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When y'all're tired and ready for bed, the last thing you want to do is elevate yourself through the usual night routine of turning off the lights, muting your phone, and setting an warning. Use the "Bedtime" routine in the Google Home app to automate it!

"Routines" are a feature built into the Google Banana and Nest smart speakers and displays. They enable you lot to create a cord of actions to exist executed with a single control. They can be extremely powerful if you take some time to gear up them up. The "Bedtime" and "Good Morning" routines are especially useful.

Open up the Google Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device and then tap the "Routines" push in the superlative section.

google home app routines

The list of routines includes a few that Google already made. Select "Bedtime."

tap bedtime

At that place are a few different sections on this page that determine what the routine will do. At the top, tap the text under "When."

commands to begin the bedtime routine

This is where you can choose commands to initiate the "Bedtime" routine. In that location are a few commands already listed, and you can tap "Add" to enter more than.

add a custom command

Tap "OK" when yous're washed entering commands.

save custom commands

The side by side section determines what Google Assistant volition do and in what lodge information technology volition happen. In that location are a number of deportment you tin toggle on, and tap the "Gear" icon to tweak what they practice.

select actions and tap gear to set them up

To add your ain custom action, tap "Add Activeness."

add an assistant action

You can enter any phrase that you would say to Google Banana. For example, you lot could type "turn off Living Room Telly" to automatically plough off your Tv set at nighttime. Tap "OK" when finished.

enter a custom command and tap ok

Next, we tin adjust the order in which these deportment will occur. Tap "Change Order."

change order of assistant commands

Tap and hold the handle (four stacked lines) next to an activity, and drag it upwardly or down to arrange the order. Select "Done" when finished.

change commands order and tap done

Lastly, you can cull to accept some sort of media play after the Banana commands. Select ane of the options, and tap the "Gear" icon to prepare it up. Each one has a slightly different action:

  • Music:Enter a playlist, artist, song, or genre, and the elapsing for the music to play. The music volition begin playing on your default music service.
  • Sleep Sounds:Select from a list of sleep sounds that volition automatically stop after a while.
  • Nothing: No audio volition play after the Assistant commands.

bedtime routine audio options

Tap the "Save" button at the top of the screen to save the routine.

save bedtime routine

Now, all you have to do is say "Hey Google, bedtime" (or any of the other commands you lot entered), and the routine will run.

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