Google Assistant Tips

Here is the usage statistics for my Google Home Mini. My Daughter 70%. Me, 30%. She makes it to sing songs, asks questions, including custom questions and answers that I have added. At night, she wants Home to sing her lullaby. Now, she can talk to Santa Claus from Google Home. Just say, “Ok Google, […]

Typically, you give one command and wait for Google Assistant to finish it. You will give the second command after Google Home or Assistant finishes with the first command.  This is changing. You can now combine two commands together and give it at one go. Here is how to do it. Google has pushed an […]

Okay, first up, if you have never used the “My Day” feature on Google Home and Google Assistant, you should start today. If you are a Google Home fan, this is a really good way to start your day. What is Google Home My Day? My Day is your daily briefing from Google Assistant. It […]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Here are some quick Turkey Day tips for Google Assistant and Google Home. Google Assistant As Your Turkey Timer Looking for some help timing that turkey in the oven? Google Assistant can help! Simply say, “Ok Google, set a turkey timer for 4 hours.” Google Assistant will start the timer for you. When […]

I have already shared a bunch of funny questions that you can ask Google Home. These are created by Google, and work on all Google Home devices. What if you want to create something exclusive for your Google Home device? There is a way to do that. Get ready for custom Google Assistant jokes! Repeat […]

Did you know that you can track flight prices using Google Assistant? Turns out, you can easily track airline prices and get the best offers or cheap fares using the Assistant. Here is how to do it. This is pretty simple. Follow these steps: Ask the Assistant for flight prices for a specific route that […]

I have been playing around with Google Assistant that comes with the Allo messenger for some time now. By far the most useful and interesting feature seems to be “Subscriptions”. What Are Google Assistant Subscriptions? Subscriptions are recurring actions that you can ask Assistant to perform on a daily basis, at  a specified time. For […]

The very first voice action that I actually “used” on my Google Home Mini was “Okay Google, add ginger to my shopping list”. I was using Google Home mostly to demo the product to friends and family. Managing lists with Google Assistant is not that easy (upcoming blog post!), but I think I should start […]

As promised, Google Lens is coming to Google Assistant. At present, Google Photos has built-in Lens feature. When this feature becomes part of Assistant, you will be able to use Lens on any object fast. Google Lens is available within Google Photos. This version of the Lens limits you to using it with pictures on […]

Remember the Broadcast feature that Google showed off during the October 4th hardware event? This feature is now being rolled out to Google Home users. If you have Google Home or Google Home Mini, you should give this a try now. How to Use Google Home Broadcast Broadcast lets you send a message to everyone […]