In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of Google Assistant not working on your Pixel Bud Pro. The latest entry to the wireless earbuds domain is the offering from the Silicon Valley giant. With up to 11 hours of listening time, a custom audio chip, and an Active Noise Cancellation, it beholds a slew of noteworthy features. Moreover, while there aren’t any hidden hard and fast rules, but it goes along the obvious lines that it would be best optimized for a Pixel device.
But it seems we jumped to the conclusion pretty quickly as this notion has already been taken for a toss. Numerous Pixel users have voiced their concern that the Google Assistant not working on their Pixel Bud Pro. And at the time of writing, there are two things common in all the user reports- they are on a Pixel device running the latest Android 13 update.
Though they aren’t on any specific device [with Pixel 4, 5, and6 series are bugged with this issue], but all of them are running the thirteenth iteration of the OS. If we talk about the issue, then users are unable to invoke Google Assistant by saying OK Gooogle or Hey Google or by performing the touch and hold gesture on their earbuds. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide shall help you out. Follow along.
Fix Google Assistant is not working on Pixel Buds Pro
The culprit behind this issue is the latest update rolled out to the Google App. So you will have to remove this update and revert the app to the earlier stable build. Likewise, you should also disable auto-update apps, otherwise, Play Store will automatically update the app to the latest build and would hence nullify this fix. All this has been explained below, follow along.
- Head over to Settings > Apps > See All Apps and select the Google App from the list.
- Then tap on App Details. You will be taken to the app’s Play Store page.
- Tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right and uncheck Enable auto-update.
- Now come back to the Google App settings menu and tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right.
- Select Uninstall Updates followed by OK in the confirmation dialog box.
That’s it. This should fix the issue of Google Assistant not working on your Pixel Bud Pro. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue, let alone give out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when any of these two things happen, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
