Tips and tricks to get the most out of your Google Home

Twin Peaks on the main TV ok Twin Peaks from Netflix playing on main TV ooh mysterious to make this work you either need a compatible Smart TV or you can get one of these chromecast video dongles for only 35 bucks at most electronics stores sync your TV to your Google account using the Google home app next sync your streaming services you might have done this already when first setting up your new Google home if not here's where to find it tap the letter in the upper right hand corner of the app then go to assistant settings go to services then videos and photos sign in with your account like your Netflix account one last thing you might need to change is setting on your TV so that Google can actually turn it off that setting is called CEC or consumer electronics control and it's usually off by default so check the settings on your TV here's where we found it on ours and once that's done you're good to go

after that really intense workout number three shop let's say after you relaxed and watch some TV that you got bored and made intricate sculptures of toilet paper for some reason don't worry about it this means something whatever the reason you're now pretty short on unnecessary item well good news you can get that from your Google assistant as well I mean you'll still have to wait for deliveries so don't wait until you're fully out anyway you can shop through google shopping which used to be called google express google has a lot of partners including Target Best Buy and Walmart to shop you'll need to authorize Google assistant to make payments and set up a payment method in the end when you do this pick security measures you're comfortable with you can verify it purchased with a pin code that you set up you can also verify a purchase with your voice be careful with this one though voice recognition is easily fooled

hey Google order toilet paper here are the most popular results for toilet paper on Google Shopping that is not what I saw hey Google what's my name it sure is his name is not Andrew my name is Andrew dangit Google fortunately you can always go back and change settings if you decide you're suddenly uncomfortable with the way one is turning out once you find the right setting for your comfort levels you can cross another chore off of your list while never leaving your favorite spot

find your phone okay I've been hanging out for a while and I'm finally ready to go on a grand adventure and leave the house only problem I don't know where my phone is it's not in the couch cushions and I'm stumped thankfully Google has me covered hey Google find my phone all right your phone should be ringing now and now I don't need to keep tearing my place apart because I left my phone in the fridge when I was grabbing a drink earlier fortunately Google can do this even if your phone is on silent it doesn't need to be on and it needs to have a connection you also have to have location enabled you also need the find my device app this works with iPhones too but not if they're silenced for iPhones you'll need to head to the privacy settings in the Google home app hit phone then add recovery phone walk through the next steps and then Google can call your iPhone if it's lost hello Google yeah it's me Andrew no Chris can't come to the phone what do you mean you like his version of me better

schedule commands finally I love routine so much that we're going back in because you can schedule them have your smart lights fade up in the morning before your alarm have your place lock your dead bolts at night set a regular reminder to work out or border supplies have your smart lights turn on or off when you're on vacation to fool intruders let's go back to that same setup menu for routines this time at the top instead of adding a command at a time and day again you can go through and add assistant actions play a podcast or music and cause Google to spring into action on your schedule your smart home can be so smart that it doesn't even need your commands anymore which makes me feel kind of unnecessary and Google likes Kris better anyway so I don't know get out of the way again my name's Andrew Gebhardt and if you enjoyed this video please hit the like button hit the subscribe button I need people to look at me please please seriously though for every light that you send I will need a Carolina Reaper seeds in all stem and all if you've got some Reaper leaves throw that in there to find me at Twitter at Kevin Drew

