topic Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command in Speakers and Displays

want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

coyote2 — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:52:33 GMT

I have Nest speakers in every room of my small apartment.

I never want my Android phone to answer a 'Hey Google' command when a speaker hears it too. I know how to modify sensitivity in the Home app, but AFAIK the phone can't be in the Home app, so I've never been able to decrease it's sensitivity (unless you count me clicking "Wrong device" on the phone when it's asked a million times, but that seems to do nothing).

I've switched my phone and my speakers to Gemini in hopes of better results.

Is there a solution to get my phone to stop answering when a speaker hears too?

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

SmartHomeH-TAGS — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:10:08 GMT

Turning off "Hey Google" in Assistant Settings on your phone is the only guaranteed way to prevent this.

If you had Google Nest Hub Max's you don't need to use the wake words so often...

Google Quick Phrases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQiPCAWWun7yUt61T_nElQGw8cV0OaTyS

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

coyote2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:07:01 GMT

Thank you very much for the reply! That's very disappointing, I don't want to go into assistant settings every time I leave and return to the house.

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

David_K — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:51:15 GMT

Hi @coyote2

Here's Google's advice on this:

Multiple devices respond to "Hey Google" - Google Nest Help

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

coyote2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:12:58 GMT

If that page was Google's advice on this, they have no helpful advice.

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

SmartHomeH-TAGS — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:18:46 GMT

When you leave home you could leave that page (picture) active in the background and the press the recently opened app button to turn it off.

Before Google removed routine shortcuts I could turn off "Hey Google" in 2 clicks from my phone's Home page...

https://youtube.com/shorts/GpoJUFzp0xs?feature=share

Re: want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

coyote2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:38:02 GMT

Seems to me that Google should allow one to add one's phone to the Home app so one has the power to modify it's sensitivity relative to one's other devices.