At the I/O 2018 developer conference Google announced that they will roll out six new voices for Google Assistant, including from the musician John Legend.
Now you can select whose voice you prefer to represent Google Assistant.
Before we are going into the guide, you need to ensure that the phone has a built-in Google Assistant app.
In case your phone did not have that, see how to enable Google Assistant on phone or tablet.
Here’s the guide!
How to Change Google Assistant Voice on Android Phone
Short guide:
- Run Google Assistant, tap the blue button at the right upper corner
- Tap three dots icon and select Settings
- Select Preferences
- Tap Assistant voice option
- Choose your desired voice
Complete guide:
1. First, run your Google Assistant app. It usually can be accessed by pressing the Home button for a few seconds. Then, tap the blue button at the right upper corner.
2. Then tap the three dots icon and select Settings.
3. On the Settings menu, choose Preferences.
4. Tap the Assistant voice option.
5. You can select either eight voices that (currently) available on Google Assistant. It will give you a voice example when selected.
That’s it!
Now your Google Assistant voice will not as boring as it’s used to be.
Google will expand its Assistant capabilities, such as making a phone call, smarter AI, and ability to order a ride without a companion app. Those six new voices are just a fragment of an incoming upgrade, hence, make sure both Google Assistant and Android OS always updated.