You must be living under a rock or out of the country if you don’t know the MTN Uganda ads on radio and TVs about the Google assistant and Kamunye Phone. Mr. Google sir has become one of the go-to statements when someone wants you to search for something on the web.
A lot of people are interested and excited to learn to full length what Google assistant can do. Google is is always improving it’s assistant’s skill set and it can do a lot of actions and you can have a contextual conversation with it. With that said, here is the list of best commands and actions you can try with your AI assistant.
Stream music from your favorite service
Need to know the name of a song? Just ask Google to identify it. On your phone or smart display, you will see the lyrics, release date, and artist information. If you are not subscribed to Google Play Music, you can still play music through Spotify, Youtube or other streaming services.
Get sports information
Hear the score for a game or your favorite team’s ranking in the league. Google Assistant recognizes various voice commands for football, basketball, cricket, baseball or hockey.
It is also possible to ask how a certain player of a team is doing or for general facts about sports such as the year when volleyball was invented.
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Read and reply to your social media messages
Google has long been able to read and answer messages from the native phone message app. But recently from the new features added by Google, it can also read and reply to messages from other social media platforms as well.
For Google Assistant to read your message, say “Hey Google”, “read my messages” and allow the notification access for the app. Anytime you see a notification for a new WhatsApp message, say “read my messages” and the assistant will shout out loud your message for you. You can reply to the message which supports replies and keep in mind, Google Assistant won’t be able to read your media messages like pictures, audio, or video.
The added support enables you to read messages from a number of social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, GroupMe, and many others.
Use Google Assistant to unlock your phone
After opting in through your settings, the assistant can respond to you even when your Android phone is locked. You may then use voice commands to set up and dismiss alarms, making calls, or read messages and calendar updates.
The assistant can also help you get around your phone: find photos of you on the beach, open one of your installed apps, or change your phone’s settings – such as turning on WiFi or decreasing the brightness.
You can go ahead and ask the assistant to unlock for your phone as well without putting the pin or Face ID.
Use Google Assistant to Remember things
If you’re prone to misplacing important documents and items or keep forgetting your WiFi password, just ask the assistant to remember where you put them or what it is. You can also use voice commands to remember when you last did something, such as watering a plant.
The simpler your commands are phrased, the easier it will be to recall them when you need to. If you have forgotten how you originally phrased them, just say “Hey Google, what did I tell you to remember?” to recall everything.
There are a bunch of other actions the Google assistant can perform from taking notes for you to storytelling. You can go ahead and discover more actions by asking the assistant what it can do or open the app to see a long list of third-party apps Google has partnered with.
