Voice assistants have been a built-in feature of smartphones for years now , but still very few people use them. In Android we have the Google Assistant, although there are alternatives that can be used in this operating system of the great G.
Given the little use that users give to the Google Assistant, it is deactivated by default on Android mobiles. But if you are one of the enthusiasts who want to control your mobile by voice, then here we explain how to activate the “OK Google” so that you can talk to the assistant whenever you want.
How to activate “OK Google” on your Android mobile
“OK Google” is the classic voice command with which the Google Assistant is activated . And although it has been announced that soon you won’t have to say it anymore, because the big G will change it for a new one, for now this is the one you have to use. Activating it is really easy, you just have to follow these steps:
- Open the Google app and click on the profile picture of your Gmail account. This is in the upper right corner.
- The next thing you have to do is tap on the Settings option.
- In the settings menu that you will have next, you must press Voice .
- Now you have to select the Voice Match option.
- In the next window you will find the OK Google function disabled, so you have to enable it .
- When you do this, if this is your first time turning on OK Google, you’ll need to complete the voice recognition required by the assistant to use this command.
- To do so, you just have to press Next and when you reach the recognition window, Google will ask you to repeat the Ok Google and Hey Google commands a couple of times. Upon completion, just hit Finish and you’re good to go.
As you can see, activating “OK Google” is as easy as deactivating it. And if you’re interested in using this great big G assistant on your computer, check out this article on how to download Google Assistant on Windows or Mac.
