96 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 73
“OK, Google, play [trivia game]” A handful of trivia
game options: Are you feeling lucky? Try Star Wars
Trivia Challenge, Marvel Movie Quiz, Animal Trivia,
Space Trivia, Tricky Mind Trivia, or TriviaCrack.
“OK, Google, play Mad Libs” Google will ask you
for words and will use them to fill in the blanks to
create a mad lib.
“OK, Google, play Space Bungalow” This is an
audio-based choose-your-own-adventure game in
space (well, in a space bungalow).
“OK, Google, play Truth or Dare” Let Google come
up with truth-or-dare questions for you.
- Learn a new language
Google Home doesn’t have a native feature that will
teach you a new language, but it’s a good supplement
for language learning.
That’s because Google Home taps into Google
Translate, so you can use it to translate words, phrases,
or as a real-time translator. To find the translation of
a word or phrase, say, “OK, Google, what’s [word/
phrase] in [language]” or “OK, Google, translate [word/
phrase] to [language]”. To use Google as a translator,
say, “OK, Google, be my translator” and Google will
ask which language you want to translate to.
If you’re feeling ambitious, you can also change
Google Home’s language to see if it understands you.
To change the language, open the Google Home app
and go to the settings menu. Scroll down to Google
Assistant services and tap More settings. Under
Assistant, tap Languages, and choose a new language.
Google Home also integrates with some third-party
