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Voice Assistant (Gemini): Setup & FAQ

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Your Apolosign Digital Calendar supports the Google voice assistant (Gemini) in Android mode. This page covers the initial setup and the most common voice-assistant questions.

1. Initial setup

  1. Switch your device to Android Mode (Menu > Settings > Section > Mode Switch).
  2. Set your assistant preferences: go to Settings > Apps > Assistant.
  3. Enable microphone access: go to Settings > Security & privacy > Privacy Controls > Microphone, and make sure microphone access is enabled.

2. Setup shows an error like "Something went wrong"

Update the Google Play Store first, then try the voice setup again:

  1. Open the Play Store and tap your profile avatar in the top-right corner.
  2. Go to My apps & games > Manage apps & devices and install the updates.
  3. After updating, record the four voice phrases when prompted. Once recording is complete, "Hey Google" wake-up will work.

3. Play music with voice commands (Spotify)

To let voice commands control Spotify, authorize the connection once:

  1. Open Gemini.
  2. Tap the gear icon in the bottom-left corner to enter Settings.
  3. Tap Personal intelligence > Connected apps.
  4. Find Spotify and authorize the connection.

Then try: "Hey Google, play [song/artist] on Spotify".

4. Wake Gemini by voice when the screen is locked

  • Screen off (black / sleep mode): direct voice wake-up is not supported — press the power button to light up the screen first.
  • Lock screen / screensaver (screen lit up): you can wake Gemini by voice without manually unlocking the device.

To enable this, in Android mode:

  1. Open Settings and search for Gemini settings.
  2. Tap Gemini on lock screen.
  3. Enable Use Gemini without unlocking.

Note: the "Hey Google" / Voice Match wake-up feature must also be turned on for this to work.

5. Turn off "Hey Google" listening

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Google > All services.
  3. Select Search, Assistance & voice, then tap Gemini.
  4. Find Talk to Gemini hands-free and turn off Hey Google.

6. Turn off Voice Match

Open Manage your Google account > Data & privacy > Voice Match and turn it off.

7. Add items to a shopping list by voice

Adding items to the Apolosign calendar shopping list by voice is not supported, because the device uses Google's voice assistant rather than a native one.

Voice commands can add items to a Google Calendar shopping list instead — this requires Gemini, and Google Workspace smart features must be authorized:

On a computer, open Google Calendar on the web > Settings > General > Google Workspace smart features > Manage Workspace smart features settings, and enable both smart features.

If your voice assistant still does not respond after the steps above, contact us at support@apolosign.com with your device model and what happens on the screen.