21 fun things to do with Google Home

Control your smart devices No surprises here you can use Googlersquos smart speaker to control most smart devices around your house Be it a smart security camera a smart power switch or even a smart light bulb It can all be connected and controlled from Google Home Just say ldquoHey Google change the living room light to redrdquoFind your lost phoneIf you are like me you probably lose your phone 10 times a day panicking as you frantically comb through every inch of your house Instead just ask Google to find your phone Your phone will ring even if you have kept it on silent mode Just say ldquoHey Google Find my phonerdquoCreate a routineYou can create specific routines for various activities For example a wakeup routine could involve your assistant telling you about the weather about your calendar events for the day and playing the news or maybe even some music to perk you up You can even add smart devices to the mix by having the device change the colour of the lights in your room or even automatically begin brewing some coffee It can be timebound or even triggered by the routine name Routines have to be set in your Google Home app before you can ask your assistant about them Once you have set your routine you can say ldquoHey Google Good MorningrdquoGoogle as an intercomYou can use the Google smart speaker to make announcements in your home If you have multiple speakers you can send the message to all speakers at the same time All you have to say is ldquoOK Google broadcasthellip your messagerdquo and it will play it on all the speakers in your home You can target a certain room if you like by mentioning the room the message needs to be broadcasted You can even do this from outside and ask it to broadcast on all your home speakersCall peopleYes you can use Google Nest to make calls on Duo If your friends have Google Duo installed you can use the smart speaker to call them Just say ldquoOK Google Call Lindardquo for exampleEntertain kidsGoogle Home Nest speakers are one of the best devices to entertain your children without a screen You can ask it to read a story for you or even better participate in an interactive story you can ask what the animal of the day is play a game ask for jokes and even ask it to play some music Just say ldquoHey Google What is the animal of the dayrdquoPlay a gameGoogle is a great host when it comes to games and there are many options too You can play a Music Quiz play a game of trivia have the assistant guess which celebrity you are thinking of or play hangman There are over 40 games to choose from including several quiztrivia options Just say ldquoHey Google Letrsquos play a song quizrdquoAsk for a jokeGoogle is adept at telling jokes You can participate in a knockknock joke Yo mama jokes or just ask Google to tell you a joke For example ldquoOK Google tell me a dad jokerdquoAsk it to remember somethingIf you need to remember something just ask Google assistant to do it Say ldquoOk Google Remember the code to my lock is XYZrdquo Then when you need to retrieve it just say ldquoOk Google what is the code for my lockrdquoAsk about the trafficYou can ask Google to tell you about traffic in your area or traffic on your way to work Just say ldquoHey Google Howrsquos the traffic to the officerdquo or ldquoHowrsquos the traffic to the airportrdquoCreate a shopping or a todo listYou can add items that need to a grocery list or things that you need to do directly by asking your Google assistant to add them In case you donrsquot have a list it will make one for you in Google Keep You can also add things directly to your Keep lists provided you have named the topic of your list For example ldquoHey Google add tomato puree to my grocery listrdquoStream MusicListen to your favourite music directly on your smart speaker regardless of your service The Google assistant supports all services including Apple Music YouTube Music Spotify Gaana and more You can listen to specific genres artists decades of music and even languages Just say ldquoHey Google play old Hindi film songsrdquoAsk it to sing you a lullaby or happy birthdayThis one is especially useful if you have a small child You can ask Google to play a lullaby the calming music continues to play till you stop it Just say ldquoHey Google play a lullabyrdquoChefrsquos assistantReading out recipes from notes on your phone or pages on the internet is pretty annoying Instead you can ask Google to read out recipes for you For example just say ldquoHey Google find a recipe for boiled ricerdquo if you want step by step instructions on making boiled ricePlay YouTube and Netflix videos on your TVYou can ask Google to play your favourite shows on your Smart TV or TV attached to a Chromecast by saying ldquoOk Google Play thehellip show namehellip on the living room TVrdquo It works like magicUse it as a Bluetooth speakerThis is simple you can connect your phone directly to the speaker via Bluetooth Just say ldquoOk Google Open Bluetooth pairingrdquo so the connection is visible while searching on your phone It will tell you the name of the speaker you are looking for Set remindersYour assistant is great at setting reminders Just say ldquoOk Google set a reminder forhellipyour taskhellip tomorrow at 10 AMrdquoSet alarms and timersYou can set both onetime and recurring alarms on your Google home Just say ldquoOkay Google set an alarm for 6 AM every dayrdquo Timers can also be set through your assistant For example say ldquoOk Google Set a timer for one minuterdquoAsk for directionsYou can ask your Nest speaker for directions as well Just Say ldquoHey Google how do I get to Kurla by public transportcarwalkingrdquo The assistant will give you a brief about the time it will take and then send the complete instructions to reach there on your phoneAsk about the weatherYou donrsquot have to check the weather on your phone You can just ask your Google home Just say ldquoHey Google how is the weather like todayrdquoAsk about the newsWant to keep updated on current affairs Well you can do that as well on the Google smart speaker Just say ldquoHey Google whatrsquos on the news todayrdquo