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Routines are a set of actions that your Google Home can perform when
activated by a single voice command. You can customise existing preset
routines in the Google Home app, or you can create your own routines
from scratch, using a wide variety of available actions.
Using Google
Home Routines
Create and Manage Routines
Learn how to customise, create and use Routines with your Google Home speaker and the Google Home app.
Step 1
❱ Your Google Home app comes with
several pre-set routines. To view or edit
these, tap the Menu button at the top left,
and select “More settings”. Scroll down and
tap the “Routines” section. Here you will
see displayed all of the existing routines,
for example “Good morning” or “Bedtime”.
Step 2
❱ Below each routine name, you will see
the number of associated actions. Tap a
routine to start editing it. While all routines
can be edited, you will notice they have
differing numbers of actions that can be
added. The pre-set routines illustrate
this difference.Step 3
❱ Routines are split into sections:
“When I say...”, (the command) “My
assistant should...” (the main actions
to perform) followed by “And then
play” (additional actions). You can
manage and edit each of these
sections individually.