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[MamaJen713]

Ever since the last update on my phone last week, I keep getting this notification. I go to open it and it says something about Google assist and making Google my default something or other. I try to take a screen shot of that screen, but it won't take one. I don't have the Google Assistant app anymore since I thought that's why I was getting this notification. But there's a little lock in the bottom corner when I open the notification. I can try to take a picture of the screen when I get a chance. How do I get rid of this?!

 

[puppykickr]

Tutn off that (or all) notifications from the Google app.

 

[MamaJen713]

I tried that. This is what I get every time. I even tried disabling Google.

 

[Hadron]

There isn't a separate Google Assistant app, it is part of the Google app. My guess is that you are doing something that is trying to trigger an assistant app, and as you don't have one set up you are getting this prompt (I used to get something similar with my old Pixel if I lingered too long on the "home" button).

If you use nothing that depends on the Google app (no Assistant, no voice search in Maps, no search widget, don't use a Chromecast) then you can simply disable the Google app. Otherwise try going to Settings, Apps, Default apps, then click on Digital Assistant app, then on Device Assistance app (the word, not any tools icon next to it) and finally select "none". That will stop this popping up if you do something that would trigger it (e.g. pressing the home button for too long).

 

[MamaJen713]

So I tried what you said about turning off the device assistance app. That didn't work. The weird thing is, is that the notification pops up when I'm not even using my phone. It's been happening dozens of times throughout the day. It's very weird and frustrating. I'm not even sure where to take it to have someone look at it. My carrier is AT&T. Maybe they could help?

There isn't a separate Google Assistant app, it is part of the Google app. My guess is that you are doing something that is trying to trigger an assistant app, and as you don't have one set up you are getting this prompt (I used to get something similar with my old Pixel if I lingered too long on the "home" button).

If you use nothing that depends on the Google app (no Assistant, no voice search in Maps, no search widget, don't use a Chromecast) then you can simply disable the Google app. Otherwise try going to Settings, Apps, Default apps, then click on Digital Assistant app, then on Device Assistance app (the word, not any tools icon next to it) and finally select "none". That will stop this popping up if you do something that would trigger it (e.g. pressing the home button for too long).

 

[Hadron]

Hmm, so if you go into those settings it says "none" for the "device assistance app", yet that notification keeps popping up by itself anyway?

It might be worth speaking to ATT. I'm not sure I have great hopes for a service provider's support having a solution, but if it started after a system update that could suggest a bug in their update and hence worth a try, or at least letting them know (I say "their update" because I'm not with them - I'm not even on the same continent that they serve - so I don't know whether this was purely a Samsung security update or whether ATT added some stuff of their own).

 

[jhtalisman]

I have had this same issue on my Note 10+ 5g. I have turned off "analyze on screen text" in the same location that Hadron directed you too earlier and haven't seen it since - fingers crossed.

 

[jhtalisman]

I have had this same issue on my Note 10+ 5g. I have turned off "analyze on screen text" in the same location that Hadron directed you too earlier and haven't seen it since - fingers crossed.

Well that didn't help.

It appears that these are Google Maps related. I just set all notifications from Maps to either app only or turned them off. We'll see if that works.

 

[puppykickr]

Yet another reason that I avoid anything Google.

 

[ocnbrze]

you mentioned you do not have google assistant any more......can you elaborate on that? what did you do exactly to google assistant?