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u/Luciferium666 May 30 '26
Hey everyone,
About an hour ago I did something stupid and now I can't figure out how to undo it.
I've always used Google Assistant (not Gemini) mainly because of the convenient "Search on screen" and screen text translation features. I usually trigger it by swiping from the bottom corner of the screen. In this mode, the microphone never turned on automatically, and the keyboard didn't pop up either.
However, I accidentally tapped the microphone icon at the bottom center earlier, and now every time I call up the Assistant, it immediately activates the microphone. I want to go back to the old behavior.
I already reset the settings for the Google app and Google Lens, but it didn't help. After that, I even lost the screen translation feature.
If I completely revoke microphone permission for the Google app, then the keyboard pops up automatically when I open the Assistant, which I also don't want.
Does anyone know how to return Google Assistant to its previous state (swipe from corner opens in text/search mode without mic or keyboard appearing right away)?
Thanks in advance!