Google Assistant problem

[Android Central Question]

Hey people, I'm having a huge problem with my Google assistance everytime I try to text message somebody or call somebody on it via assistance it keeps telling me
"to improve contact recognition Google needs to use your device contacts"
I clicked turn on and nothing happens I've been reading online and a lot of people are having problems with this and I still don't know how to solve it on the MI NOTE 5 PRO please somebody help me out thanks a lot!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Try going to Settings>Apps​, select the Google app, then Permissions, and make sure Contacts is turned on.