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Continuous microphone access is active for the entire duration the app is open, not only when a user deliberately activates a voice feature.
While the Walmart app is open, your device's microphone is continuously accessed by Walmart to listen for the wake phrase 'Hey, Walmart'.
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"Walmart will have access to your microphone when the Walmart app is open and will continually listen for the key words "Hey, Walmart" to wake up your assistant.Excerpt from Walmart's Privacy Notice
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Continuous microphone access is active for the entire duration the app is open, not only when a user deliberately activates a voice feature.
While the Walmart app is open, your device's microphone is continuously accessed by Walmart to listen for the wake phrase 'Hey, Walmart'.
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