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- You can now more easily tell Google Assistant to stop talking on smart displays and speakers.
- Unlike previously, you can just say “stop” without first saying “Hey Google” or another hotword.
- As of now, this only works on displays and speakers.
Sometimes, when you ask your smart display or speaker a question, you just want a simple answer. “How tall is the Empire State Building,” for example, should just be a brief reply of “1,250 feet.” However, sometimes Google Assistant will go hog wild and start telling you about how if you measure the building to the tip, it’s actually 1,424 feet, and the height can fluctuate slightly in certain weather conditions, and on and on.
See also: Our complete Google Assistant guide