In this guide, we will show you a nifty workaround to fix the ‘Your Assistant needs additional downloads’ Google Assistant. When it comes to the virtual assistant, then there are quite a few noteworthy players in town, including the likes of Siri, Alexa, and Bixby. However, in spite of that, the offering from Google has firmly established itself as the absolute best in this domain. But in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either.
Numerous users have voiced their concern that they are getting the ‘Your Assistant needs additional downloads’ prompt when trying to use Google Assistant. However, when they try to download the update, they are instead greeted with the ‘An error has occurred. Make sure that you’re online and try again’ when in reality there’s nothing wrong with their network connectivity. If you are also getting bugged by this issue, then this guide will help you out. Follow along for the fix.
Fix Google Assistant ‘Your Assistant needs additional downloads’
The culprit behind this issue is the latest update rolled out to the Google app. So to rectify this issue, you’ll have to downgrade the app to its earlier stable build. Once done, you could then install the pending Assistant update and finally re-update Assistant to its latest version. Here’s how all of this could be done:
- Head over to Settings > Apps > Google > tap on the overflow icon.
- Then select Uninstall Updates > OK. Once done, go to Play Store.
- Now search Google App and tap on the overflow icon at the top right.
- Then uncheck Enable Auto Updates. Now launch Google Assistant.
- You will now be able to download the updates without any issues.
- Once done, you could then update Google Assistant from the store.
That’s it. These were the steps to fix the ‘Your Assistant needs additional downloads’ Google Assistant. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
simon
Hi Sadique,
I have the same problem with my Google Assistant on my Pixel7 pro. It started to happen a week or so ago. I have just done the latest system update 23/06/2023 but that has not fixed the problem. I am in Australia and a friend has the same problem
Regards
Simon
John
Thank you for the tip. I can roll back and use the old version of the Google app but as soon as I try to update I get the same error. I’ve tried a few times. What am I missing?
Thanks.