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0.95activations per hour
In the 2020 study, a Google Home Mini playing the TV show The West Wing averaged 0.95 activations per hour without the wake word, which the authors singled out as a notable case.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“a notable case is Google Home Mini, which while playing The West Wing exhibited 0.95 average activations per hour”
When Speakers Are All Ears: Characterizing Misactivations of IoT Smart Speakers, Daniel J. Dubois et al., Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETS 2020), 2020, Key findings.
Open the original- What it measures
- The figure is for one show's audio played in a lab, with each device tested repeatedly. Activations are counted when the wake word was not spoken.
- What it does not show
- This is one show in a lab, not a rate for a home. The authors chose this case as notable and note the findings cover only the TV audio they used.