Turn notifications on or off

You can receive notifications like reminders on your Google Nest or Google Home speaker or display.

Note: You'll need to turn on personal results in order to get notifications.

Turn notifications on or off

Speakers

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your Google Nest or Home speaker.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap your Google Nest or Google Home device.
  4. At the top right corner, tap Settings .
  5. Under "More," tap Recognition & Personalization.
  6. To turn on notifications, first turn on Allow personal results.
  7. Scroll down, then choose how you want your personal results to appear.
  8. To turn on notifications, tap Always show proactively. If you want to turn off notifications, tap Never show proactively.

Displays

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your Google Nest display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap your Google Nest or Google Home device.
  4. At the top right corner, tap Settings  and then Recognition & sharing and then Recognition & Personalization.
  5. To turn on notifications, first turn on Allow personal results.
  6. Scroll down, then choose how you want your personal results to appear.
  7. To turn on notifications, tap Always show proactively. If you want to turn off notifications, tap Never show proactively.

 

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