Google Assistant is an integral part of the Android experience. Most on android phone Comes with pre-installed Google app. It can schedule and automate tasks with routines, launch apps, make calls, send text messages, set reminders, control your smart home devices, and more. It can even answer your questions and have smart conversations.
Continuous research, development, and ever-evolving artificial intelligence mean that Google Assistant continues to gain new functionality, improve existing functionality, and adapt to you and your device usage. Despite all that, you might not want him around. Whether you want the most privacy possible or find it accidentally pops up when you say certain phrases, you can easily disable Google’s artificial intelligence voice assistant.
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to turn off Google Assistant on your Android phone, tablet, Chromebook, Google Home, or Nest smart speaker. We also covered how to disable Google Assistant’s voice triggers if you don’t want to uninstall the app completely.
How to turn off Google Assistant on an Android phone
Finding the right menu is the hardest part of the process, so it’s easy to turn off Google Assistant on your Android device. Here are the step-by-step instructions you need to follow to turn off Google’s voice assistant.
- on your phone Google Open the app.
- in the upper right corner tap your profile picture.
- choose settings.
- Find and open the Google Assistant option. A Popular Settings section at the top and a slightly lower section arranged alphabetically All Settings section you will see.
- Under All Settings GeneralScroll to and tap .
- Google AssistantClose .
If you want to turn Google Assistant back on, follow the steps outlined above but once you get to the last option you will activate the key.
How to turn off “Ok Google” voice commands?
You don’t have to turn off Google Assistant if it’s not needed. If you find the “Ok Google” trigger annoying, turn it off. This way, you can use the service without the hot word. Below we have explained how to do this step by step.
- From your home screen or app drawer Google start the application.
- in the upper right corner tap your profile icon.
- Settings choose.
- Google Assistant select the setting.
- under Popular Settings Hey Google and Voice MatchSelect .
- hey googleClose .
How to turn off Google Assistant on Chrome OS devices?
Like Android phones, you can turn off Google Assistant or disable the wake word in Chrome OS. To do this, you can follow these steps:
- in the lower-right corner of your Chromebook. click the clock.
- Settings gear icon choose.
- Search and Assistant Go to tab and Google AssistantClick .
- public key to the off position bring it.
If you want to turn off the wake word instead, “Ok Google”Click the drop-down menu next to and ClosedSelect .
“Ok Google” Google Assistant will no longer respond. But since Google Assistant is still open, you can enable it using other methods.
How to turn off Google Assistant on Google Nest speakers?
By changing a software setting Google Home or nest although you can’t turn off Google Assistant on smart speaker, you can turn it off by hardware. Simply tap the microphone button on the speaker to turn it off. You’ll find the microphone button on the back of the Google Home and Google Nest speakers; Google Home Mini and Google Nest MiniIn , the button is near the power cord.
Pressing the button mutes the device, preventing Google Assistant from listening for the wake word and disabling it completely. If you decide to continue talking to the device, you must first unmute the device.
There is an easy solution to temporarily turn off Google Assistant using Google’s Downtime feature. To temporarily disable your smart speaker’s microphone, simply use the Google Home app, select the smart speaker, tap Notifications & digital balance and digital balanceSelect .
Then install the service and select the smart speaker from the Devices list. Next, select the date and time for the Downtime Activation.