You probably shouldn’t use Google Home to replace real-life storytime, but it can work in a pinch if you need to entertain your kids (or yourself). ” You can also say, “OK, Google, play until ,” or “OK, Google, stop playing at. To set a sleep timer using Google Home’s ambient tracks, say, “OK, Google, play for ,” or “OK, Google, stop playing in.

Google Home also features a sleep timer, which you can set by duration (e.g. You can also ask for specific sounds by name: Relaxing sounds, nature sounds, water sounds, running water sounds, babbling brook sounds, oscillating fan sounds, fireplace sounds, forest sounds, country night sounds, ocean sounds, rain sounds, river sounds, thunderstorm sounds, and white noise. If you’re not picky about the type of sound you want to hear, say, “OK, Google, help me relax,” or “OK, Google, play ambient noise” for a random pick. Google Home has its own library of soothing ambient tracks at the ready when you need some background sound to help you sleep, meditate, or just relax in general.

every weekday at 7 a.m.-rather than a verbal command. It’s also possible to set up routines that are triggered by a specific time/day-e.g. To set up a new routine, tap the plus symbol in the Manage routines menu and add the command(s) to trigger the routine, the action(s) to be performed, and the media to be played. You can also set up your own custom routines to do just about anything. This feature would be much more useful if you could assign a routine to the device in the room you think you’ll be in when you need it to run. You’ll need to assign routines to one of your Google Home smart devices.

The presets are just suggestions-you can fully customize them with different commands, actions, and media. Google Home has six preset routines called “good morning,” “bedtime,” “leaving home,” “I’m home,” “commuting to work,” and “commuting home.” The presets are pretty straightforward: Trigger the “bedtime” routine, and Google Home will do things like put your phone on silent, ask what time to set an alarm for, and turn off your lights (if you have connected lights). To manage and set up Routines, open the Google Home app, tap the Routines icon, and tap Manage routines.

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