How to disable voice assistant

Do you frequently happen that the voice assistant activates without you asking? Or is it the exact opposite, which is that it doesn’t go into operation when it should? Those just described are the two problems that most of all plague artificial intelligence systems, created by the main tech companies on the planet to help people.

In this article we explain to you how to disable the voice assistant Google Assistant, Bixby (Samsung), Siri (iPhone e Mac), Cortana (Microsoft) e Alexa (Amazon), etc.

How to disable the Google Assistant

The steps to disable Google Assistant are as follows:

1. Open the Google app.
2. At the top right, click on the round icon with your Profile photo.
3. Click now on “Settings“.
4. Select “Google Assistant“.
5. Touch the item “General“.
6. Move the toggle switch from ON to OFF next to “Google Assistant“.

Note: on some Android devices it is not possible to disable the Google voice assistant completely, but there is another solution that can still help you.

How to disable “OK Google” O “Hey Google“

For example, you can disable the OK Google or Hey Google command to prevent the assistant from hearing your voice and from activating itself if you repeat the two phrases just mentioned. Here’s how to proceed:

1. Open the Google app.
2. At the top right, click on the round icon with your Profile photo.
3. Click now on “Settings“.
4. Select “Voice“.
5. Cheap withVoice Match“.
6. Move the toggle switch from ON to OFF next to “Ok Google“.

Important: The procedure described above does not disable Google Assistant.

If you want to disable the same command also for Google Maps and Android Auto, in the warning message “During the driving“Which appears immediately after setting the option”Hey Google“Tap the blue link”Driving setup“. In the new screen, move the lever from ON to OFF next to “During the driving“.

You can find this option, too:

1. Open the Google app.
2. At the top right, click on the round icon with your Profile photo.
3. Click now on “Settings“.
4. Select “Google Assistant“.
5. Click on “Transportation”Scrolling all the way through all the items.
6. Click on “Auto mode“.
7. Now click
8. under the heading “General“To” Detection “Hey Google“
9. In this menu you will find the item “During the driving“, Move the lever to OFF

From the same screen you can also delete the registered item previously to activate Google Assistant, you will only have to:

1. Touch “Delete voice model“.
2. Do tap su “OK”To confirm the deletion.

Note: to remove the voice model “Hey Google“Leave the lever on”OK”Next to one of the two options“ Ok Google ”or“ While driving ”.

How to disable Google Assistant Home Button

Finally, if you mean turn off the Android voice assistant when you press and hold the Home button, here are the steps to follow:

1. Open your smartphone’s Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap “Applications” O “App“.
3. Select “Default apps“.
4. Cheap withAssistance app“.
5. In the new screen, click on “Assistance app“.
6. Put the check mark next to “None“.
7. Tap the arrow in the top left to go back and verify that the assistant has been disabled.

Find more information in our article: Disabling Google Assistant

How to disable Bixby (Samsung)

In the latest models of the Galaxy series, Samsung has integrated access to the Bixby voice assistant directly into the power button. So if you hold down the power button for several seconds, Bixby Voice activates automatically.

But would you rather use the Power button to access the power menu? Here are the steps for disable the Bixby assistant on Samsung phones:

1. Drag the screen from top to bottom to open the notification curtain.
2. Drag your finger down on the screen a second time to expand the notification curtain.
3. Tap the power button icon.
4. Cheap withSide key settings”In the power menu.
5. Under “Two touches“Remove the check mark next to”Apri Bixby“And choose from the options”Quick start camera” O “Open the application”(Obviously any voice other than Bixby Voice).
6. Under “Long press“Remove the check mark next to the function”Activate Bixby“And choose”Shutdown menu“.
7. Tap the arrow in the top left to go back, then verify that a long press or two quick taps on the Power button does not activate the Samsung voice assistant.

How to disable Siri on iPhone and iPad

If you are using an iPhone updated to the version of iOS 11 or higher, here are the steps to take to remove the Siri voice assistant:

1. Open the app “Settings“.
2. Scroll down and tap “Siri and search“.
3. Move the lever next to the options “Enable Hey Siri“, “Press the side button for Siri“, “Use Siri when locked“.
4. Tap “Turn off Siri“From the message that opens at the bottom of the screen when deactivating”Press the side button for Siri“.

If you want to delete the voice assistant instead its an iPhone with iOS 10, proceed as follows:

1. Open the app “Settings“.
2. Go up “General“.
3. Tap “Siri“.
4. Toggle toggle from ON to OFF next to “Siri“.
5. Do tap su “Turn off Siri”To confirm the choice.

Note: Both of the two procedures described above work on both iPhone and iPad.

How to disable Siri on Mac

Siri is supported on Macs starting from the operating system macOS 10.12 Sierra using the icon located at the top right of the menu bar, by holding down the cmd + space keys, or by saying the phrase “Hey Siri”(Function available only in MacBook Pro made since 2018 on).

Now we explain to you how to disable it:

1. Click on the settings icon in the Dock bar to open the “System Preferences“.
2. Select the Siri icon.
3. Remove the check mark next to “Enable Ask Siri“.

How to disable Cortana on Windows

Cortana, the voice assistant present on PCs with Windows 10 and Windows 11 on board, has both voice and text search functions: through the former it is possible to interact with the assistant by saying the phrase “Ehi Cortana“, While the latter allow you to show cloud content in Windows Search, view your activity history and on the Cortana home page.

The following steps allow you to disable the Cortana voice assistant on a PC equipped with Windows 10 limited to its vocal features:

1. In the system tray, select the Cortana icon (small circle) to open it.
2. In the upper left corner of the Cortana app, select the three vertical dots and click on “Settings”
3. Select the item “Shortcuts“
4. Move the toggle next to from ON to OFF Shortcuts
5. Restart the PC to apply the changes
6. Reopen Cortana again
7. Click on the three dots and then on “Settings“
8. Select the item “Voice activation“
9. Select the item “Voice activation permissions“
10. Disable the item Allow Cortana to respond to the keyword “Cortana“

Here is the procedure for instead disable Cortana completely:

1. Press the Win + R keys to open the Run panel
2. Digita “regedit“And presses the Enter key to enter the Registry Editor (if necessary, click on” Yes “to confirm access)
3. Go to the log file path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows
4. Here right click on the Windows folder and quickly select “New one” e “Key“
5. Assign the name “Windows Search”To the newly created key
6. Right click on the “Windows Search” folder located in the left column
7. Select “New one” e “Valore DWORD (32 bit)“
8. Rename to “AllowCortana”The new key
9. Open the folder “AllowCortana“And set the value to” 0 “
10. Close Registry Editor and restart your computer

Note: If you think about it, you can reactivate the Cortana assistant by opening the Registry Editor and assigning the value 1 to the “AllowCortana” key. If you have only disabled the voice functions, to reactivate them simply enter the Settings menu, select “Cortana“And move the levers next to”Ehi Cortana“, “Keyboard shortcut” e “Lock screen“.

How to disable Alexa and other smart speakers

Smart speaker come Google Home o Amazon Echo they are marketed with the already integrated artificial intelligence system, Google Assistant on the one hand and Alexa on the other. Both, however, allow you to remove the voice assistant simply by deactivating the microphone.

In detail, to disable Alexa your Amazon Echo press the button with a crossed out circle on the top of the smart speaker.

The same is true if you have Google Home: To deactivate the Assistant, simply touch the microphone button on the back.

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