Google Assistant Routines: What You Need to Know 1

Google Assistant Routines: What You Need to Know

Google Assistant and your Google Home are about to be even more helpful. We’ve heard about “Routines” since October of last year, but now we know exactly what’s coming. Google Assistant to get started six routines and here’s what you need to know.

Being able to request something from your Google Home smart speaker and have it automatically issue a bunch of commands is pretty neat. While we can’t fully customize and tweak routines yet, it’s a very promising new feature coming to all Google Assistant devices.

Google has been quiet about Routines since the announcement in 2017. However, a new guide to creating and managing routines has confirmed that the feature is almost ready. While Google has yet to share an exact release date, here’s how Routines will work and a few other key details.

What Are Google Assistant Routines?

If you’re wondering what Routines is for your Google Assistant, get ready to love your smart speaker again. Routines allow a single command to do a lot of different things automatically.

Basically, it automates the process of requesting certain things or tasks from your Google Home or Assistant. Instead, Google will aggregate the entire list of actions and allow a single command or special word to perform them all at once.

If you say “Good morning” to your Google Assistant, it will turn on the lights, adjust the sockets you have installed, change the thermostat, check the weather and tell you the results. Then let them know about your upcoming commute, calendar, reminders, and change the volume if you have music or podcasts to start the day. Not to mention getting your phone out of silent or Do Not Disturb mode. Great, isn’t it?

What Routines Are Available?

So far, it seems Google will offer six Routines to get started, but we can expect more at a later date. However, they are not as customizable as we expected.

Six Routines for users to choose from include: , , , , , and .

Each of these commands will start their own routine with a specific set of commands to fire. You can add or remove some or adjust what they can access so each routine fits your needs. That way, on the way to work, your Assistant doesn’t turn off every smart plug, and only the ones you choose. We’ll have more information about each Routine and what they do in a bit.

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How to Start Google Assistant Routines

Your next question is probably how you can access these Routines. According to Google, they are available to users in the United States as we speak.

To start a Routine simply say: .

From here it will adjust lights, plugs, thermostat, TV or media devices, run YouTube, play some music to set the mood, or do a few other things. As Google expands the functionality to more and more commands or devices, the possibilities here are endless.

Google Assistant Routines Release Date

According to Google’s newly published support page, Routines is available as of March 13, 2018. Google said that Routines is available in the United States and will be continually rolled out and rolled out to more users in the coming days.

So if you don’t see them, check back soon or make sure you have the latest Google Home update from Google Play or the iTunes store.

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Actions Available for Every Routine

Each Routine for Google Assistant and Google Home is similar, but with a few differences. Obviously, depending on what’s going on, some actions or commands will be skipped. We have a list of actions that are available or will start after your home hears a certain Routine command.

This will mute your phone and instantly adjust your phone’s media volume. Your Assistant will then adjust the lights, plugs, thermostats and more. Next, it will tell you today’s weather, commute information, calendar entries, and reminders. Finally, if you want, Assistant will play the music, news, or your favorite podcast or audiobook right where you left off.

This will mute your phone (if started via an Android device) and adjust the media volume. Next, you’ll hear tomorrow’s weather and the first calendar event so you know what’s going on and then set an alarm. Your Assistant will then adjust the lights, plugs, thermostats and more. Next, it will tell you today’s weather, commute information, calendar entries, and reminders. Finally, you can add music or sleep sounds with a timer so it doesn’t go away all night.

Things are more mundane when she says she’s leaving home. Google Assistant will adjust your lights, outlets, thermostats and a few other things so you can leave without worry.

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I’m Home will adjust or turn on lights, plugs, thermostats and other smart home devices like your garage door opener. You will then hear a broadcast to your home speakers that you are actually at home. This is useful if you have family members or children. You will get reminders based on home location, then any music, news, radio or podcast will start playing. And finally, the media volume will be adjusted to the appropriate levels.

If you’re commuting, you’ll get information about your commute, weather alerts, calendar entries, and recent reminders. Then Assistant will set up lights, plugs, thermostats, and other smart connected devices. This is followed by adjustments in media volume and continuous playback of music, news, radio or podcasts.

As expected, commuting is similar but with a few more. You will receive information about your commute, weather alerts, calendar entries and recent reminders. Then Assistant will set up lights, plugs, thermostats, and other smart connected devices. Next, Google’s page states that it will “send texts and unread texts”, but we’re not sure what that means. Track that you’re on your way home by broadcasting to your home speaker. Finally, adjustments to media volume and Assistant will start playing music, news, radio or podcasts.

Other details

In closing, it’s worth noting that we haven’t seen Routines on our Google Home devices yet. Another important thing is how to actually start these routines. By 9to5Google, You can set up multiple different commands for routines. That way, you don’t have to remember exactly the right word or phrase to start everything.

Basically, this means you can choose a specific command that is easier to remember or say to start the Routine you want to use.

All of this is pretty exciting and turns our Google Home devices into even more powerful assistants. We’ll update it with all the details as soon as we know more.

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