OK Google – the voice commands

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?