INFECTEDROM What your phone logs, and how to limit it

Turn off Voice assistant recordings on Xiaomi HyperOS 1

Voice

Sensitivity 4/5

Default: Off

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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

Open Settings, tap Google, manage your account, go to Data & privacy, tap Web & App Activity, and uncheck Include voice and audio recordings.

Usually found under: Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account

Menu names may differ by device and version.

What you lose

Google Assistant will not store voice recordings to refine speech recognition models.

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.

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