List of Google Home (Mini & Nest) Commands

[SamNoteUser]

From Android, iOS, and Smart TVs to dedicated smart speakers and display devices, Google’s AI-powered voice assistant is everywhere. Google Assistant is the smartest way to control Wi-Fi-connected smart devices and appliances. If you own a Google Home Mini, Google Nest Mini, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Lenovo Smart Display, or any other third-party alternative, here’s a full list of Google Assistant or Google Home commands (PDF) to help you make the most of your device.

All major tech brands manufacture smart devices and home appliances like air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, robot cleaners, refrigerators, smart home adapters, TVs, washers, Wi-Fi/Hub, cameras, lightings, motion sensors, door locks, ceiling fans, fire detectors, speakers, thermostats, and so on. All such devices can be controlled using Google Home commands. Recently, Google added the capability to take up to 3 consecutive commands to its Home devices. For instance, you can say, “OK Google, play some pop music on Spotify and dim the room lights,” or “Hey Google, set an alarm for 8.30 tomorrow morning and fan timer for 4 hours.”

Most people use Google Assistant commands to do simple things like controlling music, watching Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, setting timers, turning home appliances on or off, controlling lights, etc. As the range of smart devices has been expanding so does the variety of tasks that can be performed with voice commands. The list of things you can do with Google Assistant is so huge that one might not remember them all.

Full List of Google Home Commands

We have compiled a huge list of Google Home Mini and Nest commands. Google even has a dedicated website to help you explore all the capabilities of Google Assistant commands on Android and Google Home devices. Whatever Google Assistant command you use, you must start it with either “OK Google” or “Hey Google”.

Commands to Control Music, Radio, & Podcast

Using the following Google Assistant commands, you can easily play, pause, tune, and control music and radio via your Google Home Nest, Home Mini, or Android device.

• Help me relax
• How much time is left on this chapter? (for Audiobook)
• Skip to the next chapter (for Audiobook)
• Play music
• Pause music
• Stop music
• Play Imagine Dragons Believer
• Play Kiss FM
• Play my Evening hip hop playlist
• Play some ambient noise
• Play some jazz
• Play some music from Spotify
• Skip this track
• Stop music in 15 minutes
• What’s this song?
• Ask Song Explorer
• Play [artist, song, or genre] on Spotify
• Play [podcast name] podcast
• Play [station name] on iHeart Radio
• Play [station name] on Pandora
• Play [station name] on TuneIn
• Play some music
• Play YouTube Music
• Start Mix Lab
• What song is this?
• Listen to the latest episode of [podcast]
• Play [audiobook] from Google Play Books
• Play [music] on [music service]
• Play the song that goes [lyrics]
• Resume/Continue playing paused music
• Rewind [X] seconds back
• What’s playing?

Commands for Alarms, Timers, & Reminders

If your daily schedule is time-bound and you tend to forget things very often, you can manage your alarms, times, and reminders using Google Home commands.

• Set an alarm
• Set an alarm for 6 am
• Set an alarm for 8.30 tomorrow morning
• Set an alarm for every Friday morning at 6 am
• Do I have any alarms set?
• When is my next alarm?
• Cancel the alarm for 8.30 am
• Snooze the alarm
• Do I have anything scheduled for Friday?
• How much time is left on my timer?
• Play my yoga playlist
• Remember that I left the spare keys in the kitchen cupboard
• Remember to take out the trash in 4 hours
• Remind me at 8 am tomorrow to take my lunch to office
• Remind me to buy milk at 9:15 am
• Remind me to call Mom on Mother’s Day
• Remind me to take out the trash
• Set a reminder
• Set a reminder for tomorrow morning
• Delete my reminder to pick up my dry cleaning
• Set a second timer for 30 minutes
• Set a timer
• Set a timer for 10 minutes
• Show my reminders
• Wake me up at 7 AM every day
• What are my reminders for this week?
• What does my day look like?
• What time is it in Paris?
• What time is it?
• Where did I put the spare keys?
• Where is my first event tomorrow?

Google Assistant Commands fo General Queries

• Are there any Italian restaurants around here?
• Convert 100 dollars to Indian Rupees or INR
• How do you make mushroom risotto?
• How do you solve an algebraic equation?
• How hot does it feel like?
• How long will it take to get home?
• How many calories are in a hamburger?
• Is it windy this noon?
• Is Target open today?
• What temperature will it be in London tomorrow?
• What’re today’s headlines?
• What’s the chance of rain tomorrow?
• What’s the Spanish word for pomegranate?
• What’s the temperature?
• What’s the traffic like on the way to work?
• What’s the weather in Celsius?
• What’ll be the weather in New York tomorrow?
• What’s the weather like today?
• What’s the weather tomorrow?
• When is it going to rain?
• Who won the NFL 2020?
• Will I need an umbrella tomorrow?
• What does a rhino sound like?

