How to disable Google Assistant Hold Your Earbud Notification

The likes of ChatGPT and HuggingFace are the talk of the town these days. However, in the past, Google Assistant was often the go-to AI app, and for some people it still is. With time, the app has seen the addition of various features, some of which haven’t really gone down well. One such feature is the Hold your Earbud notification, which is seen when you connect your Earbuds to your Pixel smartphone.

In this feature, each time you receive a notification or an incoming message, the Assistant will get involved and speak out the prompt loudly “Hold your earbud to have me read your notification out loud”. This doesn’t just disrupt your workflow but also causes a lot of inconvenience. To make things worse, there doesn’t exist any option for disabling this annoying prompt.

However, there are a few nifty workarounds that will help you get rid of this prompt. In this guide, you will get to know how to disable Google Assistant Hold Your Earbud Notification.

How to disable Google Assistant Hold Your Earbud Notification

How to disable Google Assistant Hold Your Earbud Notification

Method 1: Disable Google Assistant notifications

  • Start by launching the Google app
  • Then, tap on your profile before selecting Settings
  • After that, go to Google Assistant -> Notifications -> View all notification types
  • Then, you must go to Tips and Tricks and disable it
  • Moreover, you should also disable Real-time tips and tricks
  • Check if the issue is resolved

Method 2: Turn off spoken notifications

  • Go to Settings -> Connected devices -> Earbuds settings
  • Select Google Assistant -> Spoken notifications
  • Turn off Spoken notifications and check if it disables Google Assistant Hold Your Earbud notifications

Method 3: Reset your earbuds

For some people, resetting their earbuds could be the only course of action that works wonders. You should give this method a try and check if it brings success.

Aviral Sharma
Aviral Sharma
Aviral Sharma is a talented and passionate writer who has been using words to express his thoughts ever since he learnt how to hold a pen. He is passionate about outer space, history, sports and most importantly technology. Aviral is a regular writer for rootmygalaxy.net and has been getting better by the day. He currently own Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, iPhone 13 and a HP Pavilion laptop

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