Allow personal results on your shared Assistant devices

Some Google Assistant devices, like speakers, Smart Displays, Smart Clocks, and the Pixel Stand, can be shared with multiple people. For any shared device, you can turn on personal results to allow the Google Assistant to read or show results specific to you. For example, the Google Assistant may show:

  • Results from your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Photos
  • Recommendations for recipes based on your activity across other Google products

  • YouTube Music personal playlists, liked songs, uploads, or library content

Important: The personal results setting doesn't control certain Assistant features provided by third parties like Spotify or Pandora.

On the Pixel Stand, some apps require you to unlock your phone even if you have personal results turned on.

Learn more about what happens when you turn on personal results at Google privacy policy.

Turn personal results on or off

Important: Some personal results are only available in certain languages and countries.

Phones

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
  2. Under "All settings," tap Personalization.
  3. Turn Personal results on or off.

Speakers, Smart Displays, Smart Clocks & Chromecasts

Important: For Chromecast devices, personal results is only available on Chromecast with Google TV.

Set up personal results in your home

Important: If you have personal results and Voice Match turned on and then later turn off Voice Match, personal results also turns off automatically. You can always turn personal results back on without Voice Match.

Turn off personal results in your home

Turn personal results on or off for a device

Important: Before you can turn on personal results for a device, you must turn on personal results for the home.

Other shared devices

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
  2. Tap Devices and then your device.
  3. Under "Personalization," turn Personal results on or off.

Cars

Auto accessories

Personal results on some Google Assistant auto accessories, like the Anker Roav Bolt and the JBL Link Drive, are managed with headphones settings. Learn how to get personal results on headphones.

Watches

For Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 watches, follow these instructions:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
  2. Tap Devices and then Your watch and then Settings.
  3. Under "Personalization," turn Personal results on or off.

For watches running Wear OS by Google, follow these instructions:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings."
  2. Tap Devices and then Your watch.
  3. Under "Personalization," turn Personal results on or off.

Hide personal results

On a Smart Display

In a car

Get lock screen personal results

On some Android devices you can get personal results on your lock screen. Learn more how to allow lock screen personal results on your device.

How personal results work with other settings

Payments

If you have Pay through your Assistant turned on and personal results turned on, you can make purchases on your shared device. If you turn off either of them, you can't make purchases on your shared device.

Voice Match

If Voice Match is turned on, Google Assistant won't respond with your personal results to a voice it doesn't recognize as yours. Learn how to use Voice Match and personal results.

Related articles

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  • Allow lock screen personal results on your device.
  • Use Google services built into your car.

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