Google Home Tips and Tricks
Find Your
Phone
❱ Never lose your phone
again! Provided Voice Match
is set up, you can ask your
Google Assistant to ring
your phone. To do this say,
“Hey Google, find/ring my
phone,” and your Google
Assistant will ring your
phone, even if it’s set to ‘Do
Not Disturb’ mode.Cook
❱ You can find and
make your favourite
recipes using step-
by-step cooking
instructions. For
example, just say, “Hey
Google, find a recipe
for pancakes,” you can
then say, “...prepare
the ingredients,” for
a list, followed by “...
start recipe.”Manage Tasks
❱ You can easily
set and ask about
reminders by saying,
“Hey Google, remind
me to...” You can also
use it to set timers and
alarms by saying, “Hey
Google, set a timer
for 10 minutes.” If you
want to check how
much time is left just
say, “...how much time
is left?” You set alarms
in the same way.
Control Your Home
❱ If you have smart home
devices such as smart
plugs, a Nest thermostat
or security cameras,
you can link them
to your Google
Home and control
them using your
speaker. You
will need to add
the devices in
the Home app,
and follow any
instructions to set
them up.
Get Answers
❱ You can ask your
Google Home to give
you information about
everything from finance
to sports, you can ask for
calculations, translations
and unit conversions, for
example, “Hey Google,
how much is 1000
Danish Krone in dollars?”
You can even ask for the
nutritional information
on most types of food.Have Fun
❱ Your Google Home
speaker lets you play
games with it, simply
say, “Hey Google, play
lucky trivia,” (other
games include Crystal
Ball and Mad Libs). If
you don’t want to play
a game, just tell it to
“...entertain me,” or
say, “...let’s have fun.”
You can even ask it to
tell you a joke!