The best Google skills for Google health home

March 26, 2020

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What do Google Actions do?

Google Actions allow third-party providers to integrate their services into the Google health home smart health home speaker. Similar to Alexa Skills for Amazon Echo, they expand the range of applications of the digital assistant Google Assistant. They activate streaming services, smart health home devices, trigger actions and keep information ready. Third-party providers provide simplified access to their applications via voice commands via Google Actions. We present the most important actions on Google.

Popular voice assistant for the smart health home

How can I use Google Actions?

The Google Actions created by third-party developers do not have to be activated or installed on a Google website, they can be activated simply by request or voice command to the Google Assistant. It should be noted that, in contrast to Alexa skills, multiple formulations often lead to the desired effect; there is no need to follow an exact word or an exact phrase. For example, to activate Google Action for Netflix, you can simply say Google Assistant "Hey Google, show me Stranger Things on Netflix," to take the appropriate action.

The Google Actions are available on all devices that use the Google Assistant: smartphones such as Google Pixel 2 and the smart speakers Google health home, Google health home Max or Google health home Mini.

Education and information: Actions for a better general education

You are never too young or old to try out new things and learn new things. Just try the following actions and you will definitely be able to score points at the next small talk.

  • DocCheck: In the DocCheck community a million doctors, pharmacists and other medical experts are smart health connected. The community is also available to laypersons for information and educational purposes. For example, it can provide help with the following issues: "Ok Google, talk to DocCheck and look for insulin," or "Ok Google, ask DocCheck about the symptoms of a heart attack." However, consultation by DocCheck does not replace diagnosis and treatment by your own family doctor.

  • Conjugate German verbs correctly: Anyone who has set themselves the goal of learning the German language or improving their German skills will quickly notice that the trick is often in the details. The German verbs action helps conjugate and transfers, for example, a verb from the present tense to the simple past. The function starts with: "Ok Google, speak to German verbs."

  • Learn English or Spanish with busuu: With the English or Spanish course from busuu the next vacation can come. If this Google Action is started via "Ok Google, talk to busuu", it imparts practical language skills free of charge and shows u. a. the right salutation.

  • Unit conversion: Google health home converts both regional and global currencies on demand. This action is started, for example, with: "What is the price from (Euro) to (Yen)?"

  • Google search: Whether dictionary function or encyclopedic expertise – Google health home helps. Among other things, the question: "Ok Google, what is the definition of serenity?" or "Hey Google, how do you say thank you in Hindi?"

  • Timetable: When is sport really on again and on which day do I have to submit the math homework? If you can not remember your schedule, you have the option of using the Practical Google Action timetable save and then retrieve with voice commands if necessary.

  • Quote of the Day: The statements of important personalities and stars should provide new inspiration in everyday routine. Who that quote of the Day just need to say to the Google Assistant "Ok Google, get quote of the day" or "Hey Google, I want to speak with quote of the day."

Movies, photos & TV: Actions for more entertainment and less effort

According to a current survey, “television” is one of the absolute favorite things Germans do. On average, each of us watches films or series for 223 minutes, almost four hours a day. Practical that Google health home relieves us of the annoying switching by remote control and can also provide a lot of useful information.

  • Movie ticker: Google Assistant knows all the latest cinema hits and knows when they run. To get detailed information Movies & seasons To get it, it is enough to either ask specifically for a film title, actor or a certain genre.

  • Show photos on demand: This requires a Chromecast Stick or a TV with an integrated Chromecast. If the streaming solution from Google is available, this Google Action shows pictures from Google Photos. In addition, she plays series or films from Netflix. The search function is started simply by describing the desired picture or folder: "Ok Google, show me my pictures of (Christmas)."

In addition to the general entertainment actions, there are also some free offers from popular providers who have tailored their action to the needs of their target group.

  • Netflix: about Netflix film fans receive personal recommendations for films and series, some of which are only available there. If you don't have a Netflix account, you can Review all functions for a month free of charge and ask your networked TV for example: "Ok Google, play Sense8 from Netflix on TV."

  • TV feature film: "The Whole World of Television" brings this Google Action to the Google health home speakers: a 14-day preview of the TV program of 190 channels. The program can generally be queried, for example with "Ok Google, what's going on now?" or specifically related to broadcasters, such as "Hey Google, what's on ARD at 8:15 p.m.?"

