There is no question that Google Now is an awesome personal assistant but then, a virtual personal assistant is not quite as good a real one. Thing is, with the recent update, tweaking Google Now to your personal preferences is a bit challenging. There are, however, a couple of things you can do to make Google Now give you better suggestions that are more personal.

Add Addresses to Google Calendar Events

The traffic card is undoubtedly one of the most helpful cards in Google Now that indicates how long it will take you to get to your appointments or to your work.

Generally speaking, Google is good at guessing where you are going on a routine basis, however, if you wish to make sure that Google will give you a traffic card accurately when you need it, you must add an event to the Google Calendar with an address.

Ask for Updates When Searching Online

If you perform a more than a couple of Google searches on a daily basis, research topic cards can turn out pretty crummy out of the box. You can actually fine tune things by choosing the "Keep me updated" or "Remind me" buttons on Google searches.

Even though it only shows up on searches that have Knowledge Graph cards, it is a good way to manually request updates on TV shows, movies, musical artists, celebrities or political figures.

Hide or Train the Cards You Don't Want

Even after you train Google Now; it might still get full of junk, not to mention that the method to hide cards was changed in the recent update. When you tap on the three-dot icon in the top corner of the individual cards, you get a series of questions and tapping "No" in response to a specific question like "Are you interested in Some Topic" will result in the card disappearing right then. However, you can actually prevent research card from showing up ever again by tapping the arrow. This works for any other cards in Google Now.

Get Important Emails

Some cards like car rental confirmations, aeroplane itineraries, package tracking and hotel arrangements are sourced from your email. But it is also worth noting that you can also get those cards when you are expecting visitors by asking them to forward you the emails they receive. Google does not mind whether or not the email was made in your name or not, you will still get the card.