After linking your Google and Uber accounts in the Google Home app (Settings > More Settings > Services), you’ll be able to request a ride with a simple “Okay Google, get me an Uber.” What’s more, there’s a special playlist of constantly updated news podcasts accessible simply by saying “Okay Google, tell me the news.” You can personalize your news briefing in the Google Home app (Settings > More Settings > News). There are also special commands to skip to a different episode and more. The next time you ask for that podcast, Google Home is going to start playing where you left off. Not only does “Okay Google, Play ‘This American Life’” fire up the most recent episode of the show, but Google Home actually remembers if you have to interrupt your listening halfway through an episode.
“Okay Google, show me photos from summer 2015 on TV” results in great vacation slide shows, “Okay Google, show me photos of my pets on TV” is delightful, “Okay Google, show me photos of snow on TV” brings back memories, and “Okay Google, show me photos of (name of a person) on TV” can be truly heartwarming. Okay Google, show me photos of lake Tahoe on TV.
“Okay Google, check when the nearest CVS is closing” can be extremely useful when you realize you’ve forgotten to buy something, and “Okay Google, what’s the traffic to CVS” help’s you to figure out whether you’ll actually make it before it closes. Google Home can’t just be queried for random bits of Google knowledge it also taps into the information Google has saved about businesses and places in your town. Out of the box, Google Home can’t help locate mobile devices just yet, but once you link the device with a service called IFTTT, you can select a so-called recipe that will automatically call your number whenever you say “Okay Google, find my phone.” This requires getting an account for IFTTT, but as a reward, you’ll have access to a number of extra features, including posting updates to Facebook or Twitter simply by speaking to your Google Home device.Ĭheck if the drugstore is still open. Ready to leave your home, but don’t know where your phone is? Google Home can help - if you first teach it a few extra tricks, that is.
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