  • Control YouTube videos with Google Actions: There is nothing that is not on YouTube: cat videos, make-up tutorials, crazy cooking ideas or sporty stunts. On Google's streaming platform, every ehealth fan will find entertaining clips to their liking. Our step-by-step instructions provide more tips on how to stream YouTube videos on TV via Google health home. With the request "Ok Google, play yoga videos" you can start your day off quite relaxed.

With Google Chromecast, Netflix can be voice controlled via Google health home Mini

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Local: Easily access regional information via actions

Unfortunately, local Google on Actions for certain cities or regions are currently hardly available. But at least regional help with the installation of smart health home devices or facts about Ingolstadt are already available. Google Search helps with all other questions.

  • About Ingolstadt: Anyone who lives here or has always wanted to find out interesting facts about the birthplace of the Illuminati founder Adam Weishaupt can do so Ingolstadt action activate and call up location-specific facts. For example about the command: "Ok Google, talk to Ingolstadt about information."

  • Conrad Friends installation help: Mila AG networks regional technology experts with newcomers. This is how experienced smart health home fans can go about Conrad Friends offer their services and earn something. How it works is explained in our article on Mila using the example of innogy.

Music and audio: Find the perfect soundtrack using Google Action

  • Music helper: Hobby musicians can use this practical Google Action to set up a metronome, count the beat at a specific tempo or have their instrument tuned. The only downside: Music helper currently does not support longer audio playback and the metronome stops automatically after two minutes.

  • Actions to activate and manage streaming services: Streaming providers like Google Play Music, Pandora, Spotify and Deezer can be integrated. With Spotify it is possible to use the free account, then Google Assistant plays a playlist with the topic of George Michael with the command "Hey Google, play George Michael". More general, the prompts are "Ok Google, play some music / reggae / rock," but the question of certain songs is also accepted – however, a Spotify Premium account is required for this. The radio station streaming service can also be used without a paid account TuneIn. With "Ok Google, play (radio station)," Google health home then plays the desired station, provided TuneIn knows it.

  • ROCK ANTENNA Rock Quiz: The TuneIn integration enables the live stream from Antenne Bayern with Google health home speakers. In addition, the rock knowledge of the listeners is checked with the Google Action from Antenne Bayern – via the Rock Quiz app.

  • Rainforest sound: The provider of this "Google Skills" wants to bring relaxation into our everyday life through natural rainforest noises. To the two-minute soundtrack of the Rainforest sound Just start the action and say: "Ok Google, talk to rainforest sound."

  • Beach sound: It works similarly Beach sound Feature that was also developed by VoiceCities and takes us acoustically to a tropical island paradise for at least two minutes with the command "Ok Google, speak with beach sound".

News & magazines: Be quickly informed about everything important

To use the news function, the desired sources must first be selected in the Google health home app. The Google Assistant then compiles the news overview from these. With the command "Ok Google, tell me the news," he then delivers it. The selection can also be included in the daily summary.

  • The world news: Regardless of whether it is about cultural news, political issues, sports events or hot rumors: Welt.com always knows best and puts his contributions above that World news action available to Google health home users. The function is started with the command "Ok Google, speak to Die Welt Nachrichten."

  • Radio SRF: With the news from SRF Google fans always know exactly what is important in the areas of sport, politics, business and foreign policy. So you can order Google health home yourself at any time in the middle of the night: "Ok Google, ask SRF News for the news."

  • Radio Charivari Rosenheim: This (unofficial) action offers the possibility to listen to current news and regional news in Bavarian. Depending on whether you want to hear general news or only regional, you can either say to Google health home: "Ok Google, ask Radio Charivari Rosenheim for the news in Bavarian" or "Ok Google, ask Radio Charivari Rosenheim for the news from the region. "

  • Swiss public transport: Never miss the train again, with this action this is no longer a dream, but rather easy to do. The right public transport status in the SBB network for trains, buses and trams can be easily found out using suitable voice commands. This works either with the command "Ok Google, speak to Swiss public transport" or by asking a specific question directly: "Ok Google, which trains run from Zurich main station?"

With Google Actions you can always get the news that is important

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Productivity: Work more efficiently with Google Actions

There are at least as many distractions as there are tasks every day and we often lose sight of the small things. It's good that Google health home reminds us of everything important in good time.

  • My day: Here the daily summary is created individually. Check the weather, the way to work, the next meeting and reminders. This requires default settings for the location, address of the workplace and a connection to the Google Calendar app. On "Hey Google, what is my day like?" Google health home then responds with the requested information.

  • Alarm clock, reminders and calculator: We give further tips for operating the wake-up function, creating appointments or solving arithmetic tasks in the overview article "Ok Google": These are the most important Google health home voice commands.

