SOUNDCHECK CUSTOM COMMANDS 

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”

• turns off the a/c
• Stop playing music / video
• Turn off the tv
• Turn off the fan
• Arm security system (if available)

“Im Home”

• tell me the current temperature and humidity
• Turn on Aircon and / or Fan
• Run up to 6 custom google home commands, e.g. “Tell me the price of Bitcoin in USD”, then,
• plays Music : News : Podcast : Radio : Audiobook : Nothing

“Good Morning”

• tell me about the weather today
• Takes phone off silent (Android Only)
• plays Music : News : Podcast : Radio : Audiobook

“Bedtime”

• Put (android) phone on silent
• Tell me tomorrows weather
• Ask what time the alarm should be set
• Turn off TV
• Play Sleep Sounds or Music for x minutes

Aircon Automation

“Hey google, activate Quick : Medium : Long Chill”

• Turns on the aircon for 10 : 30 : 60 minutes

“Hey google, activate Night Chill”

• turns on aircon to favourite night temperature, automatically turns off at 9am

“Hey Google, turn On : Off the Aircon”

• works remotely, to start the aircon before you get home

TV Automation

“Hey google, activate Entertainment System On”

• turns on TV, Set top box (STB), android box, home theatre (as available) in the correct order

“Hey google, activate Entertainment System off”

• turns everything above off

“Hey google, activate BBC World : CNN : Discovery Channel : etc ”

• switches tv input to the STB and changes channel to whatever channel you say
• 6 channels programmed standard, unlimited available

“Hey google, activate Android : DVD : Satellite : Cable TV : Playstation”

• switches TV input to different source

“OK, Google, set volume to 50%,” or,

“OK, Google, volume down on [Chromecast name].”

• Change Chromecast volume

“OK, Google, mute [Chromecast]” or

“OK, Google, unmute [Chromecast name].”

“OK, Google, show me a picture of an antelope.”

• shows images from google image search

“OK, Google, show me the weather on [Chromecast name].”

• displays weather information on your tv

USEFUL STANDARD COMMANDS 

(That work well in Vietnam!)

The following commands work out of the box with the specified equipment / subscriptions

Just say, "Hey Google...

• Say xxx in Vietnamese
• Be my Vietnamese Translator
• What’s the weather forecast
• How do you spell pterodactyl
• What is 145 Australian dollars in Vietnamese dong
• How long will it take me to drive to salt pub
  • What time does it close?
    • What's the number?
• I Like / Don't Like this song
• How is New Zealand doing in the cricket World Cup
• Play that song that goes “what for the daddy oh” (will play whiskey in the jar)
• What can I cook using rice, beef, and spaghetti sauce?
• where’s the nearest pharmacy? What is their phone number
• What does a cat sound like
• Transfer to xxx (transfers music or video to a different speaker/screen)
• When does Soul Kitchen close
• Remember the code to my safe is 1122
• Remember that my passport is in my desktop drawer
• Forget about my passport
• Call me Iron Man
• Let’s play a game
• How much is a flight to Las Vegas
• Let’s play crystal ball
• Help me relax
• Play nature sounds
• Set music alarm at 7am
• Snooze (an alarm, for 10 mins)
• Find my phone
• tell me a bedtime story
• Define Nomenclature
• Play the latest Joe Rogen podcast
• play nature / ocean / fireplace / wind sounds
• Add xxx to my shopping list
• Play Triple J radio
• I’m bored
• How many days until....
• Set timer for xxx mins
• Wake me up at xxx tomorrow
• Roll a die / roll a 20 sided die / etc
• Find a recipe for shepherds pie
• Beam me up
• Who farted
• What is buttermilk
• Tell me about GoPro
• How much is Microsoft stock worth
• Be my Vietnamese translator
• Book me a grab taxi
• Where is flight VN635

Alarms

• Set an alarm: “Hey Google, set an alarm for 7 AM”, “Hey Google, set an alarm for every Friday morning at 7 AM”, “Hey Google, set an alarm in 25 minutes” or “Hey Google, wake me up at 7 AM every day.”
• Set a kids-themed alarm: “Ok Google, set a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle alarm for 8 p.m.”
• Check your alarms: “Hey Google, when is my next alarm?”
• Snooze an alarm: “Hey Google, snooze alarm.”
• Cancel an alarm: “Hey Google, cancel alarm for [time].”Set a timer: “Hey Google, set a timer for [time].”

Time

• Check the time: “Hey Google, what time is it?”

• Check timer: “Hey Google, how much time is left on my timer?”

• International time: “Hey Google, what time is it in [location]?”

