How do I prevent Gemini from speaking aloud when I ask it a verbal question?

[HarryC]

I don't want to have to stop it, I just don't want it to speak at all.

I've tried the path suggested by several answers: go to the google app, profile, settings, assistant voice and sounds, but the only options are 'red' or orange' (whatever those mean). The answers I got suggested there'd be the option of 'none' or 'hands free' in that settings section. Nope.

 

[Milo Willamson]

simple do not hold down the circle in the middle.of the screen.

 

[HarryC]

simple do not hold down the circle in the middle.of the screen.

You mean the home button to trigger Gemini? I still want to use gemini, I just don't want it to speak.

 

[Milo Willamson]

You mean the home button to trigger Gemini? I still want to use gemini, I just don't want it to speak.

ah simple do nof hit the microphone icon.

 

[HarryC]

ah simple do nof hit the microphone icon.

But I don't want to have to type it in. I want to ask it a question, which I do in a very quiet voice up to the microphone even in public and it reads that just fine. I don't then want it to start reading/squawking out the response in the loud intrusive way it does, making me have to poke at buttons to shut it up. I just can't find a simple option to stop it speaking at all.

 

[Milo Willamson]

But I don't want to have to type it in. I want to ask it a question, which I do in a very quiet voice up to the microphone even in public and it reads that just fine. I don't then want it to start reading/squawking out the response in the loud intrusive way it does, making me have to poke at buttons to shut it up. I just can't find a simple option to stop it speaking at all.

turn down the volume.