Travel & Traffic: Navigate on the go with a Google Pixel smartphone

To plan a trip, Google Assistant can go to Google Maps Access function. It is sufficient to instruct him with one of the following (example) commands or to change them according to your own ideas:

  • "Ok Google, navigate to work."

  • "Ok Google, show me the way to the post office."

  • "Ok Google, how do I get to IKEA?"

  • "Ok Google, directions to Hauptstraße 192."

No matter where we are – Google always guides us health home

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Shopping: Useful actions for shopping

Not everyone is a shopaholic and likes to spend their time in crowded city centers or at the cash register. It gets even worse if we cannot then choose a specific product. The following actions can help out of this dilemma.

  • Google health home grocery list: Here Google Assistant puts "Hey Google, add (desired) to my shopping list" the respective article on the virtual shopping list. This can be viewed in the app and synchronized with other users. Also about "Ok Google, what's on my shopping list?" the Smart health home Assistant reads out all entries. However, individual items cannot be deleted verbally, this is currently only possible via the Google health home app.

  • Zalando gift finder: With this Google Action, the online shopping platform Zalando also makes virtual shopping possible via Google health home. In order to find the right gift with the Google Assistant, the Zalando chatbot has to answer questions about the recipient and their interests. The information is processed and results in product recommendations from the Zalando range. It remains to be seen whether these can then be bought directly in the Zalando action.

  • OTTO: In addition to Zalando, the mail order company OTTO also took the initiative to develop a Google Action for daily changing offers and service questions. Possible questions are: "What is the Daily Deal today?", "What are the shipping costs?" or "What promotions are there currently at Otto?"

  • Walmart: Soon Google health home will also become an online shopping companion with Walmart, we are curious whether Google Actions will be added to the shopping function, which go beyond a mere reminder function.

Undecided can get advice from Google Assistant

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Smart health home control: These actions make everyday life easier

Useful and entertaining insider functions can be set up here with Google Assistant, so that it performs the desired action based on a code word or a specific wording. "Hey Google, off to bed", for example, means that all lamps smart health connected to Google health home are switched off. "Ok Google, I need chocolate" causes the assistant to add chocolate to the shopping list and "Hey Google, cheer me up" causes Google Assistant to display funny cat videos on YouTube. Of course, this only works via the integration of Google Chromecast and a television.

Google shortcuts can be named individually

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Smart health home "Skills" for Google health home:

  • digitalSTROM: The Smart health home System digitalSTROM controls, for example, blinds or smart thermostats as a simple flush-mounted retrofit solution. With the specially developed for Google health home digitalSTROM Action it can also be used with the Google Assistant.

  • Honeywell: It gets really cozy with the intelligent thermostats from Honewell. So we can also lower the heating from bed or raise the temperature of the bedroom while sitting in the bathtub. The Honeywell action overview page.

  • LaMetric Time: In addition to the standard wake-up function from Google health home, the award-winning one LaMetric Time Watch can be networked with the smart speaker and then react to voice commands. However, the prerequisite for this is that the app and LaMetric account be linked. This is the only way to set timers with voice commands, deactivate them or play radio stations via LaMetric Time, and start screen savers.

The LaMetric watch is also available with Netatmo, Philips Hue and many more. compatible

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  • Nuki: The electric door locks from Nuki are also gaining more and more followers in Germany. For example, they can be completed via Google health home. You can also use the Nuki action the current locking protocol can also be requested.

  • Philips Hue: As one of the most popular lamp manufacturers in the smart health home area, Philips Hue should not be missing in our Google Actions overview. How to connect the individual components of the system is shown in our instructions for controlling Philips Hue lamps with Google health home.

  • Smanos: Smanos is committed to automation, security and surveillance with a focus on small business customers (SOHO). About the Smanos action alarm systems can be switched on, for example.

  • Tado: Both heat and cold supply can be controlled with tado components. If you like you can tado Google Actions For example, operate the tado Cooling air conditioning system via voice commands or control the smart tado thermostats.

  • TP-Link: The TP-Link Kasa Smart health home products include smart sockets with which even classic devices (coffee machines etc.) can be integrated into the voice control. Once done, users can use the TP-Link action For example, ask, "Ok Google, is the light in Simon's office on?" or request a little power kick with the instruction: "Ok Google, switch on the coffee machine."

  • WisQo Smart health home: With WisQo smart lighting networked lamps throughout the house can be adapted to the current situation in just a few words. Dimming children's room lamps and turning up kitchen lamps at the same time is no longer a problem. If you like, you can even find out from the sofa whether the lamps in the basement or bedroom are on and switch them off conveniently with just one voice command.

