Google Home Wish List

[anstro76]

All the above plus the ability to change the alarm tone. The current one sounds like a lullaby. I need obnoxious noise to wake up.

 

[shadoweave]

Allow me to control groups of lights without having to say light at the end of the group name.

For example I have a lamp with 2 Philips Hue bulbs in it... I created a group with these 2 bulbs called "Lamp". To control this group from Home I have to say, "Ok Google, turn on lamp light." Whereas I would rather be able to just say, "Ok Google, turn on lamp."

I know this sounds trivial... but when my family is used to saying, "Alexa, turn on the lamp"... and now with the Google Home they think it doesn't work or we have to repeat ourselves a lot because we didn't say" light" at the end... Gets very annoying.

I have hue also. I say
hey google turn the luging room lights on
Hey google dim the bedroom lights.

They are grouped. I also have the Hue Go. I put in the group called hue go. This allows me to control it the same.

 

[Dankees]

"Hey Google, I have to pee..."

 

[shadoweave]

"Hey Google, I have to pee..."

Your toilet is 12 feet down there to the left. This route may include tolls

 

[Dankees]

We definitely need it to recognize multiple accounts as well as multiple calendars.

 

[tflash]

Actually there are quite a few apps that u can control ur phone over wifi lol. I can sit at my pc text and call.

I guess you're right, I have used Google Hangouts to make calls from my WiFi tablet, but that is Voip using a Google voice number, not my cell phone number. You can use WiFi calling using your cell number if your carrier supports the feature. It seems to me that the support for the Google home would have to come from both the carrier's app and Google home's OS. That collaboration is unlikely, and the experience would be less than stellar. I do have hope that Google would integrate Hangouts into the home device to use my Google voice number.

 

[Dankees]

It would be so great if we could have multiple accounts working so my wife can also use it.

 

[shadoweave]

Thoughts on multiple accounts. How will Google Home know who is who. Will you have to announce yourself. That would be awkward. I think this is more challenging than we may realize, to implement this so it's now awkward or cumbersome will be extremely challenging

 

[Dankees]

Thoughts on multiple accounts. How will Google Home know who is who. Will you have to announce yourself. That would be awkward. I think this is more challenging than we may realize, to implement this so it's now awkward or cumbersome will be extremely challenging

Most couples are male and female, so, it could start with recognizing voices for males and females.

Or, one person could designate "OK, Google" and the other won could use "Hey, Google" etc... - This seems like the easiest way (so far).

 

[shadoweave]

Most couples are male and female, so, it could start with recognizing voices for males and females.

Or, one person could designate "OK, Google" and the other won could use "Hey, Google" etc... - This seems like the easiest way (so far).

Those are good ideas however what if there's two women in the house. Older daughter. I'm just pointing out that this is kind of complicated

 

[Richard Servello]

My biggest wish is to say play (any movie or show). Have it search all your paid for services and apps and start playing. If it's not available, ask if you want to rent or buy it. Right now, unless you specify Netflix it pulls YouTube. So if I ask it to play something I own, it plays some YouTube bootleg copy.

 

[anstro76]

For it to stop answering the woman in the Google Home commercial lol

 

[Richard Servello]

For it to stop answering the woman in the Google Home commercial lol

Ha. It wakes up when anything sounds like the wakeup word.

 

[Stevenmc8602]

For it to stop answering the woman in the Google Home commercial lol

I'm so tired of it answering what sound does a whale make lol

 

[y2whisper]

Sonos integration is currently at the top.

Uber eats integration would be another cool one.

 

[shadoweave]

The ability to request an action and phrasing it many ways.
"Make the lights in the hall red"
"Change the lights to red in the hall"
"Set the hall lights to red."
"I'd like the hall lights to be red please"

Right now these are defined strings. Google needs a match. It would be great if she actually understood the context.

Having to remember the specific way to request a function is not ai, it's scripted and limiting.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

The ability to request an action and phrasing it many ways.
"Make the lights in the hall red"
"Change the lights to red in the hall"
"Set the hall lights to red."
"I'd like the hall lights to be red please"

Right now these are defined strings. Google needs a match. It would be great if she actually understood the context.

Having to remember the specific way to request a function is not ai, it's scripted and limiting.

Yeah I thought Google was supposed to be better about this but it seems like it's about the same as my Echo right now. I think they'll improve eventually though.

 

[marcb11]

I wish I could have an open conversation instead of having to say the hey google command. For example I want to walk into my room, tell it to turn the lights on, and start playing music and set an alarm. As of now I need to say hey google three times.

It should have a short period where it listens for a next request prior to taking action or know the AND word as a second set of commands.

 

[Stevenmc8602]

I wish I could have an open conversation instead of having to say the hey google command. For example I want to walk into my room, tell it to turn the lights on, and start playing music and set an alarm. As of now I need to say hey google three times.

It should have a short period where it listens for a next request prior to taking action or know the AND word as a second set of commands.

Yeah that's kind of annoying... I think they should make it an option to keep it listening after you say hey Google until u say thank you or that's it... Or after it does your request it ask is there anything else I can help you with

 

[SlappyMcgee]

I wish I could have an open conversation instead of having to say the hey google command. For example I want to walk into my room, tell it to turn the lights on, and start playing music and set an alarm. As of now I need to say hey google three times.

It should have a short period where it listens for a next request prior to taking action or know the AND word as a second set of commands.

I have submitted this same request to Google. I want to be able to ask Google what temperature is currently set to. Then after she responds, I would like to be able to just say. Set the Temprature to XX. Instead of having to say Hey Google again