Google Home can do a lot of really cool things with voice commands, but some of them can be long and complicated. You can now create keyboard shortcuts for any frequently used command to save time and effort when using Google Home.
The new Google Home shortcuts allow you to replace a simple short command with a longer and more complex one. For example, if you normally say «Ok Google, set office lighting to 30%», you can create a shortcut for this command to simply say «Ok Google, time to work». The latter is more conversational and takes less time. time.
This is especially useful for third party Google services where you need to add an extra layer. For example, to talk to Stringify , you would say «Ok Google, say goodnight to Stringify» and Google will pass your command to Stringify. However, it’s a little awkward to say out loud and it adds extra steps. However, you can set a shortcut so that «Ok Google, goodnight» is interpreted as «Ask Stringify goodnight».
To create a shortcut, open the Google Home app and tap the menu icon in the top left corner, then tap More Settings.
Scroll down and tap Shortcuts.