{"id":194797,"date":"2021-03-05T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:40:00","slug":"how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use a Voice Assistant Without It \u201cAlways Listening\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ba70b64788\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ba70b64788\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening\/#What_We_Mean_When_We_Say_%E2%80%9CAlways_Listening%E2%80%9D\" >What We Mean When We Say \u201cAlways Listening\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening\/#Press_a_Button_to_Trigger_the_Assistant\" >Press a Button to Trigger the Assistant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-a-voice-assistant-without-it-always-listening\/#What_About_Smart_Speakers\" >What About Smart Speakers?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Use a Voice Assistant Without It \u201cAlways Listening\u201d&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-715834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/smart-speaker.jpg\" alt=\"Smart speaker sitting on a table with a person in the background.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/voice-controlled-smart-speaker-woman-background-1566786454\" data-credittext=\"David Ferencik\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/voice-controlled-smart-speaker-woman-background-1566786454\">David Ferencik\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are a convenient way to control smart home devices, set timers, hear the weather, and perform other common tasks. But, if you don\u2019t like the \u201calways listening\u201d part, you can avoid it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_We_Mean_When_We_Say_%E2%80%9CAlways_Listening%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>What We Mean When We Say \u201cAlways Listening\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Smart speakers (and mobile devices, when they have features like \u201cHey Siri\u201d or \u201cHey Google\u201d enabled) aren\u2019t \u201calways listening\u201d in the way you might think. They\u2019re always listening for the voice command that activates them. However, they\u2019re not always recording you. They only record and upload audio when they hear that voice command.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, sometimes they hear the voice command incorrectly. A smart speaker, smartphone, or smart watch might think it hears \u201cHey Siri,\u201d \u201cHey Google,\u201d or \u201cAlexa\u201d and start listening, uploading something you really didn\u2019t intend for it to hear. That audio might then be listened to by a human being for quality assurance reasons\u2014unless you change your privacy settings to prevent employees and contractors from listening to your recordings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Is My Smart Speaker Always Listening to Me?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Press_a_Button_to_Trigger_the_Assistant\"><\/span>Press a Button to Trigger the Assistant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like the sound of this but really love the convenience of voice assistants, there\u2019s an alternative: Activate the assistant by holding a button instead of using a voice command.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how this works on common devices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>iPhone<\/strong>: Press the Side button and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely start speaking to Siri. On an iPhone with a Home button, press the Home button and immediately start speaking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>iPad<\/strong>: Press the Home button and immediately start speaking. On iPads without a Home button, press the Top button and immediately start speaking.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Watch<\/strong>: Press the Digital Crown on the side of the watch and immediately start speaking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Android<\/strong>: Long-press the Home button to launch Google Assistant. (This may vary between devices.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10<\/strong>: Click the \u201cCortana\u201d button to the right of the search box at the left side of the taskbar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mac<\/strong>: Click the \u201cSiri\u201d button to the left of the clock at the top-right corner of your Mac\u2019s screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whenever you want to talk to your voice assistant, just press the button and start talking.<\/p>\n<p>If you find this convenient enough, you can disable the voice commands like \u201cHey Siri,\u201d \u201cHey Google,\u201d and \u201cHey Cortana\u201d in your device\u2019s settings. Now they\u2019ll only listen when you press a button.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_About_Smart_Speakers\"><\/span>What About Smart Speakers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-237399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/img_567c515a8058f.jpg\" alt=\"Using the mute button on an Amazon Echo.\" width=\"650\" height=\"318\" data-credittext=\"Jason Fitzpatrick\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Jason Fitzpatrick<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, smart speakers don\u2019t offer a way to disable their \u201calways listening\u201d feature while also issuing them commands at the same time. It makes sense\u2014are you really going to walk over to a smart speaker and press a button on it each time you want to issue a command?<\/p>\n<p>However, smart speakers do allow you to disable their microphones to stop that always-listening feature. But you won\u2019t be able to speak to the smart speaker until you turn on its microphone again.<\/p>\n<p>For example, let\u2019s say that you use a smart speaker a lot while cooking. You could have the microphone off most of the time and turn it on only while cooking. Or, let\u2019s say that you have guests over that aren\u2019t comfortable with the smart speaker\u2019s recording features\u2014you could mute its microphone while they\u2019re visiting.<\/p>\n<p>Look for a button or switch on your smart speaker that temporarily disables the always-listening feature. For example:<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s entirely up to you when your smart speaker listens, and you can easily control it with a button or switch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Mute Your Google Smart Speaker or Display&#8217;s Microphone<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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