Google Assistant Smart TV Commands

If your Smart TV has the Google Assistant built-in or you have a Google Home Nest or Home Mini, you can control it easily using voice commands. Below is a list of Google Assistant commands that you can use. I have written a dedicated article on describing all Smart TV voice commands including Bixby and Alexa.

• Change to channel 251 on TV
• Channel down on TV
• Channel up on TV
• Fast forward TV
• Lower the volume on TV
• Mute TV
• Next channel on TV
• Pause TV
• Play TV
• Rewind TV
• Set the input of TV to HDMI 3
• Set the volume of TV to 45
• Stop TV
• Turn off the TV
• Turn on the TV
• Unmute TV
• Volume up 10 on TV

Google Assistant Smart Home Commands

If you got smart home devices in your house, you can easily control them by using the Google Home commands on your Google Home Nest or Mini.

• Answer the door
• Brighten the office lamp
• Dim the living room lights
• Lock the front door
• Play Game of Thrones on TV
• Play Money Heist on Netflix
• Raise the temperature 3 degrees
• Set the kitchen lights to 50%
• Set lights to party mode
• Set the thermostat to 24 degrees
• Show me the backdoor camera
• Turn on all the switches
• Turn on/off the Bedroom Light
• Turn the living room lights to blue
• What’s the temperature right now?

Google Assistant Smartphone Commands

• Bluetooth pairing
• Call John on home number
• Call my phone
• Call the nearest coffee shop
• Connect to Bluetooth
• Disconnect from Bluetooth
• Find my phone
• Hang up (the call)
• Is my phone connected over Bluetooth?
• Open portrait mode
• Pair Bluetooth
• Unpair devices
• Cancel pairing
• Read back replies
• Readout my messages
• Redial
• Ring my phone
• Send a message
• Send a message to Mom
• Send a text to Julia saying ‘I’m driving home’
• Show me my location
• Show me my photos
• Show me my photos from Halloween
• Show me my photos from 2019
• Show me my pictures of water
• Show my photos of food
• Take a photo
• Take a picture
• Take a screenshot
• Take a selfie
• Take a selfie in 4 seconds
• Text Alex
• Turn on Bluetooth
• What’s my home address

Broadcasting Commands

• Broadcast ‘dinner is ready’
• Broadcast ‘the football is about to start
• Broadcast ‘time to leave for school’
• Broadcast ‘wake everybody up’

Google Game Commands

• Let’s play Jungle Adventure
• Let’s play Movie Trivia
• Let’s play SongPop
• Play a game with my family
• Play Animal Trivia
• Play Freeze Dance
• Play Musical Chairs
• Play Tic-tac-toe
• Talk to Rogue’s Choice

Health and Fitness Commands

Apart from Google search, there are several third-party online assistance services that will help you get medical advice to address health and fitness concerns.

• Ask Fitbit Coach for exercises
• Ask Relax Guru to help me relax
• I want to talk to WebMD
• Talk to Beauty Companion
• Talk to Breathing Exercises
• Talk to Calorie Tracker
• Talk to Fitness Tips
• Talk to Life Meter
• Talk to Nike Coach
• Talk to Virtual Nurse

Shopping Commands

Whether you are a shopaholic or just want to get grocery stuff for your kitchen, you can make use of the following Google Home commands to buy things using voice command.

• Add apples to my shopping list
• Buy/purchase/order shampoo from Walmart
• Let me talk to eBay
• Talk to Chefling (Smart Kitchen Assistant)
• Talk to GoGoCar
• Talk to OurGroceries
• Talk to Out of Milk
• Talk to Product Hunt
• What can I buy?
• What’s the closest supermarket?

Sports Commands

If you love sports and want to keep yourself updated with the latest scores and match results, you can get answers to all your sports-related questions using the following Google Assistant commands.

