"Hey Google" won't trigger on my S23. No mic light, nothing. Bixby works fine. Help?
Hey everyone, I’m stuck. My Google Assistant has completely stopped responding to "Hey Google." Usually, you see a small green light at the top when it hears you, but mine does absolutely nothing. It’s like it’s not even listening.
The weirdest part: Bixby works perfectly with voice commands. So I know my microphone isn't broken, but Google Assistant is totally dead.
Here is everything I’ve already tried:
Settings: Toggled "Hey Google" and Voice Match off and on.
The Big Reset: Cleared all data and cache for the Google App and Google Play Services.
Defaults: Switched my "Default digital assistant" to None and then back to Google.
Bixby: Tried turning off Bixby entirely, but that didn't help. Now that Bixby is back on, it works fine but Google still won't trigger.
Permissions: Checked that Google has full permission to use the microphone.
Updates: Uninstalled all Google app updates and then reinstalled them from the Play Store.
Even after all that, it won't even show the mic icon when I say the command. It feels like Bixby is "locking" the microphone and won't let Google use it, or some system service is stuck.
Has anyone else fixed this on a Samsung? I really want to avoid a factory reset if I can.