Google Assistant is a useful tool that allows you to control your smart home, check the weather, and more. Unfortunately, the Assistant may not hear you in a noisy environment, or activate too easily. The fix is to adjust the sensitivity of the wake-up word “Hey Google” or “OK Google”.
To change the “Hey Google” sensitivity of your smart speaker or smart display, first download and open the Google Home app on your iPhone, iPad, Where Android device. Next, tap the Home icon to the left of the microphone button.
From there, select the smart speaker or smart screen you want to adjust, then tap the gear icon at the top right of the screen to open the device’s Settings menu.
Scroll down and select the “Hey Google” Sensitivity “option.
The slider is set to the “Default” setting in the center of the bar, but has a total of five levels ranging from “Least sensitive” to “Most sensitive”. Choose the setting you want, then tap the Back arrow in the upper left corner to automatically save the setting.
The change in sensitivity only applies to this device. If you want to adjust the sensitivity of other devices, tap the “Adjust more devices” button at the bottom of the screen.
A list of all connected Google smart devices opens. Select the next device you want to tune and repeat the previous steps.
Now that you’ve raised or lowered your Google Home and Nest speaker or the “Hey Google” display sensitivity setting, give it a try. You can always go back into the app and make the setting more or less sensitive to better suit your needs.
