Google has made a change to the way you allow the “Hey Google” hotword and Voice Match on Pixel Buds and different Assistant headphones.
Beforehand, you may have the “Hey Google” hotword and Voice Match recognition off in your Android telephone, however allow it only for Pixel Buds. An outdated assist article that hasn’t been up to date notes how:
You need to use Voice Match together with your headphones, even if in case you have it turned off in your telephone.
That’s not doable following a change that was introduced right now: “The Hey Google & Voice Match setting in your related Android telephone or pill will now management whether or not you need to use “Hey Google” in your Assistant-enabled headphones.” There’s now only one Google Assistant settings > Hey Google & Voice Match > “Hey Google” toggle.
To make use of “Hey Google” and obtain hands-free assist in your headphones together with your voice, activate “Hey Google” from Assistant settings in your related Android telephone or pill.
In the meantime, Gemini is coming to the Pixel Buds Professional 2. Forward of that, the Google Assistant setting in headphones settings has been renamed to “Digital assistant.”
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