Once you’ve set it up, to access the Google Assistant, simply press and hold the voice assistant button to talk, and release it when you’re done. The Google Assistant will read you your notifications, like an audio lock screen. The Google Assistant also provides you with proactive notifications, such as an incoming text message, a meeting reminder and many others. You can get the Google Assistant to expand on these notifications with a single press, or you can reject them with a double press. You can ask for things like:"Tell me the latest news.”“Call Thomas.”“Set a timer for 35 minutes.”“Add olive oil to my shopping list.”