Interested in Google Now? This is how you enable it

Vamien McKalin, Tech Times 26 March 2014, 11:03 pm

Google has lately announced the availability of Google Now on the desktop. It's available now for all Chrome users, and we wouldn't be surprised if the search giant makes it available for other browsers in the future to come. Now, if you're interested in using Google Now but have no idea how to get it up and running, continue reading as we have the remedy to your problem.

What does Google Now for Chrome means?

Well, users will have the ability to do the very things they already do on their Android and iOS smartphones. Things like weather, sports scores, commute traffic, event reminders, etc., will be visible on Chrome's desktop, similar to how it is on Android and iOS.

This isn't the first time the search giant has released Google Now for Chrome. Back in February, the company released the feature in beta form, but now it is available for the broader public at large.

How to enable Google Now

It's very similar to how it works on Android and iOS. To get it up and running, users are required to sign into Chrome with their Google account. That's the same account used to sign into the service on Android and iOS. Once this is done, simply click the numbered box if you're on a Chromebook, or the bell icon if you're using a Mac or Windows PC. This procedure will open Chrome's notification center, and from there all Google Now related nonfictions' should be visible.

Bear in mind that alerts might not pop up right away, since the feature is still being rolled out to users. So don't worry, just have some patience as it will come eventually.

Furthermore, we've come to understand that on Chrome, Google Now might show location based information of your mobile device, instead of your desktop computer. To see the relevant information on your desktop computer, you are required to turn on the Location Reporting option on your Android or iOS device.

Arguably, Google Now can be seen as one of the best products ever released by Google in a long while. Compared to Apple's Siri, Google Now is arguably the best product and might stay like that for a long time.