# New Google Search setting saves images and audio you upload; how to turn it off

> Google says it’s saving files and media uploaded during searches in user search history to train AI and improve the experience after announcing the change last month.

- **Source:** [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/06/22/google-saving-audio-images-used-to-search-how-to-turn-it-off/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a397c1dc2d36efd861b6e29)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #pixel #google #ai #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a397c1dc2d36efd861b6e29

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