Google Home/Nest general tips and tricks

Remember to use a wake word

Adjust the Hey Google sensitivity

Add a Home member

Remove a Home member

How to set up a Family Bell

How to change your Home nickname

Create a speaker group

How to filter content

Schedule downtime

Give your Google Home/Nest device a new name

Manage your email notifications

View your Search and Watch History 

Use the Google ecosystem

Google it

How to turn on or off Continued Conversation

Set an alarm or timer

How to add home and work addresses for more custom responses

How to add payment information

How to change what Google Assistant calls you

How to change the temperature unit

How to teach Google Assistant to recognise your voice

How to change your default calendar

How to set up voice calling for Google Home/Nest devices

Hear about your day

Get Google to remember where you left something

Manage a family shopping list

Find your phone using your Home device

Set a schedule or routine

Google Home/Nest entertainment tips and tricks

Add a music service to your Google Home

Add a video service to your Google Home

Cast movies, shows and audio to a TV

Cast photos to your TV

Play podcasts

Replace your desktop speakers with Home

Google Home/Nest information tips and tricks

How to follow stocks and set Stock preferences

How to change your news sources

How to manage your sleep, exercise and nutrition data

Google Home Smart Home Control tips and tricks

How to add third-party smart home devices

Add a device to a room within your home

Change the room a device is in

Rename a smart home device

Nest Audio tips and tricks

How to factory reset Nest Audio

How to reboot Nest Audio

Mute the mic

How to turn the volume up or down on Nest Audio

How to stop an alarm or timer on Nest Audio

How to play, pause, stop media or end a call on Nest Audio 

Google Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max tips and tricks

How to reset Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max

Adjust the display to fit with your home

Turn night mode on

Change what the Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max display shows when not in use

Change the clock format between 12 and 24-hour

Using the Nest Hub touchscreen navigations 

Mute the mic 

How to use Sleep Sensing

Google Home Mini and Nest Mini device tips and tricks 

Change the volume

Play or pause 

Factory reset

Google Home device tips and tricks

Reset Google Home

Reboot Google Home

Touch your way through things

Google Home Easter eggs

  • Say “Be my (insert language) interpreter to get real-time translations.  Say “I’m feeling lucky” to start up a multiplayer game show. Say “Give me a random number between (x) and (y)” to hear a random number between the two - with beeping sounds to boot. Ask it to “Roll (insert number)-sided dice”: It’ll give you a random number, complete with sound effects. Say “(Contact name) is my (relationship)” to ask Assistant to associate certain relationship information with a contact for future reference. Say “Good morning” to hear a rundown of your day’s agenda, along with the current weather and news. Say “Send a message to (Contact name) on (messaging service like WhatsApp)” to dictate a message to a contact. Say “Wubba lubba dub dub” to get Assistant to respond with: “Are you in pain? How can I help?” or “Sorry, I don’t speak Birdperson” (a reference to the show Rick and Morty). Say “Beatbox” to hear a clip of someone beat-boxing. Say “Sing a song” to hear a horrible, brief song. Say “Read a poem” to hear a random poem from Google search. Say “Tell me a joke” to hear an age-appropriate joke from Pixar. Say “F*** you” to submit a bug report.