Google Assistant on Stadia

Google Assistant is currently available for Stadia on Chromecast Ultra, Google TV, and Android TV. Stay tuned for information about Google Assistant on stadia.com and in the Stadia app .

The Google Assistant button on the Stadia Controller only works on Chromecast Ultra. If you have a Google TV or Android TV and your TV remote has an Assistant button, press it to use Google Assistant. Google Assistant is not currently available for children with supervised accounts.

Enable Google Assistant on Stadia

1. On your mobile device, open the Stadia app .
2. In the top right, tap your avatar Settings Google Assistant.
3. Tap the slider next to Enable Assistant button on Stadia Controllers.

Note: If you have an iOS® device, you'll need to download the Google Assistant app to opt-into using Assistant on your device.

Enable personal results

If you enable personal results, Google Assistant can access your personal information, like your home address or calendar appointments, to customize answers to your questions.

1. On your mobile device, open the Stadia app .
2. In the top right, tap your avatar Settings Google Assistant.
3. Tap More Settings tap the slider next to Personal results.

Important: If you enable personal results, anyone who speaks to Google Assistant while using your Stadia account can access your personal information.

Talk to Google Assistant on Stadia

You can talk to Google Assistant from the Stadia home screen or while you play a game:

1. Press the Assistant button .
   • On Chromecast Ultra, press the Assistant button on your Stadia Controller.
   • On Google TV or Android TV, press the Assistant button on the TV remote.
2. Ask a question or say a command.

Note: On Chromecast Ultra, all Stadia Controllers that are linked to an active Stadia session on your TV can control Google Assistant. For example, if you start a conversation with Google Assistant, any local player can press the Assistant button on their Stadia Controller to ask a question.

What you can ask Google Assistant

Here are some questions you can ask Google Assistant:

• What time is it?
• What's the weather?
• Flip a coin.

If you enable personal results, you can ask Google Assistant for personalized help.

• What's on my schedule tomorrow?
• How's the traffic to work?

Playback of media, like music or videos, is not currently supported when you use Google Assistant with Stadia.

Learn more about what you can ask Google Assistant.

Start a game with Google Assistant

On Chromecast Ultra, to start a game on Stadia with Google Assistant, use the Assistant button on your Stadia Controller. On Google TV or Android TV, use the Assistant button on the TV remote that came with your device, if it has one. You can also start a game on your TV with a connected Google Assistant device, such as a mobile device or Google Home speaker.

Note: A game must be in your library to start it with Google Assistant.

• Press the Assistant button and say, "Play <game name>."
• To use Stadia with a connected Google Assistant device like a smart speaker, add the name of your TV to your command, For example, say "Hey Google, play Destiny 2 on Livingroom TV."
  • You don't need to enable Google Assistant in Stadia settings to use commands with your Assistant device. However, the device and your Stadia account must be linked to the same Google Account.
  • If you link multiple accounts with matching Voice Match IDs to your Assistant device (because all the accounts belong to you), you may need to disable Voice Match on your other non-Stadia accounts, or unlink them from your device.

Dismiss Google Assistant

After you start an interaction, you can dismiss Google Assistant at any time.

• Chromecast Ultra: On your Stadia Controller, press and hold the Assistant button for 1 second.
• Google TV or Android TV: Press Back on your TV remote, or the face button equivalent of on a connected Bluetooth controller.

Privacy

• If you talk to Google Assistant while you're in voice chat, other players won't be able to hear you through your microphone. After you're finished talking to Google Assistant, they'll be able to hear you again.
• All controllers playing a local multiplayer session on Stadia will be attached to the account of the person signed into Stadia. This means that when any player talks to Google Assistant, their questions and commands are saved to your account. You can delete what they said at myactivity.google.com.
• If you enable personal results, anyone playing on your account can access your personal information by asking Google Assistant a question.

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