{"id":43680,"date":"2023-10-11T18:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43680"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:39:17","slug":"im-a-sky-expert-and-tv-owners-are-missing-a-hidden-button-that-sorts-out-annoying-problem-disrupting-shows-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/im-a-sky-expert-and-tv-owners-are-missing-a-hidden-button-that-sorts-out-annoying-problem-disrupting-shows-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a Sky expert and TV owners are missing a hidden button that sorts out annoying problem disrupting shows | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SKY has loads of features to boost your TV but some are more welcome than others.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, you have the power to switch them off.<\/p>\n

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One such tool that you may not like is the voice controls on Sky Glass.<\/p>\n

It's meant to be helpful, allowing you to summon shows and channels simply using your voice.<\/p>\n

You don't even have to hold the remote up like you do on Sky Q and Sky Stream.<\/p>\n

All you have to do is say, "Hello Sky" followed by your command.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m a Sky expert and TV users are still missing a little-known remote trick<\/h3>\n

However, I've recently found the feature annoying as it will popup by mistake from my conversations.<\/p>\n

The final straw was last night when it interrupted a key bit of a game.<\/p>\n

Others have complained about the same problem.<\/p>\n

"It is extremely sensitive and very annoying when watching somehting and it keeps coming up," one user wrote on the Sky forum.<\/p>\n

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So I've decided to turn it off – and there's a little-known button to do just that.<\/p>\n

How to turn off Sky Glass voice activation<\/h2>\n

It's really easy to turn voice activation off on Sky Glass.<\/p>\n

To the right of your TV there are two buttons – an on\/off switch and a microphone button.<\/p>\n

Press the microphone button and it will no longer listen out for commands.<\/p>\n

Better still, you can continue to use the microphone button on your Sky remote so you're not missing out entirely.<\/p>\n

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Try a whole host of Sky tricks to take your TV to a whole new level.<\/p>\n