How to Turn Off Google Assistant Swipe Gesture on Your Android

Want to turn off or disable the annoying Google Assistant swipe gesture on your Android phone. Here’s how you can do it in just a few seconds.

On some devices, Google offers to preinstall Google Assistant swipe gestures on android phones that would annoy in some cases. While Google Assistant is a very intelligent, useful, and convenient virtual assistant on your Android mobile, it’s not for everyone.

If you don’t like it or not using frequently will annoy you with this gesture, you can turn off this on your android. In Android 12, you can directly turn off or disable swipe gestures from the bottom corners. But in another android version, the Google assistant occurs on your device's home button. 

How to Turn Off Google Assistant from Home Button 

The Google assistant appears on your device when you long press the home button. Here’s how you can turn off Google Assistant from the home button.

Step 1: Open your Android device Settings and then search Apps or Apps & Notification.

Step 2: Click on Manage Apps, then tap on the right corner three-dot vertical button.

Step 3: Select Default Apps and then tap on Assist & Voice Input option. To turn off your Google Assistant from your android device home button. Press the Assist App option and tick on the None button.

Now you can go back and long-press the home button to check whether the Google Assistant is properly turned off or not.

How to Turn Off Google Assistant Google Assistant Swipe Gesture on Android Phone

In Android 12, recently Google provides the ability to disable or turn off the swipe gesture. To enable or disable swipe gestures, you need to be running at least the beta 3 builds of Android 12.

Step 1: Go to your device Settings and search System and click on it.

Step 2: In System, Select the Gestures option and then tap on System Navigation for more navigation options.

Step 3: After tapping on System Navigation, it opens a new screen showing the Gesture Navigation option then click on the cogwheel setting icon on the right side of Gesture Navigation to get the gesture settings.

Step 4: Select Swipe to invoke the assistant and turn off this switch to disable your assistant swipe gesture. 

Disable the Swipe Gesture of Google Assistant on Android

Google allows you to turn off the swipe gesture that invokes Google Assistant. Currently, You can only do this in the Android 12 Beta version, but in other android versions you can turn off the Google Assistant from the home button only. 

However, if you are looking for a method or procedure to completely turn off the Google Assistant, this article will expose you to a step-by-step guide to do it.