Do you ever use Google Assistant, or would you rather not use such smart services due to privacy concerns? Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to use digital assistants or not. The disadvantage for those who prefer not to use the Assistant is that you have to disable it yourself. How that works? In this article, we will explain it exactly to you.
Google Assistant
Since the introduction of the Assistant in 2016, it has occupied an increasingly prominent position within the Android ecosystem. In the early years, the Assistant still had to be activated independently; This is no longer necessary, according to a recent presentation by Google about its new password manager in Chrome. If a weak password is detected, the Assistant will automatically turn it on to notify the user. On the one hand, that is very nice and can be seen as the progress of technology.
On the other hand, the Assistant is also starting to become more prominent in the picture without a user has asked for it. It is also questionable whether that is the desired course; if it is extremely important to you that your privacy is strictly guarded, you would rather not have Google search your data on a daily basis.
In addition to possible privacy objections, the Assistant sometimes also causes irritation in other areas: for example, the Assistant activates too often unsolicited, or Google works with the manufacturer of your phone to link the activation of the Google Assistant to your on/off button.
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Whatever reason you have for wanting to disable the Assistant, it is good to know that you can do this at any time via the settings of the digital assistant. We explain how this works in the steps below.
Turn Off The Assistant
Switching off the Assistant must be done per device; It’s not possible to turn off Google’s digital assistant on all your devices with one click. Below we explain how to disable the Google Assistant on an Android phone.
- Open the Google app on Android
- Click on the three dots at the bottom right (More)
- Then navigate to Settings
- After that, click on Google Assistant
- Swipe down to your general encounter
- Click on General to open the settings
- Turn off the switch behind Google Assistant
- Click Disable on the popup that appears
The steps above work as indicated on Android phones. To disable the Assistant feature on Google’s smart speakers, simply set the microphone function to mute. Note that he will remain connected to the Assistant, but it will then no longer be possible to activate him (accidentally) and he will then no longer be able to listen to sounds in your environment.
Have you already disabled or plan to disable the Assistant? Be sure to let us know in the comments at the bottom of this article, and also let us know why you want to disable the digital assistant.
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