These commands come standard with a Soundcheck Smart Home Installation, Scroll down for more commands, Easter Eggs, and other goodies!
If you say “Ok Google....
“Im Leaving”
“Im Home”
“Good Morning”
“Bedtime”
Aircon Automation
“Hey google, activate Quick : Medium : Long Chill”
“Hey google, activate Night Chill”
“Hey Google, turn On : Off the Aircon”
TV Automation
“Hey google, activate Entertainment System On”
“Hey google, activate Entertainment System off”
“Hey google, activate BBC World : CNN : Discovery Channel : etc ”
“Hey google, activate Android : DVD : Satellite : Cable TV : Playstation”
“OK, Google, set volume to 50%,” or,
“OK, Google, volume down on [Chromecast name].”
“OK, Google, mute [Chromecast]” or
“OK, Google, unmute [Chromecast name].”
“OK, Google, show me a picture of an antelope.”
“OK, Google, show me the weather on [Chromecast name].”
The following commands work out of the box with the specified equipment / subscriptions
Just say, "Hey Google...
Time
Check timer: “Hey Google, how much time is left on my timer?”
Measurements, Shopping Lists & Holidays
Places and Things
Easter Eggs
Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google," then...
- Play general videos from TV show / YouTube Channel / artist
“Play John Oliver videos <on TV>"
"Play Casey Neistat videos <on Living Room TV>"
"Play Adele videos <on Chromecast>"
Play specific videos / songs
"Play Secret Life of Pets trailer <on TV>"
"Play Rise by Katy Perry video <on Bedroom TV>"
- Play videos by category
"Play yoga videos <on TV>"
- Turn on subtitles/captions
"Turn on subtitles," "Turn on captions," "Subtitles on," "Captions on"
"Turn off subtitles," "Turn off captions," "Subtitles off," "Captions off"
Turn on <language> subtitles
Note: Supported languages depend on the content service (example: YouTube or Netflix) and the video title.
"Turn on French subtitles"
You can use any of the initiation and control commands on your remote device — add <on device name> to your command.
“Pause <on TV>”
“Resume <on TV>”
"Skip <on Living Room TV>"
“Stop <on TV>
Say "Ok Google" or Hey Google," then..
Open an app
"Open YouTube on the TV" or "Start Netflix on the TV"
Play TV series, TV show, or movie
Note: For TV series, each session usually starts where the previous session ended. For The CW, each session starts from the latest aired episode.
Requesting specific episodes / seasons of a TV series is not currently supported.
“Watch <Orange is the New Black> <on TV>" or “Watch <Orange is the New Black> <from [partner]> <on TV>"
"Watch <Stranger Things> <on Chromecast>" or "Watch <Stranger Things> <on [partner]> <on Chromecast>"
"Play <The Crown> <on TV>" or "Play <The Crown> <on [partner]> <on TV>"
-Play next episode / previous episode
Note: This functionality is not supported for CW [CWTV]. Crackle supports "Next episode" but not "previous episode."
“Next episode <on TV>"
“Previous episode <on TV>”
Pause/resume/stop
“Pause <on TV>”
“Resume <on TV>”
“Stop <on TV>”
Skip back
“Skip back <time> <on TV>," “Rewind <time> <on TV>," “Jump back <time> <on TV>”
Turn on subtitles/captions
Turn off subtitles/captions
"Turn on subtitles," "Turn on captions," "Subtitles on," "Captions on"
"Turn off subtitles," "Turn off captions," "Subtitles off," "Captions off"
- Turn on <language> subtitles
Note: Supported languages depend on the content service (example: YouTube or Netflix) and the video title.
"Turn on Spanish subtitles"
Turn on dubbing
Note: Dubbing switches the spoken language to a language of your choice.
Note: Dubbing is not supported for all services
"Dubbing on"
"Turn on dubbing"
"Can you turn on dubbing?"
Change dubbing to a language of your choice
"Change language to <German>"
"Switch language to <Spanish>"
"Turn on <French> dubbing"
"Play it in <English>
Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google,” then...
- Request a song
"Play <song name>," "Play <song name> by <artist name>," "Play <song name> from <album name>," “Play <song name> on <music service>” "Play songs like <song-name>"
- Request an artist
"Play <artist name>," "Play music by <artist name>," "Play <artist name>" on <music service>,” "Play songs like <artist-name>"
- Request an album
"Play <album name>", "Play <album name> by <artist name>", "Play <album name> by <artist name> on <music service>”
- Play music based on genre/mood/activity
"Play classical music", "Play happy music", "Play music for cooking", “Play <genre> on <music service>”
- Play personalized suggested content from chosen service
"Play some music", “Play <genre> music on <music service>”
Shuffle
"Shuffle"
"Shuffle <album>"
"Shuffle some music"
"Play <album> and shuffle"
"Play <album> shuffled"
"Play <album> on shuffle"
You can also use an artist or playlist name instead of an album name.
- Pause
"Pause", "Pause the music"
- Resume
"Resume", "Continue playing"
- Stop
"Stop ", "Stop the music"
- Play next song
“Next”, “Skip”, "Next song"
- What’s playing
“What’s playing?”, “What song is playing?”, “What artist is playing?”
"Set volume to 5", "Set volume to 40%"
- Play music on your speakers, TV, or video device.
Note: You must use a Chromecast, Chromecast built-in TV or Assistant built-in TV that is linked to Google Home.
"Play music on my living room TV", "Play <genre> on my bedroom speakers"
- Play music on a speaker group
“Play music on all speakers”
Note: Set up a speaker group in the Google Home app to enable this feature
Technology Consultants, Danang