Google Now Commands!

[PillowSmoke]

If you haven’t checked out voice commands in a while or are not acquainted with some of the newer (and very useful functions), here is a sampling of what you can do. Simply replace the text in brackets with whatever you are searching for or inquiring about and wait for Google to spit out the pertinent information.

 

Essential commands

 

“Go to [Phandroid.com].”

“Search for [ Samsung Galaxy S5].”

“Open [Gmail].”

“Take a picture.”

“Record a video.”

 

Productivity

 

“Remind me to [call John at 6PM].”

“Remind me to [buy toilet paper at Target].”

“Set an alarm for [6PM].”

“Create a calendar event: [Happy Hour at Union on Friday at 5:00PM].”

“Where’s my package?”

“Note to self: [remember to buy milk].”

“What’s the tip for [$42]?”

 

Communications

 

“Call [George Smith].”

“Call [Mom mobile].”

“Text [Lee that I'm running 5 minutes late].”

“Send email to [Rob Jackson, subject, Google Now, message, Check out these Voice Commands].”

“Listen to voicemail.”

“Find [bruce’s] number.”

“When is [Mary’s] birthday?”

“Post to [Google+]: [Google Now is awesome].”

 

Media

 

“Listen to: [TheDirty Projectors].”

“Play: [The Beatles].”

“What’s this song?”

“Play some music.”

“Watch [Toy Story 3].”

“What movies are playing tonight?”

“Where is [X-Men] playing?”

“Show me pictures of the [Chesapeake Bay Bridge].”

 

Navigation and Travel

 

“Navigate to [Ocean City, MD].”

“[biking] directions to [The Brewer’s Art].”

“Find [the Eiffel Tower].”

“Where is [the Empire State Building]?”

“Where’s the nearest [ice cream shop]?”

“Show me the menu for [Holy Frijoles].”

“Call [Ledo's Pizza].”

“Show me my flights.”

“Where is my hotel?”

“What are some attractions in [baltimore]?”

 

Information

 

“What time is it in [London]?”

“Do I need an umbrella today?”

“What’s the weather in [Cape Cod] for [the weekend]?”

“Where was [Albert Einstein] born?”

“How old is [brad Pitt]?”

“How do you say [‘hello'] in [spanish]?”

“What does [onomatopoeia] mean?”

“What’s [Google’s] stock price?”

“What is [Twitter] trading at?”

“What’s [16 ounces] in [pounds]?”

“What is the square root of 2209?”

“When is sunset?”

“Did the [Orioles] win today?”

“How did [the San Francisco Giants] do?”

 

Then, of course, Google has also included some Easter Eggs. Try telling Google Now to “Do a barrel roll,” or asking “What does the fox say?” for a giggle or two. And don’t forget, many if not all of these commands should work just as well with Google Glass and Google’s web voice search, as well.

 

Source: http://phandroid.com/2014/05/29/google-now-voice-commands/

[minimalist]

Stop yelling at me!!

[darkspeedy26]

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“What does [onomatopoeia] mean?”

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i don't think google would understand this one  :blink:

@ anyone who has a compatible phone, please try this and say here what google thinks you said please

onomatopoeia... is this even a word?

[helping]

what if, what if we like

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what if we used existing technology and integrated Google Glass into an artificial eye and connected it to optical nerves for glass implants.

[The_Strict_Nein]

i don't think google would understand this one  :blink:

@ anyone who has a compatible phone, please try this and say here what google thinks you said please

onomatopoeia... is this even a word?

 

Onomatopoeia is where a word is the sound it is describing, e.g. Bang, Vroom, etc

[RedRound2]

When Google Now sucks (atleast for me):

 

- It can't play music for some reason, just searches the web

- Doesn't know relation between be and people (examples like mom and dad)

- Can't tell information about my contacts (eg: number, birthday, etc)

- When a text message command with message is said in one line it always includes 'that'

- Even if i tell it call A specific person's mobile no. it asks me whether to call home or mob no.

- Google Maps knows a couple of Ice cream shops around me, but Google Now just gives me some images of ice cream shops

- And if I ask it to turn the brightness down if just opens settings

There are lot more problems with it that I can't remember now

 

IMO Siri can do all of the above tasks really well. Yes Siri sucked in iOS 6 but a lot of improvement was there in iOS 7 that it deserves a second chance by almost all reviewers 

[terrytek]

i don't think google would understand this one  :blink:

@ anyone who has a compatible phone, please try this and say here what google thinks you said please

onomatopoeia... is this even a word?

Onomatopoeia is a word.

[MangoJuiceStain]

onomatopoeia... is this even a word?

Yeah, it's a literary device.

[matin94]

When Google Now sucks (atleast for me):

 

- It can't play music for some reason, just searches the web

- Doesn't know relation between be and people (examples like mom and dad)

- Can't tell information about my contacts (eg: number, birthday, etc)

- When a text message command with message is said in one line it always includes 'that'

- Even if i tell it call A specific person's mobile no. it asks me whether to call home or mob no.

- Google Maps knows a couple of Ice cream shops around me, but Google Now just gives me some images of ice cream shops

- And if I ask it to turn the brightness down if just opens settings

There are lot more problems with it that I can't remember now

 

IMO Siri can do all of the above tasks really well. Yes Siri sucked in iOS 6 but a lot of improvement was there in iOS 7 that it deserves a second chance by almost all reviewers 

hahaha it just gives you some images of ice cream shops hahahahah

its like asking for sex and be given a porn website.

[martinrox1568]

i don't think google would understand this one  :blink:

@ anyone who has a compatible phone, please try this and say here what google thinks you said please

onomatopoeia... is this even a word?

yeah its words that imitate natural sounds