Smart speakers can do more than play music and answer your questions. Here are some easy ways to get more from them.

Many smart-home fans prefer using Google Nest smart speakers and screens to call up ... when prefaced by commands “Okay, Google” or “Hey, Google”—the latter of which is also confused ...

Google Assistant can do all kinds of stuff – play music, check the weather forecast, control your smart home – but one thing it can’t do (at least not impartially) is tell you which smart speaker to ...

Once that’s all set, you can say “Hey Google, play 1989 by Taylor Swift” to your Nest smart speaker to start playing the album, or say “Hey Google, play ‘Blank Space’” to play a ...

so all you have to do is say ‘Hey Google’ to get the speaker to turn on. Aside from playing music, the Google Nest Audio can also become part of your smart home ecosystem. It works with other ...

Why does my phone or smart speaker wake up when it hears someone say Alexa, OK Google, or Hey Siri? Smart speakers and smartphones are broadly set to listen for and recognize any command of ...

It should come as no surprise to you that your Google Home smart speaker ... in how it works; the speaker is listening to everything you say, waiting for the wake words, "Hey Google" or "Ok ...