Fact · Voice and AI
Google says Google Assistant keeps responding to Hey Google on non-mobile devices, including smart displays, smart speakers, TVs and cars.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“On other non-mobile devices, including Smart Displays, smart speakers, TVs, cars, and Pixel Tablets that are locked, including in Hub Mode, Google Assistant will continue to respond to “Hey Google.””
Get started with the Gemini mobile app (Google Help), Google, n.d., Use Gemini as your primary mobile assistant.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence is about devices that are not phones. The page separates them from the phone and tablet switch.
- What it does not show
- The page limits this to non-mobile devices that are locked, including in Hub Mode. It does not give an end date for Assistant on these devices.