Google Home features

Google Home can help you remember where you left things. Say something like “Ok Google, remember my passport is in the top drawer.” When you need it in the future, ask “OK Google, where’s my passport?” and it will tell you where it is, and what date you asked it to remind you.

Funny sounds. Want to entertain the kids? Google Home can play you recordings of animal noises and vehicle sounds. For example, ask what a horse or train sounds like. Google will sing for you, too! Simply say “Hey Google, sing a song” or “OK Google, serenade me,” and you’ll hear the assistant belt out a ditty. Ask it to do it again and it’ll likely be a different tune. You can also ask it to drop a beat if you want to rap on top: say “OK Google, beatbox.”

Play that song. Speaking of music, Google Home will find a song for you — even if you don’t know the title. For example, say “Ok Google, play that song that says ‘passionate from miles away’” and it will play Drake’s Passionfruit. Your personal assistant can also be an instrument tuner; if you have a guitar on your lap, say “Hey Google, start an instrument tuner” and it will ask what musical note you want to hear.

Get flight prices ASAP. Say something like “OK Google, how much does it cost to fly from Los Angeles to New York today, returning Monday?” and you’ll hear the lowest roundtrip cost. It can keep track of the cheapest flights for those dates and even email you a summary to your Gmail account.

Play games with Google Home. Say “OK Google, Mad Libs” (“the world’s greatest word game”) or “Hey Google, play Lucky Trivia.” Expect more games to be added over time.

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