Google speakers and displays have a Night mode that lowers their volume and dims their display lights during set "downtimes," so you can still use your voice assistant without disturbing the peace or waking kids who are sleeping. In the Google Home app, tap Home > All devices and long-press your device's tile. Tap Settings > Notifications & digital wellbeing > Night mode and turn Enable night mode on. From here, you can choose when downtime begins and ends and select which days of the week to apply Night mode.
Use Guest Mode to keep your profile private from visitors’ queries
Your smart speaker comes in handy for hands-free calling, and you can set up household contacts so anyone—including kids, babysitters, and guests—can reach important numbers even if they haven't set up voice match. All they have to do is say "Hey Google, call [name or nickname]" to make a call. You can add emergency contacts for when you're away or simply make it easier for those at home to place calls to numbers they don't have memorized. In the Google Home app, tap your profile icon, then go to Home settings > Communication > Household contacts. You can tap Add Person if the contact isn't already listed.
Use your speaker as a memory vault to keep track of items you often misplace
If you often find yourself wondering where you put that random item you were sure you'd remember but cannot find, you can offload this mental burden to Google Home. Your speaker can maintain a voice notepad and repeat information back to you later. This is especially useful for keeping track of items you use seasonally (like holiday decor), remembering where you keep important documents or various tools for home maintenance projects, or simply monitoring keys and wallets. Use a command like "Hey Google, remember that..." to add items to your list.
Add starter. Choose When a device does something, select your smart TV or speaker, then choose the state you want to use as the trigger (such as when the TV turns on or the device is muted or unmuted). Tap Add action > Adjust Home Devices, select your lights and/or shades, and set them to the preferred brightness or closure. Label the routine and tap Save, then make sure the routine is toggled on.
Set up visual alerts for when your laundry or dishwasher finish running
Add > Household > Add starter > When a device does something. Select your smart appliance first, then select Stops or Finished. Then tap Add action > Visual Cue or Audio Announcement. You can also add conditions if you only want the automation to run during certain hours (so your speaker doesn't wake people up at night, for example).
Set an alarm, toggle on Sunrise Alarm, and customize the lights, timeline, and sounds for your wake-up routine.
Ask Gemini to build if/then automations using natural language
Automations > Help me create, and speak or type the command. Tap Create, and follow the prompts to adjust or save the automation.
Use privacy settings and commands to prevent your recordings from being stored
Connected devices in a smart home inherently introduce privacy risks, but you can, at the very least, keep Google from storing voice recordings gathered via your speaker or display. From your Google Account, go to Data & Privacy > Web & App Activity and uncheck the box next to "Include voice and audio activity." While you're at it, Google recently updated its privacy settings for Search, so you should go in and customize what it has access to under Search Services History and Personalized Recommendations. You can also ask your voice assistant to delete the last thing you said or activity over a specific time period with commands like "Hey Google, that wasn't for you."
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