list is only to confirm that it works but it can work on any device as long as it has Android M or N installed on it.

Installation of Google Assistant on Android M Devices

Make sure you have Xposed Framework installed on your device.
Then, download the N-ify Xposed Module from the Xposed Framework’s modules section.
After downloading activate it and reboot your device.
Then use one of the two methods mentioned below.

Prerequisites

Android 6.0/7.0 or higher
SuperSU or kernel with dm-verity disabled
Latest Google app (6.5.35.21 or newer)
BuildProp Editor (download from Google Play Store)
BuildProp Editor Price: Free
Make sure TWRP is installed (if using automatic method)
Download the flashable .zip files (if using automatic method)

Generally, there are two methods for installing Google Assistant on your device. A manual and an automatic method, choose according to preference.

Manual Method

Edit the following lines in your phone’s build.prop. Open BuildProp Editor and search for ro.product.model and set it to ro.product.model=Pixel XL.
After that, search for ro.opa.eligible_device and set it to ro.opa.eligible_device=true