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want phone to never respond when speaker also hears command

coyote2
Community Member

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?

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coyote2
Community Member

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.

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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

coyote2
Community Member

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.

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

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David_K
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coyote2
Community Member

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

coyote2
Community Member

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.