• Ask PGA TOUR
• Talk to Football World
• Talk to Formula 1 Schedule
• Talk to Racing Results
• Talk to Score Tracker
• Tell me facts about sports
• When does the [team name] play next?
• Who plays for the [team name]?
• Who won the [team name] game

Google Home Productivity Commands

• Help
• Add [item] to my shopping list
• Are you keeping my data safe?
• Count to 50
• Delete what I just said
• Delete everything I said
• Give me a random number between 10 and 99
• Find me a psychologist in Rome who speaks English
• How do you make mashed potatoes?
• How do you say ‘where is the bathroom’ in French?
• How many centimeters are in an inch?
• How much is $15 in Euros?
• How much time is left on my timer?
• Order an Uber
• Play a G-flat
• Remember that I put my driving license in the cabinet
• Talk to Breastfeeding Friend
• Talk to Finance Guru
• Talk to Passchain
• Talk to Tile
• Talk to Todoist
• Tune my instrument
• Wake me up at 7 a.m. every day.
• What is 14 divided by two?
• What is 17 x 19?
• What time is it in [location]?
• What time is it?
• What’s my daily brief?
• What’s on my agenda?
• What’s on my shopping list?
• Where am I?
• Where is my passport?
• Where’s my package?
• Sing a lullaby

Google Home Commands for Learning

You can boost your vocabulary, enrich your knowledge of the world, learn about facts, and new languages using the following Google Assistant command.

• Ask Wikipedia
• How do you say [word or phrase] in [language]?
• How do you spell [word]?
• Launch This Day in History
• Talk to Farmer’s Almanac
• Talk to My Famous Heroes
• Talk to National Geographic Bee
• Talk to Study.com
• Talk to Busuu
• What’s the definition of [word or term]?

News and Weather Commands

Keep track of everything going around you and the world and get updates about the financial market and weather forecasts using the following Google Home commands.

• Ask AccuWeather for the forecast
• Let me talk to Feed Cruncher
• Play the news from BBC News Summary
• Talk to Ambient Weather
• Talk to CNBC about the markets
• Talk to News Guy
• Talk to Twitter Trends
• Talk to World Air Quality Index
• Tell me the news
• What’s the weather?

Travel Commands

Call a cab, book air tickets and hotel rooms, and keep track of everything that might come in handy after before and after planning a trip the following voice commands.

• Call an Uber
• Directions to [destination address]
• Find a hotel
• Rent a car
• Speak to Trivago
• Status of [flight name/number]
• Talk to KAYAK
• Talk to OYO rooms
• What to visit in [city name

Google Home Fun Commands

Apart from making this powerful voice assistance do a host of things for you, you can also have some fun to pass time and amuse yourself. Check the list of Google Home commands to enjoy some funny moments.

• Are you married?
• Are you SkyNet?
• Beatbox Hear Google Home break it down
• Can you swim? Ask Google Assistant about herself
• Compliment me
• Did you just fart?
• Do a barrel roll
• Do you know Chrissy Teigen?
• Do you know the muffin man?
• Do you want to build a snowman?
• Drop a beat for me
• Flip a coin
• Give me a poem
• Give me a random number
• Give me a random number between [X] and [Y]
• How are you?
• How can entropy be reversed?
• How many roads must a man walk down?
• I am your father
• Is your refrigerator running?
• It’s my birthday
• It’s not my birthday
• Mad Libs
• Make me a sandwich
• Play change my voice
• Play Lucky Trivia
• Play the name game
• Play VoiceTron
• Read a poem
• Repeat after me: [phrase]
• Roll a die
• Serenade me
• Set phasers to kill
• Sing Happy Birthday
• Sing me a song
• Surprise me
• Tell me a fun fact
• Tell me a joke
• Tell me a story
• Up up down down left right left right B A start
• What are your Easter eggs?
• What does [animal] sound like?
• What is your quest?
• What sound does a firetruck make?
• What’s the loneliest number?
• What’s your best pickup line?
• What’s your favorite song?
• When am I?
• Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
• Where’s Saul?
• Who is the real Slim Shady?
• Who let the dogs out?
• Who are you gonna call?
• Who’s on first?
• Who’s your celebrity crush?
• Will you marry me?
• Play Magic 8 ball
• Start Time Machine
• Talk to What’s My Excuse

Google Home Movie Commands

• Movie showtimes today
• Pause
• Show me action movies
• Show me action movies with Tom Cruise
• Show me free movies
• Show me French films
• Show me the latest movies
• Show me movies by Spike Lee
• Shuffle Toggle shuffling of music
• Skip Jump to the next song
• Stop in [X] minutes Set a sleep timer
• What are some action movies?
• What movies are playing?

Language Commands

• Spell a [word]
• Pronounce [a word]
• How do you say [word/phrase] in [language]?
• What is [foreign phrase] in English?
• What does [word] mean?

Google Maps and Nearby Places Commands

• Any gas stations nearby?
• Are there traffic jams?
• Directions to work
• Give me the route to go to work by bike
• How’s my commute to work?
• How’s traffic to the airport?
• Navigate to the nearest coffee shop
• Navigate to the Warner Bros studio
• Navigate to work
• Open Google Maps
• Report a crash
• Restaurants nearby?
• Show me directions to Mountain View
• Take me home
• Take me to the closest gas station
• Take me to the nearest coffee shop
• Take me to work
• Takeout coffee nearby
• What’s the quickest way home?
• Cafe nearby
• Food near me
• Gas stations nearby
• Restaurants nearby
• Search for gas stations
• Show me the nearest restaurants
• Supermarkets nearby
• What’s the closest flower shop?
• Where’s the closest pharmacy?

