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You’re sitting in your office and decide to find out when your next appointment is. You pick up your phone and murmur quietly, “OK Google, when’s my next appointment?” And then, loud enough to be heard over the entire room, your Google Assistant announces, “Next up, you have an appointment with your urologist on September 3rd at 9AM.”
You don’t have to hide under your desk anymore. Google has now made it possible to silence all Google Assistant voice output and only show the answers to your questions on your phone. Here’s how to set it up:
- Access your Google Assistant by either long-pressing on the home button or saying “Hey, Google” or “OK Google.”
- Tap the symbol on the lower right corner.
- Tap your personal icon on the upper right…