Enable the next generation Google Assistant on AOSP Rom [Updated: now with a full ui] - Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion

Hello everyone! Today I make this step by step guide to explain you how to enable the next generation Google assistant on your Xiaomi Mi 9 (it may also works on another phone). This is for AOSP roms like Evolution X, Pixel Experience, Lineage OS, ... Please don't try to install it on a miui rom!
This is what you will get after this guide:
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So this is how to get it:
1) Download and install Magisk Manager if you don't have already it (If you have it, go to the step 5).
2) open the Magisk Manager app, then click on the install button to download the installer zip file.
3) reboot into recovery mode, then flash the Magisk zip file. After that, reboot into system mode.
4) Open Magisk, and verify that the two checks are green.
5) Go to the Download tab, then search and install the busybox and MagiskHide props config modules. After that, reboot your phone.
6) Install a terminal emulator app like Termux.
7) Open it, type "su" then the enter key. Give it the root privileges.
For the next steps in the terminal, press the enter key after each command.
8) Type "props"
9) Type "4"
Repeat these following commands with these 5 properties associated with their value
ro.product.brand => Google
ro.product.manufacturer => Google
ro.product.model => Pixel 4 XL
ro.product.odm.model => Pixel 4 XL
ro.product.vendor.model => Pixel 4 XL
10) Type "n"
11) Type the propertie (ex: ro.product.brand)
12) Type the value associated with it (ex: Google)
13) Type "y"
14) Type "n"
After these steps, you should have these properties:
15) Reboot your phone.
16) Go to the applications settings of your phone, then search for the Google app. Force stop and clear storage.
17) Open the Google, and try to launch the Google Assistant.
18) If you still have the old one, go to the more tab => Settings => Google Assistant => the assistant tab => Languages. Please make sure that you have only English (US, UK, CA, Ireland, Australia, or Singapour).
19) Download this file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NcWZY11AgbiQ9T8SBMqsXvlMDO40nylS/view
20) Download root explorer from the playstore
21) In this app vive the root access then copy the downloaded file to /data/data/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/shared_prefs
22) Select the shared_prefs folder then in the properties menu set the permissions to 551 (remove the w permissions) ans apply
23) Reboot your phone
24) Enjoy
If it doesn't work, please tell me.​

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So I followed each step and I thought it was going to work but at the last step when I open the assistant and click on start download to update it the following message appears:
"An error has occurred make sure that you are online and try again"
Do you think there is anything else I could do to make it work?

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haguilarhern said:
So I followed each step and I thought it was going to work but at the last step when I open the assistant and click on start download to update it the following message appears:
"An error has occurred make sure that you are online and try again"
Do you think there is anything else I could do to make it work?
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Try to install this apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTymlp9KaeTinK2D_UqAJUmaGwexeEz-/view, then retry to launch the assistant to force the downloading of the necessary ressources. (You may have to clear one more time the google app data).

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boubougaming said:
Try to install this apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTymlp9KaeTinK2D_UqAJUmaGwexeEz-/view, then retry to launch the assistant to force the downloading of the necessary ressources. (You may have to clear one more time the google app data).
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It works bro. After installing the file it allowed me to update the assistant. I read and it seems like the UI doesn't work. In my phone UI doesn't show up but it works. I am in a Redmi note k20 pro. Thanks a lot bro!!

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haguilarhern said:
It works bro. After installing the file it allowed me to update the assistant. I read and it seems like the UI doesn't work. In my phone UI doesn't show up but it works. I am in a Redmi note k20 pro. Thanks a lot bro!!
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Your welcome, but yeah i doesn't found a way to enable the new ui. But If i find it, i will update this guide.

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i think the ui will work if anyone can modified the systemui with this entry, i am extracted from pixel 4 systemui...

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rudirahmana said:
i think the ui will work if anyone can modified the systemui with this entry, i am extracted from pixel 4 systemui...
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I've tried it, but it doesn't work:crying:

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Can't figure out how to create new custum prop with those 5 lines

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boubougaming said:
I've tried it, but it doesn't work:crying:
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maybe rom developer can update system ui with that flag in upcoming update

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boubougaming said:
I've tried it, but it doesn't work:crying:
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I tried everything you said, but it doesn't work. Now it says voice recognition is not available on your device. OP help!
Pixy OS AOSP (Q)

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geminiboy001 said:
I tried everything you said, but it doesn't work. Now it says voice recognition is not available on your device. OP help!
Pixy OS AOSP (Q)
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It's strange, do you have this issue only with the next gen assistant, or also with the old one? (Add a language that doesn't support the New assistant in the languages settings)

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Hey, this is bit of an old thread but I'm having issues and i dont know where to turn. I've flashed PixelExperience 11and google assistant is NOT responding to (ok|hey) google commands. I've tried different version and then eventually flashed EvolutionX (Android 11). There again, google assistant doesn't work..
Given that i use google assistant on a daily bases, i kind of need it. So i found this nice thread, tried these steps but i still don't get google assistant to respond to keyword and i haven't even achieved GA2.0 using this tutorial.
Any ideas how i can make it work?

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boubougaming said:
Try to install this apk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTymlp9KaeTinK2D_UqAJUmaGwexeEz-/view, then retry to launch the assistant to force the downloading of the necessary ressources. (You may have to clear one more time the google app data).
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this link is not working , pls help

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maretodoric said:
Hey, this is bit of an old thread but I'm having issues and i dont know where to turn. I've flashed PixelExperience 11and google assistant is NOT responding to (ok|hey) google commands. I've tried different version and then eventually flashed EvolutionX (Android 11). There again, google assistant doesn't work..
Given that i use google assistant on a daily bases, i kind of need it. So i found this nice thread, tried these steps but i still don't get google assistant to respond to keyword and i haven't even achieved GA2.0 using this tutorial.
Any ideas how i can make it work?
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Yeah, it doesn't work anymore sadly, it seems that Google found a way to block this feature on non pixel phones