How do I make sure my Google account is not used to play media on home devices?

[meliathequeer]

There are multiple Google accounts connected to the family of the Home services and app. Whenever someone says "Hey Google, play music on youtube music," it plays on my account and appears in my youtube music history? How do I stop this? I just don't want it on my history so I don't have to manually remove each song or video.

[moralesvicente]

Hello meliathequeer, 

Thank you for posting in this community. I understand that you prefer not to utilize your personal account for media playback. So don’t worry, let's explore some troubleshooting options. 

Try to use Guest Mode. With this feature, family members can play music without accessing your personal playlist or music preferences. 

When in Guest Mode, the speaker won’t save music history. This feature is designed to protect your personal information by limiting access to your Google account. 

• To turn on Guest Mode, say, “Hey Google, turn on Guest Mode.”
• To turn off Guest Mode, say, “Hey Google, turn off Guest Mode.”

Learn more about the feature by checking out this article: Control your privacy on your shared devices with Guest Mode. 

Let me know how it goes.

Best regards, 

Daniel

[meliathequeer]

This didn't really work. Not only is having guest mode enabled on all devices, sometimes the played songs still showed in my YT music history with it enabled anyway.

Do you have any other suggestions?

[moralesvicente]

Hey meliathequeer, 

Thank you so much for keeping me updated.I have another recommendation.

You could try creating a new Google account specifically for use with Google devices. This would allow you to keep your personal account separate from the family account. This way, any music played through voice commands will be associated with this new account and won't affect your personal history. 

Best regards,

Daniel