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

Your Google Home can do so much more than tell jokes and give you the forecast. Here are five ways to get more out of the Google Assistant built into your smart speaker or smart display.

Be warned, we say the wake words for Google Assistant a lot in this video, so mute your speakers if they are nearby.

Products featured in this video include the Google Nest Hub (formerly the Google Home Hub), the Google Nest Hub Max, the original Google Home and the Nest Mini (the second generation Google Home Mini).

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[mifikdays]

This guy has everything like lol smart TV, Smart blindes, Smart fridge

[ForTheNerds]

"Google Someone's Breaking In!"
Plays I'm A Barbie Girl full blast
Turns all the lights to strobe
Turns tv on to Courage The Cowardly Dog
Buys everything in shopping cart

Burglar and I are confused and screaming and now friends best friends through terrifyingly confusing bonding experience

[noahlino]

That fridge is a big time flex 👌🏾
Great video!

[jacksonfoudray]

The workout bit was very funny haha. Overall helpful video. Thanks!

[aidank]

"Okay Google, it's workout time!"

I'm sorry, I don't understand "Workout Time"

"Me either" *sobs*

[vidpetrovic]

My phone while watching this video: Sorry, I'm not sure if you were talking to me...

[thebigdoghimself]

There you go Cnet. A little bit of fun, a little bit of personality, an informative and entertaining video.

[toepac]

Alexa been real quiet since this dropped

[katdareshruti]

1:50, I wish google home even did the push-ups for me while i reaped the benefits, lol😁

[davedejager]

Great video!! 🤣 🤣 Love the bits of comedy!

[weavecity]

I don't like leaving negative comments, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. Seriously though, how do small independent tech channels find the time to mute wake words in their videos but CNET with a team of editors can't? It's not my job to make your videos watchable. Skip.

[Tamaresque]

LOL, my Google Home Mini was responding to Chris's voice but not yours, probably because his is pitched higher, and I'm a woman.
I'm glad though, that she said she couldn't ID my voice and I'd need to go to Assistant to complete that request.
The Find My Phone is the best!

[theroachmotel]

So CNET is too lazy to mute the keywords in post so they tell people to mute their devices beforehand? OK thanks...

[Joeythest]

You look like the nerdy guy that cici dated on The New Girl. 👍

[kellyharvey]

I am getting a Google miñi any day now, thanks. You are funny.

[DaneWashingtonddtke]

let me just say you to were so funny together and I learn so much

[donaldjohnson]

Half push up😅 .Nice video but I think I need a smart house 👍

[Dsisko]

Funny and informative Content ! Well done

[littlemisskate]

Hey, thanks for the great video. I’m just trying to see if my Google Home can instead of just saying you have a reminder, but actually tell me what my reminder eg time to take your meds.

[omegalink]

What's the music playing at the start of the video?