Using the Google Assistant

By using the Google Assistant feature that comes with the smartphone, you can speak to the headset’s microphone to operate the smartphone or perform the search.

Compatible smartphones
  • Smartphones installed with Android 5.0 or later (The latest version of the Google app is required.)
  1. Open the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app and set the button on either the left or right unit as the Google Assistant button.

    When using the Google Assistant for the first time, open the Google Assistant app and tap the [Finish headphones setup] button on the Conversation View, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete initial settings for the Google Assistant.

    For details on the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app, refer to the following URL.

    https://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/hpc/h_zz/

  2. Press the button to which you assigned the feature to use the Google Assistant.

    Example: When the Google Assistant feature is assigned to the button on the right unit

    Illustration indicating the locations of the microphones (A) on the headset

    A: Microphones

    • Press and hold the button: Input a voice command
    • Press the button once: Notification is read out
    • Press the button quickly twice: Cancel the voice command

For details on the Google Assistant, refer to the following website:

https://assistant.google.com

https://g.co/headphones/help

Hint

  • Check or update the software version of the headset with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
  • When the Google Assistant is not available for reasons such as not being connected to the network, the voice guidance “The Google Assistant is not connected” is heard from the left unit (or from the right unit when you are wearing only the right unit).
  • If you do not see the [Finish headphones setup] button on the Google Assistant app, please unpair the headphones from the Bluetooth settings of your smartphone and redo the pairing process.

Note

  • If the button on the left unit is set as the Google Assistant button in step 1, volume adjustment cannot be operated from the button on the headset. If the button on the right unit is set as the Google Assistant button, the music playback function cannot be operated from the button on the headset.
  • The Google Assistant feature and the Amazon Alexa feature cannot be assigned to the headset at the same time.
  • You can use the Google Assistant feature when you put on only one unit to which the Google Assistant feature is assigned. When the Google Assistant feature is assigned to the headset and you want to use only one unit of the headset, use the unit with the Google Assistant feature assigned. Check the setting of the headset with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
  • The Google Assistant may not be used in some countries, regions, or languages.
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