Ok Google: Set up my device - here's how

Using the voice command "Ok Google" you activate voice search in Google Chrome or in the Google app on Android or iOS devices. Depending on what kind of device you are on, you will need to proceed in different ways when setting up voice search.

How to set up voice search on your Android or iOS device

Follow these steps to enable voice search on your Android device:

1. Start the Google app.
2. Access the menu by tapping the three-dot icon in the bottom right corner and select "Settings."
3. Navigate to the "Voice Input" category.
4. On "Ok Google," tap "Voice Match" and enable the "Access with Voice Match" option.

So you activate the voice input on your iOS device:

1. Open the Google app.
2. Navigate to the settings and switch to the category "Voice Input".
3. Activate the option for voice input by "Ok Google" and finally tap "Done".

Now open the Google app and say Ok Google, you automatically start the voice search.

Enable voice search in Google Chrome

You can also use Google's voice search on your computer via the Google Chrome browser.

1. In Chrome, call up the URL www.google.de.
2. Klicken Sie im Suchfeld auf das Mikrofon-Symbol.
3. Bestätigen Sie, dass der Browser auf das Mikrofon zugreifen darf.

Klicken Sie jetzt auf das Mikrofon-Symbol bei der Google Suche, können Sie Ihre Suchanfrage per Spracheingabe eingeben.