Allow personal results on your Assistant-enabled devices

Some Google Assistant devices, like speakers, Smart Displays, Smart Clocks, TVs and the Pixel Stand, can be shared with multiple people. For any shared device, you can turn on personal results to allow the Google Assistant to read or show results specific to you. For example, the Google Assistant may show:

• Results from your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Photos
• Recommendations for recipes based on your activity across other Google products
• Playlists you've created and marked as "Private" on YouTube

• YouTube Music personal playlists, liked songs, uploads, or library content

Important: The personal results setting doesn’t control certain Assistant features provided by third parties like Spotify or Pandora.

On the Pixel Stand, some apps require you to unlock your phone even if you have personal results turned on.

Learn more about what happens when you turn on personal results at Google privacy policy.

Turn personal results on or off

Important: Some personal results are only available in certain languages and countries.

Phones

1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings." 
2. Under "All settings," tap Personalization.
3. Turn Personal results on or off.

Get lock screen personal results

On some Android devices you can get personal results on your lock screen. Learn more how to allow lock screen personal results on your device.

Speakers, Smart Displays, Smart Clocks & TV devices

Important: For Chromecast devices, personal results is only available on Chromecast with Google TV.

Set up personal results in your home

Important: If you have personal results and Voice Match turned on and then later turn off Voice Match, personal results also turns off automatically. You can always turn personal results back on without Voice Match.

When you set up personal results in your home, you turn it on for all devices in your home and can choose to turn it on automatically for any new devices. You can turn off personal results for a specific device at any time.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Edit settings for the devices in your home.

Tip: You can also set up personal results when you set up Voice Match.

Turn off personal results in your home

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Tap Turn off personal results in this home.

Turn personal results on or off for a device

Important: Before you can turn on personal results for a device, you must turn on personal results for the home.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Tap the name of your device.
   • To turn on personal results: Check the box next to the device name.
   • To turn off personal results: Uncheck the box next to the device name.

Google TV

1. On your Google TV, at the top right, select Settings. You can also press and hold the Assistant button on your remote and say "Open settings."
2. Select Privacy Google Assistant.
3. Turn Personal results on or off.

Other shared devices

1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings." 
2. Tap Devices your device.
3. Under "Personalization," turn Personal results on or off.

Cars

Important: In cars, Voice Match isn't available.

1. Tap your car display home screen.
2. Go to your apps.
3. Tap Settings Google Google Assistant.
4. Turn on or off Allow personal results.
   • To change your settings, you might have to enter your password.

Auto accessories

Personal results on some Google Assistant auto accessories, like the Anker Roav Bolt and the JBL Link Drive, are managed with headphones settings. Learn how to get personal results on headphones.

Watches

For Fitbit Sense, Versa 3 watches, and watches running WearOS:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
2. Tap Devices  Personal  Your watch.
3. Turn Personal results on or off.

Hide personal results

On a Smart Display

When you turn on personal results for your Smart Display, results appear on your home screen as notifications. Results include upcoming calendar events, commute info, and YouTube video recommendations. Anyone near the device can view, tap, or act on them.

To stop personal results on the home screen and as notifications:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home .
3. Touch and hold your Smart Display.
4. At the top right, tap Device settings   Recognition & sharing Recognition & Personalization.
5. Under "How personal results appear," select Never show proactively.

In a car

When you turn on personal results, results appear on your car display home screen. Results include destination or media recommendations. Anyone in the car can view, tap, or act on them.

To stop personal results on the home screen and as notifications:

1. Tap your car display home screen.
2. Go to your apps.
3. Tap Settings Google Google Assistant.
4. Turn off Allow personal results.

On a Google TV

Important: This feature is only available on some Google TVs in the US.

You automatically get some personal results like YouTube recommendations on your TV Ambient Screen and as notifications.

Anyone can see and act on personal results. You can turn off or manage personal results with Assistant settings on your TV, in Settings in your Home app, or in the Assistant app.

To stop personal results on the Ambient Screen and as notifications:

1. On your Google TV, at the top right, select Settings. You can also press and hold the Assistant button on your remote and say "Open settings.”
2. Select Privacy Google Assistant.
3. Under “Personal results,” select Never show proactively. 

How personal results work with other settings

Google Photos

Personal results doesn’t control whether you can show your photos in ambient mode on your Smart Display.

Payments

If you have Pay through your Assistant turned on and personal results turned on, you can make purchases on your shared device. If you turn off either of them, you can’t make purchases on your shared device.

Voice Match

If Voice Match is turned on, Google Assistant won't respond with your personal results to a voice it doesn’t recognize as yours. Learn how to use Voice Match and personal results.

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