Google Assistant evolved from Google Now and comes as a pre-installed part of most Android phones. You can access it by holding the home button or, on some devices, squeezing your phone by its sides.

What is the name of Google Assistant?

That is, all except one big tech company—Google. All the major voice assistants out there—Alexa, Siri, Cortana—are assigned human names. Even Samsung’s Bixby sounds like a quirky nickname for a 1980s middle-school kid. So, why doesn’t Google Assistant follow suit?

Is there a Siri for Android?

The short answer is: no, there’s no Siri for Android, and there probably never will be. But that doesn’t mean that Android users can’t have virtual assistants a lot like, and sometimes even better than, Siri.