topic Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones in X Series

Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

reg42 — Tue, 08 May 2018 02:31:07 GMT

Every time I plug in my headphones, Google Voice will activate and try to listen. I will then close it down and carry on trying to listen to music, but if I nudge the cord at all Google Assistant will activate again. It's very annoying, espescially since I use my phone in transit and can't keep it dead still the whole time.

Does anyone have a way to stop this from happening? Or possibly even completely deactivate (or delete) Google Assistant?

Thanks

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Uliwooly — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:51:24 GMT

@reg42

unlock the phone > long press the home button > menu > menu > settings > phone > Other hands free settings > turn them off > back

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

reg42 — Wed, 09 May 2018 00:49:19 GMT

I don't know, I had checked the settings before but nothing seemed to be activated for me.

You may be right, but in the end I just disabled the Google app which seems to have sorted it out

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Invaderjamin — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:54:30 GMT

I've had the same issue as well for the past week and when searching on Google to find a solution, everything that was suggested didn't help. However !!! I managed to fix the problem by going to settings - apps - Google - and disable app.

This has since fixed the problem of Google assistant turning on and off when headphones are plugged in and the volume decreasing too.

Hopefully I can find a permanent solution which doesn't involve disabling Google app.

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Nopales33 — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:01:35 GMT

Google is **bleep**..I need play music with my headphones

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

FawadRaja — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:09:35 GMT

After struggling with this issue from last 1 month, today i have discovered a solution as i applied this technique on my headphones and this issue has been resolved.
So the technique is just slightly scratch the bottom part of the head phones cord pin (silver or golden) with knife or scissor.
I don't know if am able to explain you properly, let me expian you again, its only headphones, not the phone jack(don't try to scratch any part of the phone, just scratch little bottom part of head phone cord(the silver or golden pin which you put inside the phone jack).

Bottom part of Pin as pin has 3 cuts on it so scratch bottom part slightly with knife or any sharp item to remove its sliver or golden coating. I have tried my best to explain you so i hope this technique will work.

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Andy110362 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:58:49 GMT

Hey Raja, I haven't heard of this before: do you mind posting a Youtube video or something?

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

FarooqSenkyu — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:48:55 GMT

O my Effing Gordon, thank you so much. That is was killing my playlist and good mood vibe.

Live long and prosper. 🖖

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

MarinaM — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:27:42 GMT

well after scratching the jack it worked and I was so excited. But it only worked for about five minutes then came back on. Do you have to scratch off all the coating?

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

TonySstark — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:38:53 GMT

FawadRaju this worked like a charm.

One thing I couldn't scratch it with knife I just scratched it on the floor and voila, now it works without any issue.

I want to know How did you come across this solution though?? 🤔🤔

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

DeadMan3290 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:03:15 GMT

has this started up for anyone? i disabled Google assistant months ago but today she started interrupting again

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

kiloran — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:25:03 GMT

This was driving me nuts too. My issue was that it was only partly set up. I remember taking the update that enabled it in my WH1000XM2 headphones but never completed setup on my phone (Oneplus 6T).

My solution was;

Unpair the headphones in the Bluetooth settings on the phone
Re-pair them either using the Bluetooth pairing or NFC option
Press the Google Assistant button (long press home usually)
Tap the "Complete headphone setup" icon
Complete setup - this is vital - you must agree to the terms and complete the setup.
A screen will display confirming that your headphones have been set up
Long press Home to bring up the Google Assistant window
There should be a "Headphone Settings" button - tap it
This opens up a hidden menu in the Sony Headphone Connect app where you have the option to disable spoken notifications, or disconnect the Google Assistant function entirely.
Choose whichever option you want and you'll never be prompted by an annoying notification from your Mum in the middle of Beethoven's Glorious 5th ever again (that's the music, not the film about the dog)

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Jirr — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:58:17 GMT

Look at the scematic papers of an headphone(internet) and see how the jack/plug is build ... So 3 sections bottem-mic(black) mid-left ear(green) upper-right ear(red)

Re: Google Assistant keeps activating with headphones

Pera69 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:45:57 GMT

I think i found the way to fix it without disabling the app, go to settings, apps, search Google, go to permissions, and disable microphone