Google Assistant can be summoned by speaking the words “Ok Google” next to your smartphone. Google does not explain in detail how this almost “magical” device works. But at least it seems that the microphone kicks in as soon as there is noise around the smartphone and then it tries to recognize words. “Ok Google”. It’s not enough for many people to think that Google is constantly listening to us, and perhaps even recording our conversations somewhere in the cloud. Actually, it is, in a way, because everything you say after the command “Ok Google” It can be replayed in the My Activity tab of your Google account.
How To Prevent Google Assistant From Always Listening To You On Android?
To stop Google Assistant from constantly listening to you:
- Go to the app Google
- go to menu ≡ > Settings
- To touch Voice > Detect “Ok Google”
- Disable the command completely
Normally your smartphone will no longer respond to words. “Ok Google”. To be twice as secure, you can set Google Assistant permissions and revoke microphone access. Of course, in this case, if you press the microphone manually in Google Assistant, you will be asked for microphone permission again and you will have to go and cancel it later if you wish.
