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To access the Librivox library on Google Home, say, "OK, Google, talk to Book Reader," then say the name of the book you'd like to hear read to you. Or to do it all in one fell swoop, say, "Hey, Google, ask Book Reader to play Bram Stoker's Dracula," substituting the title you want to hear if it's something other than Dracula. After the installation is done, access the app and give it full permissions.
This is particularly useful if you’re only looking for your recorded voice inquiries. In my case, I asked my Google Home about the weather a few times in the morning . To get started, log in to your Google account via a web browser.
News briefings
From there, you can delete by the day, set a data range, or select “all time” and delete all inquires you’ve made on your Google account since the beginning. You can explore and buy available audiobooks to listen to on your speaker or display. It would be nice to have the option of playing specific episodes by number, but that doesn’t seem to be supported yet. Even though most podcasts offer show numbers, Home doesn’t yet understand this. I tested with multiple shows, and each time it just played the latest episode of the podcast in question. Similar to radio stations, you can get the latest news in short sound bites from some of Google Home's third-party services, such as AudioBurst, NBC News, NPR One and The Wall Street Journal.
He covered technology for a decade and wrote over 4,000 articles and hundreds of product reviews in that time. He’s been published in print magazines and quoted as a smartphone expert in the New York Times. Cameron Summerson is ex-Editor-in-Chief ofReview Geekand served as an Editorial Advisor for How-To Geek and LifeSavvy.
Big tech and big data
Factory reset the device Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the center of the Nest Audio. Factory reset the device Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the center of the Nest Mini. Clicking on “Details” on the left, under each query allows you to see which of your devices received the query , as well as the coordinate location. The activity page that loads is a revealing and complete overview of all queries you’ve made to Google search, Assistant on your phone, and Home.
Around 18 billion connected devices form the IoT network. Like unsecured CCTV cameras, IoT devices are easy to hack into if they use default passwords or passwords that havebeen leaked. Surveillance artist Dries Depoorter's recent projectThe Followeraptly showcases the vulnerabilities of open cameras. By coupling open camera footage with AI and Instagram photos, Depoorter was able to match people's photos with the footage of where and when they were taken. Many of these cameras are open-access, which means they don't have password protection and can often be easily accessed online.
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Install the Spotify app from the Play Store like a regular App. To hear your news briefings, say, "OK Google, play the news." Then, tap "Add shows" to find and select NPR's news briefings.
Here are all the music, podcast and radio services that work with Google Home. SiriusXM, one of the first internet radio services, was once the radio of the future. Now, it's one of the most common ways to listen to music.
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There are thousands of apps that support Cast, such as NPR One, Pocket Casts, SoundCloud or Plex. Oddly enough, when Google Home first launched, you couldn't play audiobooks purchased on Google Play Books using a voice command. First, if you've never bought an audiobook there before, head toGoogle Play Books and search or browse for one. If it's your first time, there's a good chance Google will offer a coupon at the top of the screen. Youtube Music since the first quarter of 2019 released an update that allows Google Home to play music for free. If you want to activate this feature, you can go to account settings, tap services, select music and then set YouTube Music default.
In a particularly intrusive example, in 2012 oneUS retailersent a teenage girl a catalogue dotted with pictures of smiling infants and nursery furniture. The girl's angered father went to confront managers at the local store, and learned that predictive analytics knew more about his daughter than he did. Whether or not it is illegal will depend on the specific circumstances and where you live. Either way, the issue here is that Depoorter was able to do this in the first place. In 2021, New South Wales policewere suspected ofhaving used CCTV footage paired with facial recognition to find people attending anti-lockdown protests.
Beyond hacking, businesses can also use data collected through IoT devices to further target customers with products and services. For now, podcasts on Google Home are restricted to Google Play Music. Just say something like, "OK Google, play Serial," and the most recent episode will begin to play. You can skip through episodes in reverse chronological order by saying, "OK Google, next." But you cannot listen to a specific episode number on command. If you love audiobooks but haven't heard ofLibrivox before, this tip will change your life.
The main goal of smart home technology is to ease your time at home, but beyond that is to help you out protect your family and home. When I asked to play a huge band like Metallica, it started to play Anthrax. And the Voice Assistant will play an awesome Metallica Playlist. You’ll link now your Spotify account to Google Assistant. Stop a ringing alarm or timer Press and hold either side of Home Mini. An implementation of this with a baby monitor would be really cool, but otherwise it's just creepy...
Also, you’ll have your Smartphone screen ON all the time, draining your battery. You can get with it for two or three songs, but in the long run, it’s not the best choice. Say, "OK Google, play the news from NPR" to receive our visual newscast.
To start listening to an audiobook on Google Home, you must first purchase a title. You'll have to do this atplay.google.comor within theGoogle Play Booksapp. Also, make sure you purchase it from the correct account. Enjoy music from popular music services by artist, song, genre, album, playlist, mood or activity. Pandora works on Google Home without a premium account, but you will still need to link your free account to enable the service. Then, like with Spotify, either clarify that you want to listen to music from Pandora in your command or set it as the default service.
YouTube is great for music don’t get me wrong, but in my case when I’m jamming my preferred songs, it’s very annoying to be taping Skip Ad or just hearing advertisement between songs. At the bottom of that page, tap "Change news playlist format" and set your format to "News briefings." Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cord. Turn mic on or off Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cord. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six years. He has reviewed smartphones for Pocketnow and Android Authority and loves building stuff on his YouTube channel, MOD.
When you activate Google Assistant, the podcast will pause and then resume when you’re finished interacting with your Google Assistant. Below are some ways to activate Google Assistant on your speaker or display when you choose and listen to podcasts and shows. You can listen to audiobooks from Google Play Books on your Google Nest or Home speaker or display. You can pause, stop, and resume with voice commands, as well.
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