Turn off Voice assistant recordings on Xiaomi HyperOS 3
Voice
Sensitivity 4/5
Default: Off
Phones / Xiaomi HyperOS 3 / 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
Open Settings, select Google, go to Data and privacy under your account, and uncheck 'Include voice and audio recordings'.
Usually found under: Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account > Data and privacy > Web & App Activity
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
Voice recognition will not adapt to your speech over time.
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.