PSA: You can now try the Google Assistant on non-Pixelbook devices via Chrome OS Dev Channel.

If you are the owner of a Chromebook that is not the Google Pixelbook and you have jealously envisioned the exclusive support of the Google Assistant by the premium device, the expectation is finished. The latest version of Chrome OS on the development channel brings an assistant to the Chromebook masses.

Last month, we announced that Android Pie would be integrated with Chrome OS with a reorganized user interface. We later learned that this web-based version of the wizard would be offered to "all Chromebooks," including those that do not support Android, starting with the Canary's (very experimental) channel devices. The Pixelbook and Pixel Slate would no longer have exclusive access to the wizard.

As reported by Chrome Unboxed, the new wizard is being deployed to devices in the developer update channel. It is important to note that although Canary Channel updates its channels every night, its limited testing means that it is generally discouraged for the average user. The Dev channel is updated weekly and offers a taste of upcoming features with no significant reduction in stability. The development channel is not without problems, however, and if you ever decide to go back to Stable or a beta, your device will be erased.

If you still want to venture into the unstable environments of the Chrome OS release, switching to the Dev channel is easy. Open the settings application, click on "About Chrome OS," then "Build Details," "Edit Channel," and then choose the Developer Channel.

Once your device is updated with the latest version of the development channel, the wizard's settings remain hidden behind a flag. Open Chrome and go to "chrome: // flags". From there, enter "Assistant" in the search bar. There you will find the indicator "# enable-native-google-assistant". Activate this indicator and reboot your device. After that, your Settings app will have a new option for Actually enable the Google assistant.

All devices in the Dev chain have not yet received the update with the wizard. So be sure to leave a comment below to let us know if it works on your Chromebook or not.

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