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 a 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 CUSTOM button as the Google Assistant button.

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

    • Press and hold the button: Inputs a voice command
    • Press the button once: Reads out the notification
    • Press the button twice quickly: Cancels the voice command

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

https://assistant.google.com

https://g.co/headphones/help

Operating the headset with the Google Assistant

By saying specific words on the Google Assistant while pressing the CUSTOM button, you can perform noise canceling settings or other operations of the headset.
For details, refer to the following website (*):

https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7172842#headphones

*It is not the case that the headset is compatible with all the specifications described in the web site.

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.
  • If you do not see [Finish headphones setup] on the Conversation View of the Google Assistant app, delete the pairing information for the headset from the Bluetooth settings of your smartphone and redo the pairing process.

Note

  • If the CUSTOM button is set as the Google Assistant button, the noise canceling function, the Ambient Sound Mode, and the NC Optimizer function cannot be operated from the headset.
  • If the CUSTOM button is set as the Google Assistant button, the voice assist function (Google app) cannot be used.
  • If the CUSTOM button is set as the Google Assistant button, the Amazon Alexa function cannot be operated from the headset.
  • The Google Assistant may not be available in some countries, regions, or languages.
  • The function to operate the headset with the Google Assistant depends on the specifications of the Google Assistant.
  • The specifications of the Google Assistant are subject to change without notice.
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