Turn off Voice assistant recordings on OnePlus OxygenOS 15
Voice
Sensitivity 4/5
Default: Off
Phones / OnePlus OxygenOS 15 / Voice assistant recordings
Audio snippets are sent to server infrastructure when a wake phrase is detected on the handset. Some platforms allow human reviewers to listen to samples unless this option is switched off.
- Goes to
- Google, Apple, Samsung
- Default
- Off
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a minute or two
- Needs
- account
How to do it
Manage your Google Account settings under Data & privacy to ensure Include voice and audio recordings remains unchecked.
Usually found under: Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account > Data & privacy > Web & App Activity
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
Voice recognition will not improve using recordings of your queries.
What is collected
Voice recordings, transcribed text, assistant queries, device audio samples.
Vendors retain recordings to recognise spoken commands and improve speech-recognition models.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.