Access Google Assistant with your voice

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the bottom, tap Turn on.
   • If Google Assistant is off, you’ll get the option to turn it on.

Learn how to set up Google Assistant on your phone or tablet.

Turn off Google Assistant

1. On most Assistant-enabled devices, say “Hey Google, open Assistant settings.”
   • Alternatively, open the Google Assistant app and say, “Assistant settings.”
2. Under "All settings," tap General.
   • If you don’t find “General,” tap View all settings or See all Assistant Settings.
3. Turn off Google Assistant.

Turn on “Hey Google” & teach Google Assistant how to recognize your voice

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Assistant app .
2. Say “Assistant settings.”
3. Under “Popular settings,” tap Hey Google and Voice Match.
4. Turn on Hey Google.
   • If you don't find “Hey Google,” turn on Google Assistant.
   • Tip: If you're signed in to a Google Workspace for Education account on your device and can't turn on “Hey Google,” the admin might disabled this setting. Contact your admin for more details.
5. To set up a Voice Match, follow the prompts for Google Assistant to recognize you when you say “Hey Google.”

Tip: If you want to get hands-free help from Google Assistant while your Android phone or tablet is locked, make sure that your "Assistant on lock screen setting" is turned on.

• Allow lock screen personal results on your Android phone
• Access Google Assistant on your headphones with Voice Match
• Link your voice to your speaker or Smart Display
• Choose the voice of your Google Assistant
• Let your child use Google Assistant on your devices
• Face Match on Google Nest Hub Max
• Adjust how sensitive Assistant is to "Hey Google"