Social networks & communication: Always smart health connected with loved ones

With Google Assistant you can also WhatsApp messages, SMS or Gmails send. It is also one Call function set up by default.

  • Viber: With the free messaging app Viber it is also possible to send messages by voice command.

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Fun & games: Funny actions for more fun in everyday life

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  • Bavarian Grantler: According to the action description from Google, "Bayerischer Grantler" heartily grants in Bavarian. In our Review, however, the function could very often not be started, even when we were using a real Bavaria as a Review candidate. If you still want to try it out, you can simply call: "Ok Google, ask Bavarian Grantler for a saying."

  • Emoji movies: Usually symbolize Emojis just feelings, but in this game they are certain films to guess. Each game round is started with the command: "Ok Google, emoji films." This action is available for Google Chromebook, smartwatches with Android 6.0 or higher, televisions with Android 6.0 or higher, smartphones with Android 6.0 or higher or smartphones with iOS 9.0 or higher.

  • The Golden Oracle: Chocolate or vanilla? Motorway or country road? We have to make hundreds of decisions every day. Anyone with a hard time can do that Golden oracle to ask for help. Among other things, it advises us on the question of whether we should go to work today or whether it is worth drinking more beer.

  • Geography quiz: This checks in 10 questions each Geography quiz our knowledge of different countries and regions.

  • Math quiz: If you can not get enough of arithmetic problems, you have the opportunity at Math quiz action Let Google ask tricky questions and Review his knowledge.

  • PAC-Man: PAC-Man was originally published as a ehealth game "Puck Man" in Japan, but is now available in countless variations – for example, as PAC-Man Doodle version for Google devices.

  • Squid Tony: In line with the fan app for Splatoon2, there is a separate Google Action with the name Squid Tony. Information about current arenas, Salmon Run, merchandise products or the last Spatfest can be called up. For example: "Ok Google, ask Squid Tony when I can play Salmon Run" or "Ok Google, ask Squid Tony about current arenas for the standard fight."

  • Many more ideas about entertainment provides our overview Google health home: The funniest Easter Eggs ever or the following ehealth that our editorial team recorded during the practical Review.

Sport: Informative actions around football topics

Anyone who wants to know when, where and why a goal was scored is well advised with Google Actions. We present the best two options here.

  • TorAlarm: Every football fan knows: "The round has to be square." And if we miss a goal, it helps us TorAlarm. Because there all game results and tables of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd league, Champions and Europa League and the DFB Cup are available on demand. Just say to your Google health home: "Ok Google, how did Bayern play?" or "Hey Google, how is it in the Bundesliga?"

  • Sport facts: As an alternative to TorAlarm Action, you can query Sports results also possible via the pre-installed basic functions of Google health home.

Weather Actions: Never stand in the rain again

So far there is only one recommended action in this category.

  • Weather Online: The Google Action Weather Online reads out the current local weather report, provides forecasts for the coming days and provides weather data for any location.

Economy and finance: Investing money wisely

Google health home is even familiar with financial matters: The smart loudspeaker always knows how the exchange rates are and where it is worth investing.

  • Share information: With this action, Google health home users will never again miss important changes in the share price and quickly find out, for example, the current answer to the question "How is the Nasdaq traded?"

  • comdirect: Unfortunately, the account balance cannot be queried with comdirect's Google Action – for data protection reasons. To do this, the Google Assistant uses comdirect Action to output price data on securities, major currencies, raw materials and indices in real time. Stock market news round off the range of information.

Create Google Actions yourself with API and SDK

As with Alexa skills, the development of Google Actions is open. Via an API or locally via SDK, Google enables users to expand their Google Assistant with their own actions. An overview and instructions can be found on the Google Assistant Developers page.

Conclusion: Google health home shines without a large number of actions

Google will certainly endeavor to constantly integrate new third parties through Google Actions. But even with the small number of Actions on Google, Google health home is of help to its users. Not surprisingly, with the Google Empire search engine behind it, Google Assistant can spend a lot of trivia – more successfully than Amazon Alexa, which uses Microsoft's Bing search engine. The topics here range from the weather to sports results to general knowledge questions. The smart assistant does not shy away from giving out information about its own existence. Translations, information about the nearest citizens' office or McDonald’s, cheap flights to destinations, games and jokes – all of this is in the artificial intelligence of Google health home. If you don't know how to get there with the Google Assistant, you can find help in the following reading tips.

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