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: endid you know your Google home can remind you to workout or turn on the TV when you're ready to relax or make your room brighter in the morning if you need help waking up here are five ways you can get more out of Google assistance built into your Google smart speaker or your Android phone or your smart display fYI I'm gonna be saying the wakeboards for Google assistant a lot so you might want to mute your own Google smart speaker or Google smart display so we don't inadvertently wake them up number one create custom commands even without you intervening Google will respond to a wide variety of questions and commands hey Google wubba lubba dub dub Mordy let's get swifty pretty dope right fellow kids but let's say you want something very specific like a timer for brushing your teeth or you want specific lights to turn on and a playlist to play when you're ready to work out here's word Google's routines come in handy you can create your own command open the Google home app tap routines from the main page then manage routines notice there are a handful of ready-made options but let's make our own hit add a routine then you can create the command you want tell the assistant what you want Google to do then you can add playlists let's do this hey Google it's workout time so to set the mood I'm gonna have these lights turn on so it's nice and bright the fans gonna be on to keep me cool as I'm working hard the blinds are gonna open so that the world can see this majestic workouts and musics plan to set the mood here we go let's do some push-ups yeah okay that's that's enough of that ping Google stop plenty of work out there that was a lot a lot of work very majestic number to use Google as a remote control time to relax so Google can control your TV - I don't even need to reach for the remote anymore hey Google Play Twin Peaks on the main TV ok Twin Peaks from Netflix playing on main TV ooh mysterious to make this work you either need a compatible Smart TV or you can get one of these chromecast video dongles for only 35 bucks at most electronics stores sync your TV to your Google account using the Google home app next sync your streaming services you might have done this already when first setting up your new Google home if not here's where to find it tap the letter in the upper right hand corner of the app then go to assistant settings go to services then videos and photos sign in with your account like your Netflix account one last thing you might need to change is setting on your TV so that Google can actually turn it off that setting is called CEC or consumer electronics control and it's usually off by default so check the settings on your TV here's where we found it on ours and once that's done you're good to go and not a moment too soon I needed a break after that really intense workout number three shop let's say after you relaxed and watch some TV that you got bored and made intricate sculptures of toilet paper for some reason don't worry about it this means something whatever the reason you're now pretty short on unnecessary item well good news you can get that from your Google assistant as well I mean you'll still have to wait for deliveries so don't wait until you're fully out anyway you can shop through google shopping which used to be called google express google has a lot of partners including Target Best Buy and Walmart to shop you'll need to authorize Google assistant to make payments and set up a payment method in the end when you do this pick security measures you're comfortable with you can verify it purchased with a pin code that you set up you can also verify a purchase with your voice be careful with this one though voice recognition is easily fooled here's producer Chris Munroe hey Google order toilet paper here are the most popular results for toilet paper on Google Shopping that is not what I saw hey Google what's my name it sure is his name is not Andrew my name is Andrew dangit Google fortunately you can always go back and change settings if you decide you're suddenly uncomfortable with the way one is turning out once you find the right setting for your comfort levels you can cross another chore off of your list while never leaving your favorite spot number four find your phone okay I've been hanging out for a while and I'm finally ready to go on a grand adventure and leave the house only problem I don't know where my phone is it's not in the couch cushions and I'm stumped thankfully Google has me covered hey Google find my phone all right your phone should be ringing now and now I don't need to keep tearing my place apart because I left my phone in the fridge when I was grabbing a drink earlier fortunately Google can do this even if your phone is on silent it doesn't need to be on and it needs to have a connection you also have to have location enabled you also need the find my device app this works with iPhones too but not if they're silenced for iPhones you'll need to head to the privacy settings in the Google home app hit phone then add recovery phone walk through the next steps and then Google can call your iPhone if it's lost hello Google yeah it's me Andrew no Chris can't come to the phone what do you mean you like his version of me better hello number five schedule commands finally I love routine so much that we're going back in because you can schedule them have your smart lights fade up in the morning before your alarm have your place lock your dead bolts at night set a regular reminder to work out or border supplies have your smart lights turn on or off when you're on vacation to fool intruders let's go back to that same setup menu for routines this time at the top instead of adding a command at a time and day again you can go through and add assistant actions play a podcast or music and cause Google to spring into action on your schedule your smart home can be so smart that it doesn't even need your commands anymore which makes me feel left out a little I guess so I guess that's it it makes me feel kind of unnecessary and Google likes Kris better anyway so I don't know get out of the way again my name's Andrew Gebhardt and if you enjoyed this video please hit the like button hit the subscribe button I need people to look at me please please seriously though for every light that you send I will need a Carolina Reaper seeds in all stem and all if you've got some Reaper leaves throw that in there to find me at Twitter at Kevin Drew and hold