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Turn off Google Assistant, to protect your privacy


Using the keyword “Ok Google” to initiate a search or execute a command on your phone is a cool and useful feature. But are you aware that you are opening up one hundred percent of your life to them. Every single moment…. And do you know what Google listens and does with transcripts ?

Turn off Google Assistant to reclaim privacy

How to turn off OK Google Assistant on your phone

If you choose to disable Google Assistant completely, follow these steps:

Open the Google app on your phone and select the More option (the three bars)
Go to Settings
Select 'Google Assistant'
Scroll down to General  (you might have to scroll down quite a bit)
Uncheck the Google Assistant option.

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