GOOGLE SPECIAL..... 10 of the coolest things your AI-powered assistant can do

10 of the coolest things your AI-powered assistant can do

From workout reminders to hands-free calls, including looking for a plumber, the smart device can surprise you with its skills

Tech giant Google presently sells three Home devices: The $50 Google Home Mini, the $130 Google Home, and the $400 Google Home Max, all of which have Google’s artificiallyintelligent assistant built in. While some of its features are obvious — like asking for the weather — others aren’t so apparent. Here are some of the best Google Home features:

1 Play white noise while you fall asleep

If you prefer rain sounds instead of standard white noise, you can say, “Hey Google, play the sound of rain.” The device will oblige with a steady downpour. The sound will last until you fall asleep, but you can also set a sleep timer.

2 Broadcast something to every Google Home in your house

If you have more than one Google Home device in your home, you can broadcast to every single one simultaneously, sort of like an intercom. If you say, “OK Google, broadcast that it’s dinner time”, each device will ring a dinner bell.

3 Control your smart home

At this point, Google Assistant can control more than 1,000 smart-home products from more than 100 brands like LG, Whirlpool, GE, and Nest. You can ask your Google Home to dim the lights, change the temperature, turn on a kettle or microwave, or even start your Roomba.

4 Remind yourself to workout

If you are someone who needs a nudge to get out and exercise, the Google Home can help with that. You can ask Google to remind you however often you like, at a specific time each day.

5 Make hands-free calls

Google Home can handle hands-free calling to anyone in your Google Contacts. All you have to do is say, “Hey Google, call...” and it will dial on its own. Google Home can also recognise voices, so if you share the device with several people, it’ll know who’s asking it to place the call.

6 Find your lost phone

If you lose your phone around the house, Google Home can find it for you. By saying, “Hey Google, find my phone”, it can ring your phone. This feature works for both Android phones and iPhones.

7 Ask it to tell you a story

Google equipped Google Home devices with all sorts of features for families. Here are a few of the things you can ask it: “Hey Google, tell me a story”, “Hey Google, let’s play a game”, “OK Google, beatbox for me”.

8 It can speak in different languages

Google Assistant is capable of speaking in various languages in countries around the world. It’ll speak Italian in Italy, Spanish in Mexico, French in Canada, Portuguese in Brazil, and more.

9 Find plumbers, or local businesses

Saying, “OK Google, find me a plumber” will pull up relevant results in your area. Google says all of its local-business recommendations have been screened by both Google and companies like HomeAdvisor and Porch.

10 Set up daily routines

When you wake up in the morning, saying “Hey Google, good morning” will make the device read your schedule for the day, tell you the news, let you know what your commute will be like, and tell you the weather.

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