88 Google Assistant Smart Home Commands: The Best Things to Ask Your Google Home Speaker

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If you’re a Google Home user, you’re probably just scratching the surface of its features, which is why learning a few commands can quickly turn you into a Google Assistant ninja.

Having a full list of things to ask Google Assistant on your smart speaker, smartphone, or tablet is essential to getting the most out of it.

Whether you have the Google Home, Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, or the cheaper Google Nest Mini, all assistant speakers can do much more than predict the weather or give you a quick news update.

To help you out, we’ve listed the best Google Assistant commands, covering everything from your first words to smart home automation for devices that work with Google Home and more.

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Google Assistant Commands for Beginners

Here are some of the most important Google Assistant commands to get started, which you can choose to get started. “Hello Google” either “OK Google.”

• “Hey Google, stop,” or just “Stop” if you have a timer or alarm going off.
• “Hey Google, play (song title) by (artist) from Spotify.”
• “Hey Google, help.”
• “Hey Google, turn the sound up/down.”
• “Hey Google, how’s the weather (specify time or day)?”
• “Hey Google, add (item) to my shopping list.”

Control music, podcasts, radio and audiobooks with a Google smart speaker

• “Hey Google, play some hip hop.”
• “Hey Google, play some Radiohead.”
• “Hey Google, play Rock FM.”
• “Hey Google, play music from Spotify.”
• “Hey Google, skip this track.”
• “Hey Google, play my Evening Jazz playlist.”
• “Hey Google, stop the music in 20 minutes.”
• “Hey Google, what’s this song?”
• “Hey Google, play some ambient noise”
• “Hey Google, help me relax.”
• “Hey Google, pause the music.”
• “Hey Google, stop the music.”
• “Hey Google, go to the next chapter.”
• “Hey Google, read War and peace.”
• “Hey Google, how much time is left for this chapter?”
• “Hey Google, move my music to the bedroom”
• “Hey Google, play music on all the speakers downstairs.”

To learn more about music commands with Google Assistant, read Spotify for Google Home and how to get started with a Google smart speaker multi-room system.

Setting timers and alarms

• “Hey Google, set a timer for 15 minutes.”
• “Hey Google, set an alarm for tomorrow morning at 7:10 am”
• “Hey Google, snooze.”
• “Hey Google, cancel the 7:10 alarm.”
• “Hey Google, do I have any alarms set?”
• “Hey Google, set a second timer for 20 minutes.”

For more help, read our guide on how to turn your Google Home into a smart alarm clock.

Check calendars and reminders

• “Hey Google, how’s my day?”
• “Hey Google, do I have anything scheduled for Monday?”
• “Hey Google, where will my first event be tomorrow?”
• “Hey Google, remind me tomorrow at 8am to bring my lunch to work.”
• “Hey Google, what are my reminders for this week?”
• “Hey Google, clear my reminder to pick up my dry cleaning.”
• “Hey Google, remember I left my spare keys in the kitchen cabinet.”
• “Hey Google, where did I put the spare keys?”

For more information on this, read our guide on how to sync Google Calendar with Google Home and how to use Google Home reminders.

General queries and commands.

• “Hey Google, how’s the weather today?”
• “Hey Google, when is it going to rain?”
• “Hey Google, is it windy this morning?
• “Hey Google, what’s the traffic like on the way to work?”
• “Hey Google, how long will it take me to get home?”
• “Hey Google, what are the headlines today?”
• “Hey Google, did the Chiefs win yesterday?”
• “Hello Google, what is the French word for grapefruit?”
• “Hey Google, how do you make mushroom risotto?”
• “Hey Google, what’s $100 in British Pounds?”
• “Hey Google, spell maneuver.”
• “Hey Google, when is Shake Shack open?”
• “Hey Google, is Walmart open today?”
• “Hey Google, are there any Italian restaurants around here?”
• “Hey Google, how many calories are in an avocado?”
• “Hey Google, flip a coin.”
• “Hey Google, how do you solve an algebraic equation?”

Google Assistant Smart Home Control Commands

To learn how to set up and control Google Home devices in detail with our comprehensive explainer, there’s a lot more to it than these Google Home command examples listed below.

• “Hey Google, turn on the bedroom light.”
• “Hey Google, set the kitchen lights to 60%.”
• “Ok Google, dim the lights in the living room.”
• “Hey Google, light up the office lamp.”
• “Ok Google, turn the living room lights blue”
• “Hey Google, play baby reindeer on Netflix.”
• “Hey Google, play Saturday night live “There is a television.”
• “Hey Google, set the thermostat to 40 degrees.”
• “Hey Google, turn up the temperature five degrees.”
• “Hey Google, what’s the temperature right now?”
• “Hey Google, turn on all the switches.”
• “Hey Google, close the front door.”
• “Hey Google, open the blinds.”
• “Hey Google, show me the tailgate camera.”
• “Hey Google, open the door.”

Phone and call commands

Google Assistant can integrate with Android Messages, WhatsApp, Messenger, and more, allowing you to get message readings. However, you can also manage calls with the following commands or with our complete guide to making calls on Google Home.

• “Hey Google, call Maia.”
• “Hey Google, call the nearest coffee shop.”
• “Hey Google, hang up.”
• “Hey Google, dial again.”
• “Hey Google, Bluetooth pairing.”
• “Hey Google, is my phone connected via Bluetooth?”
• “Hey Google, call my phone.”

Commands for children

• “Hey Google, what does an elephant sound like?”
• “Hey Google, set a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle alarm for 8am.”
• “Hey Google, read a bedtime story.”
• “Hey Google, sing a lullaby.”
• “Hello Google, start the school day”

Need more tips or options for parental controls? Check out our guide to using Google Home with kids.

Transmission commands

• “Hey Google, broadcast ‘wake up everyone’.”
• “Hey Google, broadcast ‘dinner is ready’.”
• “Hey Google, broadcast ‘time for school’.”
• “Hey Google, broadcast ‘football is about to start’.”

Explore our guide if you want to know more about using Google Home streaming mode.

Google Home Commands: Frequently Asked Questions