Allow personal results on your Assistant-enabled devices

Some Google Assistant devices like speakers, Smart Displays, Smart Clocks, TVs, and the Pixel Stand, can be shared with multiple people. For any shared device, turn on Personal results to allow Google Assistant to read or show specific results. For example, Google Assistant may show:

• Results from your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Photos
• Playlists you've created and marked as "Private" on YouTube
• YouTube Music personal playlists, liked songs, uploads, or library content

Important: The personal results setting doesn’t control Assistant features provided by third party apps like Spotify or Pandora. On the Pixel Stand, some apps require you to unlock your phone even if you have Personal results turned on.

Learn more about what happens when you turn on Personal results at Google privacy policy.

Important: For Chromecast devices, personal results are only available on Chromecast with Google TV.

Set up personal results in your home

Important: If you have personal results and Voice Match turned on and then later turn off Voice Match, personal results also turn off automatically. You can always turn personal results back on without Voice Match.

When you set up personal results, you can turn this on for all current and future devices in your home. You can also turn off personal results for a specific device at any time.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Edit settings for the devices in your home.

Tip: You can also set up personal results when you set up Voice Match.

Turn off personal results in your home

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Tap Turn off personal results in this home.

Turn personal results on or off for a device

Important: Before you can turn on Personal results for a device, you must turn on Personal results for the home.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home Settings .
3. Under “Features,” tap Google Assistant Personal results.
4. Tap the name of your device.
   • To turn on personal results: Check the box next to the device name.
   • To turn off personal results: Uncheck the box next to the device name.

1. On your Google TV, at the top right, select Settings.
   • You can also press and hold the Assistant button on your remote and say "Open settings."
2. Select Privacy Google Assistant.
3. Turn on or off Personal results.

Personal results on some Google Assistant auto accessories, like the Anker Roav Bolt and the JBL Link Drive, are managed with headphones settings. Learn how to get personal results on headphones.

When you turn on Personal results, upcoming calendar events and YouTube video recommendations appear on your Smart Display. Anyone near the device can find or act on them.

To stop personal results on the home screen and as notifications:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home .
3. Touch and hold your Smart Display.
4. At the top right, tap Device settings Recognition & sharing Recognition & Personalization.
   • If you don’t find that option, check that you're signed in to the account linked to your Google Assistant.
   • To switch accounts, at the top right of the Home screen, tap your Profile picture or initial. Then, choose an account. 
5. Under "How personal results appear," select Never show proactively.

Tip: You can’t find personal results on your home screen and as notifications when you turn off personal results.

Important: This feature is only available on some Google TVs in the US.

You automatically get some personal results like YouTube recommendations on your TV Ambient Screen and as notifications.

Anyone can find and act on personal results. You can turn off or manage Personal results with Assistant settings on your TV, in Settings in your Home app, or in the Assistant app.

To stop personal results on the Ambient Screen and as notifications:

1. On your Google TV, at the top right, select Settings.
   • You can also press and hold the Assistant button on your remote and say "Open settings.”
2. Select Privacy Google Assistant.
3. Under “Personal results,” select Never show proactively.

Google Photos

Personal results on your Smart Display don't control whether you can show your photos in ambient mode.

Voice Match

If Voice Match is turned on, Google Assistant won't respond with your personal results to a voice it doesn’t recognize as yours. Learn how to use Voice Match and personal results.

• Access Google Assistant with your voice
• Get Google Assistant on your Android lock screen
• Use Google services built into your car
• Get personal results on Headphones