Measurements, Shopping Lists & Holidays

• Flip a coin: “Hey Google, flip a coin.”
• Add to your shopping list: “Hey Google, add [item] to my shopping list.”
• Check your shopping list: “Hey Google, what’s on my shopping list?”
• Math: “Hey Google, what is 14 x 5?”
• Measurements: “Hey Google, how many centimeters are in an inch?”
• Holidays and events: “Hey Google, when is Thanksgiving this year?”
• People and relationships: “Hey Google, who is [person]?”, “Hey Google, how old is [he/she]?”, “Hey Google, who is [person] married to?”, “Hey Google, who is [person]’s brother/sister/mother/father?”,

Places and Things

• Places: “Hey Google, what country is [location] in?”
• Things: “Hey Google, what is [thing]?”
• Facts: “Hey Google, how tall is [person]?”
• Distance: “Hey Google, how far is [location] from [location]?”, “Hey Google, how far is [location] from here?”
• Businesses and information: “Hey Google, how far is [business] from here?”, “Hey Google, are there any [business type] around here?”, “Hey Google, how late is [business] open?”
• Quotes: “Hey Google, give me a quote.”
• Poems: “Hey Google, tell me a poem.”
• Medical information: “Hey Google, what is a heart attack?”
• Calories: “Hey Google, how many calories are in [food]?”
• Animal sounds: “Hey Google, what sound does an [animal] make?”
• Today’s news: “Hey Google, what’s today’s news?”
• Daily briefing (includes weather, traffic and news): “Hey Google, good morning.”
• Sports updates, scores and information: “Hey Google, when are the [sports team] playing next?”, “Hey Google, did the [sports team] win?”, “Hey Google, what was the score for the last [sports team] game?”, “Hey Google, tell me about [sports team].”
• Actors, movies and shows: “Hey Google, what actors are in [movie]?”, “Hey Google, what movies came out last week?”
• Recommendations:  “Hey Google. what are the best restaurants in [target location}?” “Hey, Google what restaurants are nearby?”
• Find out how long it will take to go to work: “Hey Google, How long is my commute?”, “Hey Google, How long will it take to walk/bike/take a bus to [target location]?” Hey Google, how long will it take to get to [target location]?”, “Hey Google, How long with it take to get from work to [target location]?”.
• Check prices for an airline flight: “OK, Google, how much is a round-trip flight to New York?”
• Find flights with a specific airline: “OK, Google, find me flights with Jet Blue.”
• Check on your booked flights: “OK, Google, when is my next flight?” or, “OK, Google, my flights in [month].”
• Book a hotel room: “OK, Google, find a hotel in San Francisco.” After that, say, “Book a room at Quality Inn.”
• Discover places to visit in your travel city: “OK, Google, what is there to see in Paris?”
• Find restaurants to try in your travel city: “OK, Google, what’s the best restaurant in Berlin?

Easter Eggs

• “Hey Google, what’s the loneliest number?”
• “Hey Google, make me a sandwich.”
• “Hey Google, when am I?”
• “Hey Google, beam me up, Scotty.”
• “Hey Google, how can entropy be reversed?”
• “Are you John Legend?”
• “What’s your best pickup line?”
• “Who’s your celebrity crush?”
• “Hey Google, tell me a joke.”
• “Hey Google, up up down down left right left right B A start.”
• “Hey Google, who’s on first?”
• “Hey Google, I am your father.”
• “Hey Google, set phasers to kill.”
• “Hey Google, did you fart?”
• "Hey Google, Use the word Fellatio in a sentence"
• “Hey Google, it’s my birthday.”
• “Hey Google, it’s not my birthday.”
• “Hey Google, who let the dogs out?”
• “Hey Google, do you want to build a snowman?”
• “Hey Google, how many roads must a man walk down?”
• “Hey Google, who is the real Slim Shady?”
• “Hey Google, who ya gonna call?”
• “Hey Google, where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?”
• “Hey Google, where’s Waldo?”
• “Hey Google, party on, Wayne.”
• “Hey Google, talk like Yoda.”
• “Hey Google, Do you know the muffin man?”
• “Hey Google, Is your refrigerator running?”
• “Serenade me.”
• “Sing me a song.”
• “Do you know Chrissy Teigen?”
• “How are you?”
• “Sing Happy Birthday.”
• “What’s your favorite song?”
• “Compliment me.”
• “OK, Google, are you SkyNet

Commands for controlling Youtube on Chromecast

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>

Commands for controlling Netflix on Chromecast

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>

Chromecast and Google Home Commands for Spotify

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?”

- Control volume

"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

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