Hidden Commands for Google Home

There are lot of hidden commands you will not find in Google Help or other places.

1. Play knock knock jokes with Google Home. See below video on how Google Home plays Knock Knock jokes.

2. Tell relationships and Google Home would remember for you.

Regular Commands for Google Home

For Music

To do this...	Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google”, then...
Request a song	"Play <song name>", "Play <song name> by <artist name> ", “Play <song name> on <music service>”
Request an artist	"Play <artist name>", Play <artist name>" on <music service>”
Request an album	"Play <album name>", "Play <album name> by <artist name>",  "Play <album name> by <artist name> on <music service>”
Play music based on genre/mood/activity	"Play classical music", "Play happy music", "Play music for cooking", “Play <genre> on <music service>”
Play personalized suggested content from chosen service	"Play some music", “Play <genre> music on <music service>”
Play music on your speakers, TV, or video device. Note: Device linking is required.	"Play music on my living room TV", "Play <genre> on my bedroom speakers"
Pause	"Pause", "Pause the music"
Resume	"Resume", "Continue playing"
Stop	"Stop ", "Stop the music"
Play next song	“Next”, “Skip”, "Next song"
What’s playing	“What’s playing?”, “What song is playing?”, “What artist is playing?”

For Google Music

To do this...	Say this: "Ok Google", then...
Play curated playlist from your library	"Play <named playlist>"
Play album	"Play <named album>"
Play previous song	“Back”, “Previous”,
Skip forward	"Skip forward <X> secs"
Shuffle	“Shuffle”
Repeat song	"Play it again", "Play this song again", "Repeat the song"
Play playlist in a loop	"Repeat on/off"

For Pandora

To do this...	Say this: "Hey Google", then...
Play personalized radio from Pandora	"Play my shuffle", "Play my shuffle radio"
Play personalized radio based on songs you've thumbed on Pandora  Note: To play your thumbprint radio, you must have saved several stations and thumbed up several songs in order for Pandora to understand what you like.	"Play my Thumbprint radio"
Like/Dislike a song from Pandora	"Thumbs up", "Thumbs down", "I like this song"

YouTube Music

To do this...	Say this: "Hey Google", then...
Like/Dislike a song	"I like/dislike this song" "Thumbs up/down"
Like/Dislike the current station	"Save/Unsave this station", "Follow/Unfollow this station"
Play previous song	“Back”, “Previous”,
Skip forward	"Skip forward <X> secs"
Shuffle	“Shuffle”
Repeat song	"Play it again", "Play this song again"

Spotify

To do this...	Say this: "Hey Google", then...
Play your liked songs from your Spotify library	"Play my songs", “Play my library”
Like/Dislike a song	"I like/dislike this song" "Thumbs up/down"
Like/Dislike the current station	"Save/Unsave this station", "Follow/Unfollow this station"
Play previous song	“Back”, “Previous”
Skip forward	"Skip forward <X> secs"
Shuffle	“Shuffle”
Repeat song	"Play it again", "Play this song again"
Play playlist in a loop	"Repeat on/off"

Podcasts

To do this:	Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google" , then....
Listen to a podcast	“Listen to This American Life”, "Play Serial podcast"
Continue listening to a podcast	“Continue listening to This American Life”
Listen to podcast by latest episode	“Listen to the latest episode of This American Life”
Listen to the next/previous episode	"Next episode”, “Previous”
Pause	"Pause", "Pause the podcast"
Resume	"Resume", "Continue playing"
Stop	"Stop", "Stop the podcast"
Play previous/next podcast	“Next”, “Skip”, "Next podcast" "Previous", "Previous episode"
What’s playing (podcast)	“What’s playing?”, “What podcast is playing?”

Play Radio

To do this:	Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google”, then...
Listen to closest radio station by name	“Play Mega 97.9 FM”, “Play ESPN Radio”, “Play Mega 97.9 FM on TuneIn”
Listen to radio station by call-sign	Play KQED
Listen to radio station by frequency	“Play 98.5”, “Play 98.5 on TuneIn”
Listen to radio station by frequency in another location	"Play 98.7 New York"
Play radio on TV or speaker with Chromecast built in	“Play CNN RADIO on my <device name>”
Play a nearby NPR station	"Play NPR"
Pause	"Pause" or "Pause the radio"
Resume	"Resume" or "Continue playing"
Stop	"Stop " or "Stop the news"
What radio station is playing	“What's playing?”
Control volume	"Set volume to 5", "Set volume to 40%"

Listen to News

To do this:	Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google”, then...
Listen to the latest news	“Catch me up”,  “Listen to the news”, "Tell me the news"
Listen to news from specific provider	“Listen to NPR News”, "Play BBC Minute"
Listen to the latest news about a specific news category	“What’s the latest in sports/business/technology?”
Pause	"Pause" or "pause the news"
Resume	"Resume" or "Continue playing"
Stop	"Stop " or "Stop the news"
Play next news story	“Next”, “Skip”
What’s playing (news)	“What’s playing?” “What news is playing?”

Supported news categories 

General News	Business
Technology	Science
Sports	Health
World	Art + Lifestyle
Politics	Entertainment

Play media on other Google Cast Devices

To do this...	Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google”, then...
Pause	"Pause", "Pause the music"
Resume	"Resume", "Continue playing"
Stop	"Stop ", "Stop the music"
What’s playing	“What’s playing?”, “What song is playing?”, “What artist is playing?”
Control volume	"Set volume to 5", "Set volume to 40%"

Play on Android Audio

To do this:	Say "Ok Google" or “Hey Google”, then...
Stop playing Android Audio on Google Home	"Stop"
Control volume	"Turn it up/down", "Max volume"

How to operate Wemo Light Switch with Google Home

Update on January 24, 2017:
Google Home now has native support for Wemo Devices. For complete steps, click here:

NEW: How to operate Wemo Light Switch with Google Home - Native Support

IFTTT Way of integration (outdated):

Google Home at present does not support Wemo products. I figured out a way to get Wemo products work with Google Home. You would need to integrate it with IFTTT. It works like a charm!

Step 1:
Go to your IFTTT account and register Google Assistant as a channel. Use same account to register as you have logged in to Google Home.

Step 2:

Once Google Assistant is connected, you can go "Create New Applet" in IFTTT application or webpage.

Step 3:

Click "+ this" and choose "Google Assistant". Choose "Say a simple phrase" from the options. We will keep it simple for now. Once you get a hold of this you can explore other options here.

Step 4:

Fill in text you would say to control Wemo lights or switch. I used a Wemo Insight Switch to control my Christmas lights.

Step 5: 

Once you click on "Create Trigger" on the above screen, you would see following screen to select the effect of your action. Click on "That".

Step 6:

Search for "wemo" and click on the Wemo you want to control. I selected Wemo Insight Switch to control my Christmas lights.

PS: I am assuming you have registered your Wemo already with IFTTT. If not, register it the same way we did register "Google Assistant".

Step 7:

Choose an action you want Wemo to do for you on your command. I selected "Turn on" for this demo.

Step 8:

Select the Wemo you want to control from the list of drop down and click "Create action".

Step 9:

Finally click finish on next screen. 

All set !!

PS: It took few minutes for me to get the new applet sync with Google Home before it started working for me.