Category Archives: Google Assistant Tips

I have told you about custom jokes for your Google Home or Assistant. Today, let us take a look at how to create your own commands for the Assistant. The official solution for this is to use If This Then That (IFTTT). Google has an official Google Assistant channel on IFTTT. Custom Google Assistant Commands […]

Recently Google re-enabled a Google Home Mini feature. Users can now long press the top part of Google Home Mini to launch the Google Assistant. This was feature was disabled due to a bug. Now, it is back as long press instead of a single tap. Now, the news article about this said that I […]

I was browsing around looking for more funny and random things to ask Google Assistant and Google Home. And then I found this. You can use “OK Boo Boo” as a wake command for your Google Home. At first, I thought it is a joke. I decided to give it a try anyway. I said […]

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 […]

“Tell me about my day” is the perfect voice command to start your day with Google Assistant. When you ask the Assistant or Google Home to tell you about your day, it will start with the day’s weather followed by your commute and more. Tell me about my day – Daily Briefing What you get […]

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 […]