It also doesn't work with Assistant routines or support streaming music services. The client also doesn't have hotword detection, so you can't say 'Ok Google' or other commands to summon it. Android Central's Harish Jonnalagadda says the process should take under 10 minutes, which isn't that bad. Abraham has a detailed guide on how to do this. The biggest drawback is that it requires you to set up a Google Assistant API with Google Cloud and to create a custom token. There are, however, some drawbacks for this client. For example, you can ask it the weather, find out the latest news, and use it to control the best Google Home compatible devices. You can bring Google Assistant Unofficial Desktop Client up with a keyboard shortcut and ask it the same things you would ask the best Google Assistant speakers.