Spotify Commands

• Play ‘Mood Booster’ on Spotify
• Play ‘Today’s Top Hits’ on Spotify
• Play Hot Country on Spotify
• Play my ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist on Spotify
• Play some music from Sia
• Play some music on Spotify
• Play some pop music

Google Assistant Commands for Web Search

• Latest Coronavirus stats
• Coronavirus prevention
• Coronavirus testing centers near me
• Do the five
• Find dinner recipes
• Find lunch recipes
• Find vegetarian recipes
• How do I make banana bread?
• How far away is the moon?
• How long does a dollar bill last?
• How long is Avengers: Endgame?
• How many calories are in an apple?
• How many episodes does Fargo have?
• How many seasons does Game of Thrones have?
• How many times can an ant lift its own weight?
• How old is Tom Hanks?
• How tall is Tom Cruise?
• How tall is the Burj Khalifa?
• Movie showtimes near me
• Recipe videos
• Search for cat videos on YouTube
• Search for collectibles on eBay
• Search for desk chairs
• Search for documentaries
• Search for finance news
• Search for games on Play Store
• Search for hammocks on eBay
• Search for hammocks on Walmart
• Search for indoor plants
• Search for jewelry
• Search for kids games on Amazon
• Search for marketing jobs
• Search for men’s sweaters
• Search for puzzle games on Google Play
• Search for rap lyrics
• Search for rock music
• Search for smartwatches on eBay
• Search for smartwatches on Amazon
• Search for sports news
• Show Beyoncé
• Show me easy recipes
• What is the capital of Kenya?
• What is the lifespan of a blue whale?
• What is the lifespan of a lion?
• What is the speed of a black panther?
• What is the speed of a greyhound?
• What time is it in Copenhagen?
• What time is it in New York?
• What year was Avatar released?
• What’s the time difference between Brooklyn and London?
• When is Diwali?
• When is Mother’s Day?
• When is sunrise?
• When was Albert Einstein born?
• When was telescope invented?
• When’s sunrise?
• Where can I get tested for covid?
• Who invented penicillin?
• Who invented the computer?
• Who is Hercules?
• Who is Socrates?
• Who was the US president during World War 2?
• Who won best actor last year?
• Who won the NBA finals in 2016?
• Why is the sky blue?
• Where will be the next Olympics held?

YouTube Voice Commands

• Best Disney videos on Youtube
• Funny video
• Open YouTube
• Play a video
• Play ABC on YouTube TV
• Play an inspirational video on Youtube
• Play business news on Youtube
• Play The Rose videos
• Play FS1 on YouTube TV
• Play Katy Perry videos on my TV
• Play makeup tutorial on YouTube
• Play movie trailers on Youtube
• Play The Four on YouTube TV
• Play yoga videos on youtube
• Show a cute video on Youtube
• Show cat videos on Youtube
• Show funny videos on Youtube
• Show me children’s shows
• Show recommended videos
• Top music videos on Youtube
• Trending videos on Youtube

Google Home Netflix Commands

• Open Netflix
• Watch Black Mirror on Netflix
• Watch Friends on Netflix
• Watch The Roman Empire on Netflix
• Watch My Next Guest from Netflix on my TV

Google Assistant Commands for Gmail

• Email Rachel
• Find emails from last week
• Send an email to Bob
• Send an email to John
• Show me my emails from last week
• Show me my past flights
• Show me my reservations
• What time is my next flight?
• When does my package arrive?
• When is my bill due?

Google Home News Commands

• Play business news
• Play the news
• What’s the latest news from Washington Post?
• What’s the news from CNN?
• What’s the latest Chicago news?
• Play News
• Play Sports News
• Politics news
• What’s the latest world news?
• Play the latest news
• What’s the latest news?
• What’s the latest news about coronavirus?
• Tell me the news

Google Home Chromecast Commands

• Mute/unmute [Chromecast name]
• Play music on [Chromecast name]
• Play movie on [TV name]
• Play [video-name] on [Chromecast name]
• Play/pause [Chromecast name]
• Show me a picture of [thing]
• Show photos on my TV
• Skip forward/back [X] minutes on [Chromecast name]
• Stop [Chromecast name]
• Turn on/off [Chromecast name]

[iamsuperuser]

haha manycommands but hope to communicate more open options