The Google Home system started out as a simple wireless speaker that could accept voice commands. However, it has become a powerful system for automating your home. Controlled by the Google Home app, it allows you to ask questions, launch apps and create routines to control your home devices. The Google Home app is available foroperating system withandroidequipment.
The Google Home app lets you ask questions and launch apps.
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What do you need to get started with Google Home?
You need a Google Home speaker like thisGoogle Nest Mini, a Google Home app,or Google/Gmail account to use Google Home. The Google Home app will guide you through setup, and you can add other information, such as your location, to get local weather or traffic updates. You’ll also need to connect the Google Home app with other apps, such as Spotify or Google Photos, to enhance the functionality of the device.
What can I do with Google Home?
In short, Google Home is your virtual butler, opening up a world of possibilities for users like you and me: launch favorite playlists with a basic voice command. Suppose you have doubts about anything. In this case, you can ask Google Assistant instead of looking it up on your phone. You can also create a routine that gives you weather and traffic reports at a certain time each morning.
Home security is another popular use for Google Home. When exterior lights or motion sensors are triggered, Google Home can turn on smart light bulbs in the house to create the impression that someone has noticed a sound outside. You can also create routines to turn on your interior lights on a schedule when you’re away.
The Google Home app lets you control devices in your home.
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What types of devices support Google Home?
There are hundreds of Google Home-enabled devices, and more are coming to the market all the time:
- smart plug Allows users to control non-smart devices by supplying or removing power. You can manage all of this through the Google Home app.
- Google Home can control a robot vacuum.
- Enable Smart Google Home doorbell either camerayou can easily see who’s at the door from anywhere in your home, your city, or the world—essentially, wherever you have an internet connection.
- smart thermostatA doorbell lets you manually control the heating and cooling cycles in your home, or fully automate it using geofencing so the heat is dialed back on when the house is empty.
- Windows and door locks can be locked or unlocked remotely, and cameras record exterior and interior movement.
Get alerted when devices join your Google Home Group
You should always be alerted when another device joins your Google Home Group, especially if you’re the only one in your home. Your Google Home Group consists of all the Google and Chromecast devices set up in your home, and you’ll always want to know and control them to avoid any surprises. That way, you’ll always know if someone is trying to hack into your Google account or add another device without your consent. Here’s how to get reminders for your Google Home Group:
- Open your Google Home app.
- Go to Settings > General > Notifications.
- Switch people and devices.
The Google Home app is available for iOS and Android devices.
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privacy setting
Your privacy settings are one of the most important functions of your Google Home device. They control the devices connected to it, private data and even network activity. You should double check to see which actions you explicitly authorized, and turn off any actions you don’t remember agreeing to. Here’s how to update your privacy settings:
- Open the Google Home app.
- Click on your personal icon in the upper right corner.
- Select You from the menu bar.
- Tap your data in the assistant to see what information you have listed.
Delete some or all private data
Google Assistant saves a recording of every voice command Google Home hears, which helps the software better understand your voice and carry out future commands. However, it is not critical to the operation of the device. Here’s how to delete that and all other data:
- Go to Your Data on the Assistant page.
- Under Your Assistant Activities, click My Activities.
- To the right of the search bar at the top of the page, click the three stacked dots icon.
- Click Delete Event.
- If you want to start from scratch, tap all the time. Otherwise, you can choose to delete all data collected in the past hour or last day, or create a custom range, for example, from the day you started using Google Home to the last month.
- The app will ask you to confirm that you want to delete your Google Assistant activity for a specified period of time. Click Delete to confirm.
- You’ll see this message: “Deletion complete.” in the lower right corner. Click Got it to return to the main Google Assistant activity page.
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this Most Extreme Privacy Options Yes: suspend all activity
You can also set Google Assistant to no longer keep logs of your data; however, this may cause issues with Google Assistant functionality. If your privacy is important to you and you’re willing to deal with anything from a few glitches now and then to a completely unusable Google Assistant, from the main Google Assistant activity page:
- Scroll down to “Web & App Activity is On” and tap “Change Settings.”
- Turn off the switch next to Web & App Activity.
A screen will pop up warning you that “Pausing web and app activity may limit or disable more personalized experiences across Google services.” At the bottom of the screen, press Pause to stop Google from recording your activity. Please note that changing this setting will not delete your personal data from Google. It just stops Google Assistant from logging any more data.
After pressing Pause, you’ll be returned to the main Google Assistant activity page.
fun thing to do – make a phone call
One of the coolest features of Google Home is that you can make calls without any work on your part. However, for this feature to work, you must make sure it is set up correctly. Here’s how to make sure Google Home always shows your primary phone number when you request a call:
- Open the Google Home app.
- Go to settings.
- Under Google Assistant Services, tap Voice & Video Calls.
- Select Mobile Phone.
- If you haven’t already, choose your own number and add or change your phone number. Google will then send a verification code for you to enter on the next screen.
- After adding your number, make sure your own phone number is selected under Your linked services.
- Go to Contacts and select Upload Now to sync contacts from your phone.
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change your nickname
One of the features you’ll have the most fun with is having your Google Home device give you a nickname, which can be anything you want. Even if it’s as silly as Bigfoot or Mister. President, ‘There’s a way to make your device call you whatever you want (yes, including swear words).
- Open the Google Home app.
- Go to settings.
- Scroll down and select More Settings.
- Below you, click Nickname.
- Go to What should the Google Assistant call you? Enter the nickname you want to use.
- Tap Play to hear how Google Assistant says your name. If it says the name incorrectly, try spelling it phonetically.
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Create speaker groups
There’s nothing like jamming to your favorite tunes. However, you can enhance your listening experience by grouping devices to double or even triple the sound. By grouping multiple speakers, you can make a whole-house audio system and turn it into a real party.
- Open the Google Home app and tap the + sign in the upper left corner.
- Click Create Speaker Group and select all the speakers you want to add.
- Click Next.
- Name the speaker group and click Save.
