Google Assistant Smart health home voice control: features & costs

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Google Assistant and Google health home belong together, but they are not the same thing

Google Assistant and Google health home are not the same thing, contrary to popular belief. However, both are closely interlinked and are intended to make life in the smart health home easier. Our two short definitions show what the differences are.

• Google Assistant: Google Assistant is a further developed variant of the software Google Nowwith which appointments can be managed early on. a. Get tasks done. The Google Assistant voice assistant software is available. a. on Google speakers (e.g. Google health home Mini), Google Assistant-compatible displays (e.g. Nest Hub) and Android smartphones. This means that there are no additional acquisition costs for Google Assistant.

• Google health home: In the Smart health home, Google health home and its variants Google health home Mini and Google health home Max should feel at health home. The Smart Speakers can be set up anywhere in the household and take your voice commands with the help of the Artificial Intelligence Google Assistant.

In addition, the Google Assistant app supports users in setting up and managing their smart health home. They can be used, for example, to add additional Google speakers or to integrate compatible smart health home devices from other manufacturers into your own network. It is also possible to create a speaker group, as well as using YouTube, Spotify and many other streaming services or personalizing usage settings (e.g. message formats). In addition, your own search history can be deleted in the Google Assistant app. Later more.

Activate Google Assistant on Google health home speakers or on your mobile phone

In the Google health home 'Smart Speakers' and displays there are speakers, microphones and a WLAN module with which the devices connect to the WLAN network of the smart health home. With Google speakers, every user is guided through an intuitive installation process including Google Assistant activation when they are switched on for the first time. However, it is mandatory to install the Google health home app on the smartphone, which must be registered in the same WiFi network. The device can then be activated with a simple "Ok, Google" – and controlled with voice commands.

Almost all Androd smartphones have the Google Assistant pre-installed; users of other mobile phones can use the Google Assistant app for iOS respectively. Android download for free.

Set the Google Assistant app and voice control on your smartphone

1. Open the Google app and click on the symbol with the three dots at the bottom right. Then select the 'Speech output' option under 'Settings'.

2. Tap 'Ok Google' and activate 'Access with Voice Match'.

3. Follow the instructions of the app to emboss the voice assistant on your own voice.

Google Assistant adapts to the individual pronunciation of its user

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Turn off Google Assistant voice recognitionEvery smart speaker and every smart display with Google Assistant voice control can also be switched off completely, so you don't have a listening device suitable for intelligence services in your living room. This is a great advantage over Amazon Echo, which has been the subject of bugging scandals for years. This is easily done using the MUTE button on the loudspeaker housing. In addition, the privacy settings can be adjusted in the Google Assistant app with just a few clicks, and the Google Assistant search history can be deleted. If you want to know more, we recommend our article on Google health home Data Protection – What does the voice assistant know about me?

Further instructions for using the Google Assistant app can be found here:Connect Google health home to smart health home devicesGoogle health home speaker change language Change name and activation word for Google health homeMute Google health home notifications

Popular voice assistant for the smart health home

What can Google Assistant do? Which functions can be operated by voice?

Google Assistant can do everything that Google itself can do and much more. For example, users have the opportunity to ask them knowledge questions that are answered verbally by the Google Assistant and supplemented with suitable pictures on a Google Smart Display (e.g. when searching for a recipe). Lists can also be created with the smart health home device. Using the Google Assistant, certain entries – such as spoken appointments – are also stored on your own smartphone. So users can create a shopping list in the living room via Google health home, take their smartphone with them and then access this list in the supermarket.

However, using the intelligent voice assistant will only become really convenient when it is smart health connected to compatible smart health home devices. For example, B. The following areas of application:

Appointment management and phone calls: Everyday chaos was yesterday. With Google Assistant, appointment notes are no longer lost and calls can be started easily by voice. The following instructions explain exactly how this works:Make Echo Show ehealth callsMake calls with Google health home

Lighting: Google Assistant supports a. the particularly popular, dimmable Hue lamps from Philips. They can be remotely controlled by voice, dimmed or integrated into extensive lighting scenarios (e.g. for the garden). More information can be found in the two guidesControl Philips Hue lamps with Google health home and control Philips Hue light scenes with Google Assistant.

Philips Hue Starter Set White & Color Ambiance E27 (4th generation) 

Most popular starter set in the Hue lamp world, including bridge and dimmer switch, HomeKit and Alexa compatible.

Heater: Remote control of heaters is also possible. If you want it to be colder or warmer – or maybe preheat the apartment a little in winter even though you are still on the move – you can also use the Google Assistant on your smartphone to do this.

Entertainment: If desired, Google Assistant can control various streaming services remotely, play films on a TV via Chromecast or play podcasts and music via Google health home or Bluetooth speakers and much more. Further information can be found in the following instructions:

Audiobooks and podcasts: Google health home: Have audiobooks and podcasts read aloud

Stream movies and series: Connect Google health home to Netflix and play seriesConnect Google health home to Chromecast guide Connect to TV via Google health home YouTube

Music control:Play Spotify with Google health homeControl web radio with Google Assistant voice commandsConnect Google health home and health home Mini with Bluetooth speakersConnect Google health home speakers to a multiroom system

Further compatible devices from the robot vacuum to the doorbell as well as an overview of matching services and apps are summarized in our overview of Google Assistant compatible devices.

Google health home is the classic among Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers

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Who is it worth using the Google Assistant for?

In terms of knowledge, Google Assistant is clearly ahead of Amazon Alexa in our experience and Google's version can also score in terms of language understanding. In addition, the selection of compatible devices for Google Assistant is growing steadily, although you should know that it is still far behind the selection of Alexa compatible devices.

We recommend Google Assistant to everyone who is arrested in the Google universe and uses Google Services, for example. Finally, the integration of Android with Google Assistant is excellent, which gives Google Assistant an advantage on the smartphone. In many newer smartphones, for example, Google can be activated at the touch of a button. With Alexa, on the other hand, the Amazon Alexa app must first be started. Google has a huge advantage here. Alexa always has to piggyback. Apple has Siri on iOS devices and Google has Google Assistant on Android devices. Amazon Alexa still needs to be installed by the user. This is similar to that of Microsoft and the Explorer Browser and Netscape. Explorer was already part of the operating system, people had to install Netscape afterwards.

Amazon has the FireOS operating system, but only tablets and almost no market share in the tablet market. You won't find an Alexa smartphone either.

Smart health home fans who really want to control all household appliances by voice are still recommended to Amazon Alexa. For them, there is currently not only a larger selection of gadgets (e.g. robotic lawnmowers), but suitable solutions for almost every area of ​​life (even for remote control of toilet flushing).

For more information on voice control with Google’s artificial intelligence, visit Google Assistant website.

Further advice on Google health home and Google Assistant

Devices with Google Assistant compatibilityGoogle Nest Hub Display in the Review Google Nest Hub Max: display with cameraGoogle health home Mini in the testGoogle health home in the ReviewGoogle health home Max in the Review overviewThese household appliances can be controlled with the Google Assistant health home

Voice control with Google AssistantActions on Google: The best Google skills for Google health homeOk Google: These are the most important Google health home voice commandsGoogle health home: The funniest Easter Eggs ever

More Google Assistant application guidesGoogle health home app: these are the most important functionsConnect Google health home speakers to a multiroom systemGoogle Assistant: Add additional language – how it worksGoogle Assistant processes – that's how routines workGoogle health home FAQ: Frequently asked questions about using Google health home

Google Assistant – privacy guideGoogle health home: Turn off the microphone and speaker

Configuration guideReset Google health home to factory settings

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