Change your language or use multiple languages

Choose the Google Assistant device you're using: Phone or tablet
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.

Change or add a language

Google Assistant will speak to you in the language you have set in your iPhone or iPad settings. You can change or add a language to speak with your Assistant in the Google Assistant settings.

For example, if your phone is set to English (US) and you set the Google Assistant language to Spanish (US), you can speak to Google Assistant in English or Spanish.

You can use up to 3 languages with Google Assistant on your device: your iPhone or iPad language, plus 2 Assistant languages.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app Assistant (iOS).
  2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or first initial and then Assistant and then Languages.
  3. Choose a language. 
    • To change the primary language, tap your current language.
    • To add another language, tap Add a language.

You can talk to the Google Assistant in either language, but not a mix of both.

Speaker
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.

Change or add a language

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app Google Home.
  2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Assistant settings and then Assistant and then Languages.
  3. Choose a language.
    • To change the primary language, tap your current language.
    • To add another language, tap Add a language.

When you add another language, you can speak with the Google Assistant in any selected language and it will respond in the same language.

Tip: If each person using a speaker wants to use a different language, each person must set up Voice Match with the device. This will allow the Google Assistant to recognize and respond in your preferred language.

Smart Display

Important: Some features aren't available in all languages or countries.

Change or add a language

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app Google Home.
  2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Assistant settings and then Assistant and then Languages.
  3. Choose a language.
    • To change the primary language, tap your current language.
    • To add another language, tap Add a language.

When you add another language, you can speak with the Google Assistant in any selected language and it will respond in the same language.

Tip: If each person using a speaker wants to use a different language, each person must set up Voice Match with the device. This will allow the Google Assistant to recognize and respond in your preferred language.

Smart Clock

Languages you can use

On Smart Clocks, you can use the Google Assistant in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Change or add a language

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app Google Home.
  2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Assistant settings and then Assistant and then Languages.
  3. Tap your current language.
  4. Pick a new language.
Headphones
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.

Change or add a language

Change the language of the Google Assistant on your headphones by changing your Google Assistant language on your phone.

Watch
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.

Change or add a language

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Wear OS app.
  2. Under "Settings," tap Google Assistant and then Settings.
  3. Tap Preferences and then Assistant language.
  4. Choose a language.
    • To change the primary language, tap your current language.
    • To add another language, tap Add a language.

You can talk to the Google Assistant in either language, but not a mix of both.

TV

On Android TVs, the Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese. More languages are coming soon.

On Google TV devices, Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish.

On TVs that don't run the Android TV operating system, available languages vary. On LG TVs, the Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. On all other TVs, the Google Assistant is only available in English.

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