This could be one of the scariest things you've come across in a while. You'll be surprised to learn that Google is giving you the ability to listen to (and delete) everything you've ever said to it while using its voice search feature.
Did you know that every time you say something to Google while performing a voice search, it records your words and stores them? And yet yes, if you use Google voice search or Google Now to search for something online, the tech giant stores them.
On the Voice and Audio Activity, Google stores all your voice inputs and gives you the ability to listen to them.
Additionally, each file comes as a plain text transcript and other information related to it. This feature is like a digital diary that records both your search history and YouTube.
You will be relieved, as I imagine, when you see that you can delete these entries. Specifically, click More –> Delete Options –> Advanced.
Google is likely recording these audio clips to learn more about users' natural language patterns and make voice search.
While this makes Google's data storage policies more transparent and allows users to access their data, it also reminds us that we should remain cautious when saying something embarrassing on our phones.
As mentioned above, you can go ahead and delete unwanted recordings of your voice searches. In addition to voice history, there are many other options available on the history page.
You can also click here to see your recently visited places and configure Google's location tracking.
