Summary
- Google Home: the essential commands
- Google Home: Become a master of time
- Pair your smartphone with Bluetooth
- Google Home, home master
- Google Home: Orders for YouTube and Netflix music and videos
- Google Home: a few orders to browse the web
- Some orders for journeys and routes
- Some orders related to the coronavirus pandemic
- Google Home: a few apps you can order from your speaker
- feedback
Google Home is above all Google Assistant, one of the most powerful voice assistants on the market. However, even if he knows how to do many things, knowing in advance a few commands that will give satisfactory answers is very useful. You’ll find everything in this folder!
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Google Home: the essential commands
Here we’ve put together the basic commands you need to use Google Home correctly:
- Ok Google, Hello! (The answer to this command is some information about the weather, traffic jams, reminders etc.)
- Okay Google, what’s the news?
- Okay Google, what’s the economic news?
- Okay Google, what’s the tech news?
- Ok Google, play France Info on TuneIn
- Ok Google, what’s the weather like?
- Okay Google, are there traffic jams?
- Ok Google, remind me to do the laundry Saturday at 2pm
- Ok Google, give me the list of reminders
- Ok Google, removes [recall name] from my reminders
- Ok Google, order an Uber
- Ok Google, remember I put the keys in the flower pot to the right of the window
- Okay Google, where did I put my keys?
- Okay Google, how do you say cactus in Japanese?
- Okay Google, where’s my smartphone?
- Okay Google, where’s my iPhone?
- Ok Google, put the frequency 100.4
- Okay Google, what’s the cooking time for soft-boiled eggs?
- Ok Google, how do you say hello in Japanese/Russian/Korean/Chinese/etc?
Google Home: Become a master of time
- Okay Google, what time is it?
- Ok Google, set an alarm at [x hours]
- Ok Google, put the timer on [x minutes]
- Ok Google, put a second timer on [x minutes]
- Okay Google, how much time is left on the timer?
- Ok Google, cancel the timer
- Ok Google, what time is it in Vienna/London/New York/etc?
Note that Google Assistant will soon allow you to turn off an alarm without having to pronounce “OK Google” before ordering. Other commands will also be affected by this feature, such as responding to a call.
Pair your smartphone with Bluetooth
- Ok Google, Bluetooth pairing
- Ok Google, is Bluetooth active?
- Ok Google, cancels pairing
- Ok Google, delete all my Bluetooth devices
Google Home, home master
- Ok Google, turn on [light name]
- Ok Google, sieve [name of light]
- Ok Google, increases the brightness of [name of light]
- Ok Google, set the heating to 20
- Ok Google, adjust the air conditioning to 25
- Ok Google, turn on/disable the socket [take name]
- Ok Google, turn the switch on/off [switch name]
To take advantage of all these commands, you must of course be equipped with the connected equipment (lighting, sockets, thermostat …) adequate. Here you can find our selection of the best Google Home-enabled connected objects.
Google Home: Orders for YouTube and Netflix music and videos
- Ok Google, play Radiohead’s Ok Computer
- Ok Google, play my playlist Discoveries of the Week on Spotify
- Ok Google, put Paint It Black on Spotify
- Ok Google, play music
- Ok Google, play music to relax me
- Ok Google, play a song with these lyrics “I’m in a state close to Ohio” (if you want to listen to Ohio by Isabelle Adjani)
- Ok Google, stop / pause / your mouth (if you’re in a bad mood – we tested it, it works!)
- Ok Google, what is music?
- Ok Google, x seconds advance
- Ok Google, launches The Serpent on Netflix
- Ok Google, pause (will pause music or video depending on the context)
- Ok Google, what is music?
Google Home: a few orders to browse the web
- Ok Google, opens the site [site name] on [device name]
- Ok Google, go to the previous page
Some orders for journeys and routes
- Okay Google, how many kilometres are there between Toulouse and Paris?
- Okay Google, how long does it take me to walk to the station?
Some orders related to the coronavirus pandemic
- Ok Google help me wash my hands well
- Okay Google, what is coronavirus?
- Okay Google, what’s the latest on coronavirus?
- Okay Google, what time is the curfew?
Google Home: a few apps you can order from your speaker
Many applications are directly compatible with your speakers, including:
- Uber
- Netflix
- Google apps (Agenda, Maps, Messages, etc.)
- Spotify
- TuneIn
- IFTTT
Play, put, spears are interchangeable: Google Assistant understands words with their context for a more natural interaction. Of course, this list is not exhaustive, we will complete it as we go along. If you have an Echo speaker we suggest you read this order list for Alexa. And if you know of funny or dreadfully useful commands, share them in the comments!
