{"id":3302,"date":"2017-11-15T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaetechnician.ae\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2019-07-09T07:17:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:17:49","slug":"turn-off-ok-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaetechnician.ae\/turn-off-ok-google","title":{"rendered":"How to turn off “Ok Google”"},"content":{"rendered":"
Whenever you go out with your friends, do any of them have fun recalling the “Ok Google” feature of your smartphone and using Android’s voice server to make the most strampal searches?\u00a0Unfortunately, it is not an isolated case.\u00a0Of “mattacchioni” friends we have more or less everyone, but fortunately there are also solutions to keep them “at bay”.<\/p>\n
Have you ever thought, for example, of turning off “Ok Google” to limit its performance to the Google app and search widget instead of having it on home screens and in all applications?\u00a0In my opinion, this is a very effective solution.\u00a0Then it is reversible: you can go back anytime.\u00a0What do you say?\u00a0Did I tease you with my idea?\u00a0If your answer is affirmative, take five minutes and find out\u00a0how to turn off “Ok Google”<\/strong>\u00a0thanks to the directions I’m going to give you.\u00a0I assure you that this is really a joke.<\/p>\n For the tutorial, I will use a smartphone equipped with Android 6.0, but the instructions in this article should also apply to previous and later versions of the green robotic operating system (also because it basically works on the Google app settings not those of the system).\u00a0Then I will also deal with iOS and PC, where the indications are “transverse” regardless of the operating system version that you are using.\u00a0Good reading and good fun!<\/p>\n Let’s start with this guide on\u00a0how to turn off “Ok Google” by<\/strong>\u00a0talking about\u00a0Android<\/strong>\u00a0, the operating system developed by the same “big G” that equips many smartphones and tablets available on the market today.\u00a0There are several ways to turn off “Ok Google” on Android, some radicals (complete deactivation of the service), others less (partial deactivation of the service): here’s everything explained in detail.<\/p>\n If you want to disable “Ok Google” in a partial way, leaving it active in the Google app and search screen, sign in to the Android app drawer (the screen where there are icons of all apps installed on your device) and open\u00a0Google<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0If you do not find any apps called “Google,” try searching for\u00a0Google Settings<\/strong>\u00a0(the Gear icon with the “G” centered in Google), or open the\u00a0Android\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0(Gear icon) and select the\u00a0Google<\/strong>\u00a0entry\u00a0from the latter.<\/p>\n Another way you can go through is\u00a0to search for the Google Search widget<\/strong>\u00a0on your home screen and to press it first on it and then on the\u00a0“G”<\/strong>\u00a0Google\u00a0logo\u00a0on the left side of the search (in the screen that opens).<\/p>\n At this point, if you’ve opened the Google app or you’ve taped the\u00a0“G”<\/strong>\u00a0logo\u00a0in the search widget, click the\u00a0\u2261<\/strong>\u00a0button\u00a0at the bottom right and select the\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Item<\/strong>\u00a0entries\u00a0from the opening screen.\u00a0If, however, you’ve opened\u00a0Google Settings<\/strong>\u00a0or you’ve recalled the\u00a0Google<\/strong>\u00a0entry\u00a0from Android settings, go ahead by selecting\u00a0Search<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Voices<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n Now, regardless of how you have reached the menu with Google settings, go to\u00a0Discovery “Ok Google”<\/strong>\u00a0and move to\u00a0OFF<\/strong>\u00a0lever on the function\u00a0Say “Ok Google” at any time<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0This will prevent you from turning on the “Ok Google” feature from the home screen of your device and apps while not turning off voice command support on the Google Search screen (the one that appears when you start the Google app or tap the widget home screen search).<\/a><\/p>\n If you’d like to turn off “Ok Google” completely, including the Google app and search widget, follow the steps outlined above (turn off the\u00a0“Ok Google” feature at any time,<\/strong>\u00a0and then you must revoke permissions to access microphone to the Google app.<\/p>\n To do this, open the\u00a0Android\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0menu\u00a0and go to\u00a0App<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0On the screen that opens, tap the\u00a0Google<\/strong>\u00a0App icon\u00a0, select the\u00a0Permissions<\/strong>\u00a0from the screen that opens and move\u00a0the\u00a0microphone off<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0OFF<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Then answer affirmatively the warning that appears on the screen and the game is done.<\/p>\n Now, the “Ok Google” feature is turned off 100% and can not be invoked either from the Android home screen or Google app (or from apps).\u00a0However, turning off the microphone in the Google app may lead to annoying\u00a0side effects<\/em>\u00a0, such as the inability to use voice search by clicking on the\u00a0microphone<\/strong>\u00a0icon\u00a0in the Google or Google widget search field.<\/p>\n If you know about the malfunctioning of turning off the microphone in the Google app or, much more simply, changing your mind about deactivating “Ok Google”, you can go back to your steps by going to\u00a0Settings> App> Google> Permissions<\/strong>\u00a0and resetting\u00a0ON<\/strong>\u00a0the relative lever to the\u00a0microphone<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n To restore the “Ok Google” on the home screen, however, go into\u00a0Google Settings<\/strong>, then\u00a0Voice> Detection “Ok Google”<\/strong>\u00a0and shifts to\u00a0ON<\/strong>\u00a0the lever relative to the function\u00a0Say “Ok Google” at any time<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Easier than that?<\/p>\nDisable “Ok Google” on Android<\/h2>\n
Deactivate “Ok Google” completely<\/h3>\n
Disable “Ok Google” on iOS<\/h2>\n