

Your smart speaker or smart display won’t give you personal results, like your calendar entries or contacts, until you turn the mode off though.īy default, Google doesn’t save your audio recordings. While in Guest Mode, you can use features such as asking questions, controlling smart home devices, setting timers and playing music still. In theory, you could turn it on and stay in Guest Mode forever, giving smart home cynics the privacy peace of mind they have often criticised such speakers for denying them. Guest Mode will stay on until you to turn it off by saying: "Hey Google, turn off Guest Mode". To turn on Guest Mode, you can say: "Hey Google, turn Guest Mode on." If you’re ever unsure whether or not you’re in Guest Mode, you can ask your device, "Is Guest Mode on?" There will also be a Guest Mode icon displayed on Google Assistant devices with a display, such as the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max.

Therefore, Guest Mode will be an attractive option for those who are tired of being bombarded with ads for something they spoke to Assistant about once. As you well know, 'personalize your experience' is just the tech industry's way of saying 'collecting usage data so we can serve you targeted ads'.
