Before we start with all the uber cool voice commands, you need to make sure to have OK Google properly activated. Do so by:
- Open the Google app and tap on the hamburger button > Settings > Voice >”OK Google” detection. Enable both, “From the Google app” and “From any screen”.
- OK Google will now try to learn your voice, which is why you’ll be prompted to say “OK Google” three times.
Now to the interesting part: All you need to do to make the magic happen is say two simple words: “OK Google”. If everything is set up correctly, this should open Google Now on your device – and it is up to you to decide what you want to ask next.
Not sure what your options are? Then take a look at some of the possible commands in the list below. My favorite part are the easter eggs by the way!
General Information
- “Search for [the Death Star plans]”
- “Say [May the force be with you] in [German]”
- “How do you say [I am hungry] in [French]?”
- “What is [Star Trek]?”
- “Who invented [the hoverboard]?”
- “Define [contemporary]”
- “What is the meaning of [life]?”
- “Who is married to [Benedict Cumberbatch]?”
- “Who wrote [Necronomicon]”
- “How old is [Yoda]?”
- “Where was [Iulius Caesar] born?”
- “Show me pictures of [Orion]”
- “Show me the menu for [Olive Garden]”
Stocks
- “Stock price of [Google]”
- „What‘s [Volkswagen] trending at?”
Social
- “Post to [Twitter/Facebook] [I am awesomesauce!]”
Applications
- “Open [Snapchat]”
- “Launch [Hangouts]”
- “Take a [picture / photo / selfie]”
- “Record a video”
- “[Increase/Decrease] brightness”
- “[Increase/Decrease] volume”
- „Set the volume to [7]“
- “Set the volume to full”
- “Mute the volume”
- “Turn [on/off] [Flashlight / WiFi / Bluetooth / etc.]”
Notes & Reminders
- “Remind me to [continue working on my Comic Con costume] at [7 PM]”
- “Remind me to [record Westworld] [when I get / next time I’m at] [home / work / location of your choice]”
- “Note to self: [Never use a password like 123456]”
Alarms & Calendar
- “Set an alarm for [6 AM]”
- “Set a timer for [30 minutes]”
- “Wake me up in [2 hours]”
- “Create a calendar event: [Blow up Alderaan] [Monday at 9 PM]”
- “When’s my [next meeting]?”
- “What is my schedule for [tomorrow]?”
Time & Date
- “What time is it in [Walla Walla]?”
- “When is the sunset [in Berlin (optional)]”
- “What is the time zone of [Hong Kong]”
- “Time at [home / work]”
Communication
- “Call [Jessica Jones]”
- “Call [mom / dad / wife / uncle / aunt …]” (Relationship must be added for your contacts)
- “Send [email] to [Mom], [Subject: Food], [Message: I am hungry]”
- “Send [SMS] to [Anakin mobile], [don’t forget to turn to the Dark Side]”
- “[Contact name]”
- “Find [Luke’s] [phone number / email / address]”
- “Listen to voicemail”
- “When is [Dad’s] birthday?”
Gmail (information must be available in Gmail)
- “Show me my bills”
- “Where is my package?”
- “Where’s my hotel?”
Weather
- “Weather”
- “What’s the weather like?”
- “Do I need an umbrella today?”
- “What’s the temperature outside?”
- “Is it going to rain [tomorrow / Friday]”
- “What’s the weather in [Berlin]?”
- “How’s the weather in [Tettnang] on [Wednesday] going to be?”
Maps & Navigation
- “Map of [Paris]”
- “Show me nearest restaurant on map”
- “Find the [Reichstag]”
- “Where is [the Louvre]?”
- “Show me the nearby [shopping mall] on map”
- “Navigate to [Munich] by car”
- “How far is [Shanghai] from [Moscow]?”
- “Directions to [address / business name / other destination]”
- “What are some attractions in [Zurich]?”
- “Walking directions to [Tower Bridge]?”
Calculations & Conversions
- “[arithmetic expression] equals”
- “How much is [5] times [23]?”
- “What is [42] percent of [2037]?”
- “Square root of [441]”
- “What is the tip for [88] euros?”
- “Convert [currency / length …] to [another currency / length …]”
Sports
- “How is [Bayern Munich] doing?”
- “When is the next [Manchester United] game?”
- “Show me the [Premier League] table”
- “Did [the Cubs] win their last game?”
Flight Information
- “Flight [LH 210]?”
- “Flight status of [LH 210]”
- “Has [LH 210] landed?”
- “When will [LH 210] land / depart?”
- “Show me my flights”
Web Browsing
- “Go to [Avira]?”
- “Open [avira.com]”
- “Show me [avira.com]”
- “Browse to [avira.com]”
Entertainment
- “Listen to / play [Raiders March] by [John Williams]?”
- “YouTube [how to cook chicken]?”
- “Who acted in [Blade Runner]?”
- “Who is the producer of [Battle Royale]?”
- “When was [The Court Jester] released?”
- “Runtime of [Frisco Kid]”
- “Best Movie of [1979]”
- “Listen to TV”
- “What’s this song?”
- “What are the best [Sigourney Weaver] movies”
- “What songs does [John Denver] sing?”
- “Play some music”
- “Watch [Raiders of the Lost Ark]”
- “Read [Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland]”
- “What movies are playing [tonight]?”
- “Where is [Star Wars: Rogue One] playing?”
Easter Eggs
- “When am I?”
- “Do a barrel roll”
- “What’s the loneliest number?”
- “Make me a sandwich!”
- “sudo Make me a sandwich!”
- “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.”
- “Beam me up, Scotty!”
- “Tilt / Askew”
- “Up up down down left right left right”
- “Tea, Earl Grey, hot”
- “Go go gadget [app name]”
- “When does the narwhal bacon?”
- “What is the Bacon number of [random actor]?”
- “What does the fox say?”
- “What is the nature of the universe?”
- “Who’s on first?”
- “Lions, and Tigers, and Bears …”
- “Who are you?”
- “What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?”
- “How can entropy be reversed?”
- “Who are you?”
- “Roll a dice / Flip a coin”
- “Tea, Earl Grey, hot”
- “OK Jarvis, […]” (instead of OK Google […])
So – what is your favorite command?