Official documentation
Access Google Assistant with your voice (Google Help)
Google, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Google's help page on turning on Google Assistant and Hey Google on an Android phone or tablet, including the menu path for Hey Google and Voice Match and the lock screen setting.
- How much weight it carries
- Google's own help page, read on 2026-10-17 from an archived copy because the live page returned a CAPTCHA to automated requests. It describes Google Assistant, not Gemini, so its steps may not match a phone where Gemini has replaced Assistant.
Facts taken from this source
- Google's steps for Hey Google on an Android phone: open the Google Assistant app, say Assistant settings, then under Popular settings tap Hey Google and Voice Match.
“Under “Popular settings,” tap Hey Google and Voice Match” (Turn on Hey Google and teach Google Assistant how to recognize your voice)