Google Assistant has given us the possibility to take with us everywhere a small virtual butler on our phone. There are many orders and queries that we can make to help us in our daily lives. Setting alarms, checking the time, making calls and even singing are some of the functions you can do. Here we leave a list with some useful and interesting commands.
There are many things you can do on your phone avoiding typing on the screen. Google Assistant was born to be, just that, an assistant who will help us. After almost a year between us, it is important that you know everything you can do for yourself, or at least some of the most interesting features.
First of all, you can always take a quick look at the features you have by asking him directly. After saying “OK Google” to wake him up, ask him what can you do? Then a list with main functions will appear. Here we leave a sample.
There is no exact recipe for asking what you want to get from the Google assistant. Just try to be natural, as if you were not talking to a cell phone. In this way you can do very useful things like the ones shown below.
Useful commands for day to day
- Set alarms and reminders
Adding an alarm is very simple. You can try saying “add an alarm at 8 o’clock in the morning” or saying something more original like “wake me up tomorrow at 8 o’clock in the morning”. The same with reminders, just say “put a reminder.” You can detail directly what you want to remember and when, but if you do not do it, the assistant will ask you.
- Make calls and write messages
If you are walking down the street and can not stop to write or find a contact you can always ask Google Assistant. With saying “Call mom,” in a few seconds you will be communicating the call. But you can also ask him to write a message on WhatsApp. Just say “Write a WhatsApp message to mom.” If you only have one contact nicknamed like that, it will ask you what you want the message to be. If there are more contacts, first ask you which one you want to chat with.
- Ask for information
Ask about the time, results of matches, curiosities, recipes … Basically everything that comes to mind. If she does not have a concrete answer as with the weather forecast, she will search for it on Google.
- Translator
Translate a text with Google Translate is easy. But it is even more so when you ask the Google assistant. “Translate Hello to Chinese.” And he will. In addition to showing you how the word is written, it will also be pronounced for you. Easy peasy.
- Fun functions
In addition to making life a little easier by executing commands, the Google Assistant is also able to entertain us a bit. You can ask for things like these.
- Tell jokes and sing
Do you feel like laughing? Tell him “tell me a joke.” And you will see. Try also to ask him to sing something to you. The result will be the one that appears in the image. In the one on the left is the phrase that the assistant sings for you.
- Put a nickname
The assistant usually calls you by the name you have in your Google account, but you can ask them to call you in another way, as a nickname. In this way you can make more colloquial the relationship between the assistant and you.
- Play music and series
You can ask him either to put a specific song or a musical genre, or to start playing the Netflix series. For music you can ask for songs from Spotify or Google Music, for example. You will only have to ask for it directly.
- Set routes on the map
If you are going out on the street and you need to know how to get anywhere, you can ask. You will use Google Maps to guide you. In addition you will be able to know the state of the traffic, ask him for specific places or even, ask him to help you to locate you in the map (in case you are lost).
The possibilities offered by the Google Assistant are very broad and can be really useful on specific occasions. We invite you to explore and discover them all!