Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.
Change or add a language
The Google Assistant will speak to you in the language you set in your Android settings. You can change or add a language in the Google Assistant settings.
For example, if your phone uses English (US) and you set the Google Assistant language to Spanish (US), you can speak to the Google Assistant in English or Spanish.
You can use up to 3 languages with the Google Assistant on your device: your Android language, plus 2 Assistant languages.
- On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold Home or say "Hey Google."
- In the bottom right, tap .
- In the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Settings Assistant Languages.
- Choose a language.
- To change the primary language, tap your current language.
- To add another language, tap Add a language.
You can talk to the Google Assistant in either language, but not a mix of both.
Some features aren't available in all languages. To change your language to Marathi, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Gujarati, or Kannada, change your primary language to your preferred language.
Tips:
- You can use Google Assistant with multiple accounts.
- If you’re a first-time user without a default language, Assistant will communicate with you based on your device’s default language. If Assistant doesn’t support this language, long-pressing the power button to access Assistant may open Chrome instead.
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.
Change or add a language
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings Assistant Languages.
- Choose a language.
- To change the primary language, tap your current language.
- To add another language, tap Add a language.
When you add another language, you can speak with the Google Assistant in any selected language and it will respond in the same language.
Tip: If each person using a speaker wants to use a different language, each person must set up Voice Match with the device. This will allow the Google Assistant to recognize and respond in your preferred language.
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages or countries.
Change or add a language
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings Assistant Languages.
- Choose a language.
- To change the primary language, tap your current language.
- To add another language, tap Add a language.
When you add another language, you can speak with the Google Assistant in any selected language and it will respond in the same language.
Tip: If each person using a speaker wants to use a different language, each person must set up Voice Match with the device. This will allow the Google Assistant to recognize and respond in your preferred language.
Languages you can use
On Smart Clocks, you can use the Google Assistant in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Change or add a language
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings Assistant Languages.
- Tap your current language.
- Pick a new language.
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.
Change or add a language
Change the language of the Google Assistant on your headphones by changing your Google Assistant language on your phone.
Important: Some features aren't available in all languages, countries, or eligible Android devices.
Set your language
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Wear OS app.
- Under "Settings," tap Google Assistant Settings.
- Tap Preferences Assistant language.
- Choose a language.
- To change the primary language, tap your current language.
- To add another language, tap Add a language.
You can talk to the Google Assistant in either language, but not a mix of both.
On Android TVs, the Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese. More languages are coming soon.
On Google TV devices, Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish.
On TVs that don't run the Android TV operating system, available languages vary. On LG TVs, the Google Assistant is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. On all other TVs, the Google Assistant is only available in English.
Important: In cars with Google Assistant built-in, you can set one primary language. Set your Assistant language to match your car’s system language. Learn more about Google services built into your car.
Google Assistant features aren't available in all countries and languages.
Change your language
- In your car, tap the car display home screen.
- Go to your apps.
- Tap Settings Google Google Assistant.
- Tap Languages.
- Select a language.