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How To Stop Google From Listening

Posted by Craig Reaser on July 20, 2022 - 3:44am


How do I listen to my Google recordings?  Google provides a portal for you to view all your interactions with its services. This includes voice recordings of your interactions with google assistant. You can view this on your phone through the Google catagory in the settings app, but it's a bit easier on the web.  (1.) Head to the Google My Activity page. This collects everything from YouTube videos you've watched to apps you've opened on your android phone.  (2.) Apply a filter to only show voice recordings by clicking Filter by Date and Product at the top of the list, under the search bar.  (3.) Scroll down and select both the Assistant and Voice and Audio boxes to show all activity with recordings.  If you want, you can set a time frame, such as Last 30 days, by using the 'Filter by Date' section at the top.  (4.) Click Apply:    You'll then see a timeline of all the recordings Google has of your voice activity, starting with the most recent. Click Details under an entry to see when it occurred, then choose view recording to hear it.                                                                                                                                           To erase the recording, click the X button to the right of the item.    How to stop Google from listening on Android:  You can disable Google's voice recordings with a certain toggle in your Android settings. If you like, you can also go further after changing this. The below instructions reflect stock android:  The proceedure may vary slightly depending on your device.      Turn OFF "ok google"on your phone. The first step is to turn off the "ok google" detection on your android phone, which you may do by performing the following:  (1.) Open Settings on your phone and enter the Google category.  (2.) Select settings for Google apps>search,assistant & voice.  (3.) Hit voice on the resulting page.  (4.) You'll see a voice match entry; tap it.  (5.) Disable the Hey Google slider to disable "ok google" detection.  Once you do this, Google Assistant will NOT respond to "ok google" on your android phone. Your phone thus will no longer always be listening for that keyword.  To disable "Hey Google" through Android Auto, open the Android Auto app. Under the general selection, tap the "hey google" detection entry. To disable it from Google Maps instead, open maps and tap your profile picture in the top right. Choose settings>navigationsettings>googleassistantsettings>"heygoogle"detection.  Either way, on the resulting page, disable the while driving slider to turn off google assistant detection in both Google Maps and Android Auto.  You can also select Delete Voice Model to erase the voice profile Google had tied to your account.      Turn OFF Microphone access for the Google app:   To go further, you can deny the Google app permission to access your microphone by following these steps: (1.) Open settings on your phone and select apps & notifications (on Android 12, this is just apps).  (2.) Tap see all x apps to get a full list of what you have installed.  (3.) Scroll down to Google and select it.  (4.) Tap permissions and select the microohone option.  (5.) Choose Deny or Don't Allow for this permission. You'll have to accept a prompt that some parts of your device might not work as intended, which is normal.    To disable Google Assistant completely:  (1.) Open settings on your phone and enter the Google category.  (2.) Tap 'see all x apps' to get a full list of what you have installed.  (3.) Scroll down to Google and select it.  (4.) Tap permissions and select the microphone option.  (5.) Choose deny or don't allow for this permission.  You'll have to accept a prompt that some parts of your device might not work as intended, which is normal. 

Simon Keighley Excellent directions about how to view our interactions on the Google portal and how to stop Google from listening on Android. Thanks for sharing, Craig.
July 20, 2022 at 5:23am