The sleek Samsung wearable, Galaxy Watch 4 has been getting a lot of updates to its Google Assistant recently plus a few other software enhancements. However, with the addition of a tweak to the Google Assistant on the Watch, it has a shortcoming and some users will want to disable Hey Google on Galaxy Watch 4.
The noticed drawback to this update is the negative effect on battery life as a result of the “always listening” feature. According to some users, the “Hey Google” from Google Assistant can reduce the battery life by about 20 percent within 2 to 6 hours. This reason makes most people want to disable Hey Google on Galaxy Watch 4.
Well, while you disable Hey Google on Galaxy Watch 4, there is still another method you can turn on your Google Assistant. By another method, we mean using a physical button like a home key. This can be done by navigating to your Settings app on your wearable and then moving over to Advanced features, you can now customize how you want your home key to function.
In addition, you can still turn on the Google Assistant by moving over to the app itself by swiping up and clicking on the Google Assistant. When you disable Hey Google on Galaxy Watch 4 and use the mentioned tips, you get to save a decent amount of battery life.
Meanwhile, steps to disable Hey Google on Galaxy Watch 4
On your wearable, move to Settings and then swipe down and tap on the Settings cog. Having done this, scroll down and tap on Google, then tap on Assistant. You can now tap on Hey Google to toggle it off.
