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Voice assistant availability by country and language
In certain regions, Alexa or the Google Assistant is available to let you control your Bose product using your voice. If integration with a voice assistant is not available in your country, you cannot link that assistant to your Bose product. Similarly, if a desired language is not supported, it cannot be used to communicate with the assistant and your Bose product. Find out which languages and countries support integration with Alexa or the Google Assistant and your Bose product.
Voice assistant region and language availability:
View the column of a product category below to see if a voice assistant is available in your region or language.
*Information for iOS users with Bose headphones: As of December 7, 2021, Google will no longer support the Google Assistant as an integrated feature on your headphones when connected to an Apple mobile device. To continue using a voice assistant as an integrated feature on your headphones, please pick another option in the Bose app under the headphones Settings. Google Assistant will continue to work as an integrated feature when your headphones are connected to Android devices.
Region | Language | SoundTouch Speakers | Bose Smart speakers | Headphones | ||||
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Alexa | Alexa | The Google Assistant | Alexa via button |
Alexa via voice |
The Google Assistant via button* |
Xiaowei | ||
Argentina | Spanish | ■ | ■ | |||||
Australia | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Austria | German | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Belgium | Dutch | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
German | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
French | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
Brazil | Portuguese | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
Canada | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
French | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||
Chile | Spanish | ■ | ||||||
China | Mandarin | ■ | ||||||
Colombia | Spanish | ■ | ||||||
English | ■ | |||||||
Denmark | Danish | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
Egypt | Arabic | |||||||
Finland | Finnish | ■ | ||||||
France | French | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Germany | German | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Hong Kong | Cantonese | ■ | ||||||
English | ■ | |||||||
India | Hindi | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
Indonesia | Indonesian | ■ | ||||||
Ireland | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
Italy | Italian | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Japan | Japanese | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Korea | Korean | ■ | ||||||
Malaysia | Malaysian | ■ | ||||||
Mexico | Spanish | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Netherlands | Dutch | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
English | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||||
New Zealand | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
Norway | Norwegian | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
Peru | Spanish | ■ | ||||||
Philippines | Filipino | |||||||
Poland | English | ■ | ■ | |||||
Polish | ■ | ■ | ||||||
Russia | Russian | ■ | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | Arabic | |||||||
Singapore | English | ■ | ■ | |||||
South Africa | English Dutch |
■ | ||||||
Spain | Spanish | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Sweden | English | ■ | ||||||
Swedish | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |||
Switzerland | German | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||
Italian | ■ | ■ | ||||||
French | ■ | ■ | ||||||
Taiwan | Chinese | ■ | ||||||
Thailand | Thai | ■ | ||||||
Turkey | Turkish | ■ | ||||||
United Kingdom | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
United States | English | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
Spanish | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||||
Vietnam | Vietnamese | ■ |
*Information for iOS users with Bose headphones: As of December 7, 2021, Google will no longer support the Google Assistant as an integrated feature on your headphones when connected to an Apple mobile device. To continue using a voice assistant as an integrated feature on your headphones, please pick another option in the Bose app under the headphones Settings. Google Assistant will continue to work as an integrated feature when your headphones are connected to Android devices.
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