Fact · Voice privacy and security
Google says its voice and audio activity setting is off unless you choose to turn it on, so audio from voice interactions is not saved to your Google Account by default.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“This voice and audio activity setting is off unless you choose to turn it on.”
Manage audio recordings in your Web & App Activity, Google, n.d., Turn voice and audio activity on or off.
Open the original- What it measures
- The setting appears under Data & privacy, then History settings, then Web & App Activity, as Include voice and audio activity. It covers voice interactions with Google Search, Assistant and Maps.
- What it does not show
- The page also says that, based on other settings, audio recordings may be saved in other places. It is the setting for the Google Account, not for every Google service.
Source
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