What Is Google Home?
Google Home was originally designed to compete with theAmazon Echo.
What Can Google Home Do?
Without being connected to the internet, Google Home can’t do a whole lot.
When you do connect Google Home to the internet, you unlock the functionality of Google Assistant.
This natural language interface allows you to ask questions like, “What is the weather today?”
or make requests like, “Play my morning playlist on Spotify.”
Google Home will respond appropriately.
Can Google Home Eavesdrop on Your Conversations?
(By the way, you canturn off OK Google.)
(Google says users have to opt in to have Google Assistant interactions recorded to their account.)
In the next section, we’ll address more ways to safeguard your privacy.
Guest Mode and Privacy Issues
By default,Google doesn’t save users' audio recordings.
Play (song name) on YouTube Music," or “OK, Google.
Play (radio station name) on Pandora.”
Google Home also supports a variety oftrivia and game activities.
Ask Google Home for information about the weather, local sports teams, news, traffic, and more.
Make an appointment at home, and your plans change later?
Ask Google Assistant on your phone to make the change, just as you would with your Google Home.
Check out ourguide to what works with Google Homefor more information.
