Google Assistant is a virtual assistant app that lets you interact with your phone, tablet, Google Home, and other devices with your voice. It’s designed to respond to your voice with a natural-sounding voice of its own. If you’re not a fan of the way it sounds, or if you’re ready for a change, Google lets you change the voice of your Google Assistant at any time.
The available Google Assistant voice options depend on the device, as some older phones do not have the full range of voice options.
The fastest way to change the voice of Google Assistant
You can quickly change the voice of Google Assistant by asking it to change the voice.
Google Assistant allows you to change the voice you use from within the voice-activated Google Assistant interface. This allows you to change the voice that Google Assistant uses very quickly, but the options are extremely limited. Instead of letting you select from all available voices, this quick option just toggles between the default voice and another voice.
To quickly change the voice of your Google Assistant, without digging through the settings menus, follow these steps:
- Activate Google Assistant by saying Ok Google or by tapping the Google Assistant microphone icon.
- Say change voice .
- Say yes to keep the new voice, or no to go back to the old voice.
The two voices you can access through this method are the original default female voice and the latest default male voice.
Changing the voice that Google Assistant uses is really easy. However, you can select from many other voice options if you’re willing to dig into the settings.
How to change Google Assistant Voice to any available voice
Google Assistant has several voice options to choose from.
If you’re not a fan of the default Google Assistant voice, or the alternative that you can switch to by requesting a new voice, you can dig a little deeper and switch to whatever voice option Google offers.
To select the Google Assistant voice option of your choice:
- Activate Google Assistant by saying Ok Google or by tapping the Google Assistant microphone icon.
- Tap the blue icon while Google Assistant is active.
- Tap the menu icon ⋮ .
- Tap Settings to open the settings menu.
- Tap Preferences to open the preferences menu.
- Tap Assistant voice to open the Google Assistant voice menu.
- 2. Touch the voice you want to use.
- If you don’t like the new voice, play as many voices as you like.
- Leave the settings menu by pressing the Home button , launching a new app, or through any other method, and your new Google Assistant voice settings will be saved.
Google offers a number of different voices and plans to introduce new options regularly, including celebrity voices like John Legend. Come back from time to time if you want to try something new.
How to change the Google voice assistant on the Google home page
Google Home devices, including the Google Home Mini and Google Home Max smart speakers, rely on Google Assistant for voice interaction. The default voice is the same as what you hear in the Google Assistant app on your phone, and you can change it to any of the options available in the Google Assistant app.
To change the voice of Google Assistant on the Google home page, you must use a phone or tablet that is connected to the same network as the Google Home device. The phone or tablet must have the Google Home app installed, and the app must be associated with the same Google account as the Google Home device.
If you have your phone or tablet and the Google Home app, everything is set up and ready to go, changing your voice on Google Home is easy:
- Make sure your phone or tablet is on the same wireless network as your Google Home device.
- For more detailed information, see our guide to setting up Google Home.
- Open the Google Home app on your phone or tablet.
- Tap More settings .
- Tap Preferences .
- Tap Voice Assistant .
- Select a new voice.
Google Home can be trained to recognize the different voices of each person in your home and to respond with the voice option of your choice.
What Google voice assistants are available?
When Google Assistant first launched, it only had a female voice by default. Google added a default male option in October 2017, and both initial options are still available.
Advances in the WaveNet technology behind Google Assistant’s natural voice have made it easy to implement new options that sound just as good as the originals. Six additional Google Assistant voices were added in spring 2018, with plans for additional options, including celebrity voices like John Legend, in the future.
Which devices allow you to change the voice of Google Assistant?
Google Assistant voice options are available on a limited number of devices.
The ability to change the voice of Google Assistant and the available voice options vary from device to device. Some devices, including newer Android phones like the Pixel, Pixel 2, Nexus 6P, and Nexus 5X, allow you to select any available voice. Older devices may limit you to the default male and female voices.
The latest Google Assistant voice options are currently available on the following devices:
- Google home page
- chromibooks
- Android 6.0+ phones and tablets
If you navigate to the Voice Assistant settings page on your device and only see a few options, then that is all that is currently available on your device. Your device may have access to more voice options in the future if your mobile carrier provides you with an updated version of Android and Google Assistant.