Turn off Voice assistant recordings on Google Android 15
Voice
Sensitivity 4/5
Default: Off
Phones / Google Android 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 online or in Settings under Google, open Activity Controls, and uncheck 'Include voice and audio recordings' under Web & App Activity.
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
Google will not retain audio recordings of spoken commands for model training.
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.