me accountable make me do itdid you know your Google home can remind you to workout or turn on the TV when you're ready to relax or make your room brighter in the morning if you need help waking up here are five ways you can get more out of Google assistance built into your Google smart speaker or your Android phone or your smart display fYI I'm gonna be saying the wakeboards for Google assistant a lot so you might want to mute your own Google smart speaker or Google smart display so we don't inadvertently wake them up number one create custom commands even without you intervening Google will respond to a wide variety of questions and commands hey Google wubba lubba dub dub Mordy let's get swifty pretty dope right fellow kids but let's say you want something very specific like a timer for brushing your teeth or you want specific lights to turn on and a playlist to play when you're ready to work out here's word Google's routines come in handy you can create your own command open the Google home app tap routines from the main page then manage routines notice there are a handful of ready-made options but let's make our own hit add a routine then you can create the command you want tell the assistant what you want Google to do then you can add playlists let's do this hey Google it's workout time so to set the mood I'm gonna have these lights turn on so it's nice and bright the fans gonna be on to keep me cool as I'm working hard the blinds are gonna open so that the world can see this majestic workouts and musics plan to set the mood here we go let's do some push-ups yeah okay that's that's enough of that ping Google stop plenty of work out there that was a lot a lot of work very majestic number to use Google as a remote control time to relax so Google can control your TV - I don't even need to reach for the remote anymore hey Google Play Twin Peaks on the main TV ok Twin Peaks from Netflix playing on main TV ooh mysterious to make this work you either need a compatible Smart TV or you can get one of these chromecast video dongles for only 35 bucks at most electronics stores sync your TV to your Google account using the Google home app next sync your streaming services you might have done this already when first setting up your new Google home if not here's where to find it tap the letter in the upper right hand corner of the app then go to assistant settings go to services then videos and photos sign in with your account like your Netflix account one last thing you might need to change is setting on your TV so that Google can actually turn it off that setting is called CEC or consumer electronics control and it's usually off by default so check the settings on your TV here's where we found it on ours and once that's done you're good to go and not a moment too soon I needed a break after that really intense workout number three shop let's say after you relaxed and watch some TV that you got bored and made intricate sculptures of toilet paper for some reason don't worry about it this means something whatever the reason you're now pretty short on unnecessary item well good news you can get that from your Google assistant as well I mean you'll still have to wait for deliveries so don't wait until you're fully out anyway you can shop through google shopping which used to be called google express google has a lot of partners including Target Best Buy and Walmart to shop you'll need to authorize Google assistant to make payments and set up a payment method in the end when you do this pick security measures you're comfortable with you can verify it purchased with a pin code that you set up you can also verify a purchase with your voice be careful with this one though voice recognition is easily fooled here's producer Chris Munroe hey Google order toilet paper here are the most popular results for toilet paper on Google Shopping that is not what I saw hey Google what's my name it sure is his name is not Andrew my name is Andrew dangit Google fortunately you can always go back and change settings if you decide you're suddenly uncomfortable with the way one is turning out once you find the right setting for your comfort levels you can cross another chore off of your list while never leaving your favorite spot number four find your phone okay I've been hanging out for a while and I'm finally ready to go on a grand adventure and leave the house only problem I don't know where my phone is it's not in the couch cushions and I'm stumped thankfully Google has me covered hey Google find my phone all right your phone should be ringing now and now I don't need to keep tearing my place apart because I left my phone in the fridge when I was grabbing a drink earlier fortunately Google can do this even if your phone is on silent it doesn't need to be on and it needs to have a connection you also have to have location enabled you also need the find my device app this works with iPhones too but not if they're silenced for iPhones you'll need to head to the privacy settings in the Google home app hit phone then add recovery phone walk through the next steps and then Google can call your iPhone if it's lost hello Google yeah it's me Andrew no Chris can't come to the phone what do you mean you like his version of me better hello number five schedule commands finally I love routine so much that we're going back in because you can schedule them have your smart lights fade up in the morning before your alarm have your place lock your dead bolts at night set a regular reminder to work out or border supplies have your smart lights turn on or off when you're on vacation to fool intruders let's go back to that same setup menu for routines this time at the top instead of adding a command at a time and day again you can go through and add assistant actions play a podcast or music and cause Google to spring into action on your schedule your smart home can be so smart that it doesn't even need your commands anymore which makes me feel left out a little I guess so I guess that's it it makes me feel kind of unnecessary and Google likes Kris better anyway so I don't know get out of the way again my name's Andrew Gebhardt and if you enjoyed this video please hit the like button hit the subscribe button I need people to look at me please please seriously though for every light that you send I will need a Carolina Reaper seeds in all stem and all if you've got some Reaper leaves throw that in there to find me at Twitter at Kevin Drew and hold me accountable make me do it\n"