How to Disable Google Assistant on Chromebooks, Android, and Other Smart Devices

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 Virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, and Amazon's Alexa are created to make our life a little bit simpler. However, it can be challenging to get rid of the impression that they are constantly watching us.

While having a virtual assistant to help you plan your day is convenient, it's comforting to know that you can also turn off Google Assistant at any time. Here's how to disable Google Assistant on your Google Smart, Chromebook, or Android device.

On Android, how to turn off Google Assistant

On an Android phone, there are two ways to disable and turn off Google Assistant. With the first, Google Assistant is no longer set as your default digital assistant, and with the second, Google Assistant is totally turned off inside of your Google account.

How to Change the Default Assistant App from Google Assistant

Go to the Apps area of your phone's settings by opening them.

Choose the default apps checkbox.

app for a digital assistant.

Pick None.

If you choose, you can also make Alexa or Bixby the default app if you have other digital assistants like those installed on your phone. Simply follow the directions above, choose the app at the very end.

Activating Google Assistant Completely

On your phone, launch the Google app.

In the lower right corner, click the More ellipses button.

Choose Google Assistant under Settings.

To find General settings, scroll below.

Turn off the Google Assistant switch.

You can now be confident that Google isn't listening to you from your pocket by turning off both the built-in assistant on your phone and Google Assistant on your Google Account.

On a Chromebook, how do you turn off Google Assistant?

Although you can't completely remove Google Assistant from your Chromebook, you can disable it with a few touches.

To access the menu, navigate to your clock at the bottom of the screen and click it.

Open your settings by clicking the gear symbol from here.

Select Search and Assistant from the left-hand menu in your settings.

You can check from this point whether Google Assistant is enabled or disabled on your device.

Turn the toggle off to turn off Google Assistant on your Chromebook.

A mute button or switch is present on every Google smart device, including Google Home and Google Nest. The mute button will let you disable Google Assistant's listening capabilities even if you might not be able to totally delete it from a Google smart device.

The mute button can be found in a variety of places, but it is typically relatively simple to spot on the back or bottom of the device.

Use Google's Downtime function if you want Google Assistant to cease responding to instructions at specific times of the day but don't want to totally disable it. Your device will continue to remain active and continue to control your connected smart home devices even when it is not listening or accepting commands.

Activate the Google Home app.

Choose Home first, then the desired home.

Navigate to Settings and select Digital Wellbeing.

Choose Skip if you don't want to configure any filters.

The devices for which you want to create a downtime schedule can then be chosen.

Next, decide which days Downtime will be active.

Choose the start and end times for Downtime after selecting Next.

Making the ideal smart home

Although it can be intimidating, smart home technology can also be very helpful. It's important to understand what Google Assistant is and how it listens to you and utilises your data before you start disabling it on all of your devices.

Building your ideal smart home without compromising your privacy is absolutely doable with proper management and an awareness of data sharing.