Does it really matter if you are using android? I’m sure google hoovers it continuously. They are listening continuously. I would also imagine you don’t want to do search from Edge or IE. A massive sucking sound there.
I’ve never noticed advertising base on what was said around my phone. It happened all the time to my wife until I uninstalled her Facebook app.
Yes and YES. Chrome, even if you’re using DDG as a search engine tracks your keystrokes. About a week ago I mentioned someone on FR and later on I went to youtube and found a video recommendation about that person. I never said that person’s name aloud and never mentioned it in any conversation outside of one post on FR.
FR didn’t report my activity.. Chrome did. I’m on Vivaldi at the moment because now Chrome is no longer part of my PC.
But I often talk to my wife about things in the presence of our phone and lo and behold - she is getting recommendations on those things. I don’t know which phone is doing it, but I am convinced without a doubt or hesitation that these devices are listening even with safeties turned on.
Next is my car. I just got a new (2007) car with onstar. It’s the newest car I’ve owned and I’m pretty sure that onstar is listening. I know I’m paranoid but the conversation things that make it to my online profile are enough to show me that I’m right - They ARE listening.