Smart & Connected Life > Smart Home How to Set Up Google Home Routines Unlock your smart speaker's most powerful feature By Amanda Derrick Amanda Derrick Twitter Freelance Contributor University of Utah Florida Tech Amanda Derrick is a mechanical engineer, business strategist, and former Lifewire writer who has also written for USAF Civil Service, ATK, and Boeing. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on March 19, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Smart Home Google Your Best Year Ever: College Tech Tips Appliances & Lighting What to Know In the Google Assistant app, select your profile icon > Routines > New > Add Starter > choose routine prompt.Next, tap Add Action, choose the routine's action > Save.In the Routines section, customize ready-made Routines and add shortcuts to your home screen. This article explains how to create Google Home Routines to run several tasks with a single command. How to Create Custom Google Routines If the ready-made Routines aren't what you want, create custom Routines. Here's how: Open the Google Assistant app and select your profile icon. Scroll down to settings and select Routines. Select New. Select Add Starter. This will determine how your Routine begins. Choose how you want to prompt your Routine. Select Voice Command, Time, or Sunrise/Sunset. We'll use Voice Command in this example. Sunrise/sunset Routines automatically detect your location, allowing you to create morning and evening Routines. For example, have your living room lights come on automatically at sundown, or have your sprinklers turn on at dawn. Since we chose Voice Command, we'll type a phrase for our Routine, such as "Let's Get Ready." Tap Done. If you chose Time for your starter, you'd select a time for your Routine to begin. If you chose Sunrise/Sunset, you'd opt for Sunrise or Sunset. Tap Add action to choose what this Routine will do. Select a category, then select a specific action or actions. Depending on the action, there may be additional steps to complete, for example, if you're setting up music with your Routine. Tap Done when finished. Tap Save to save your new Routine. The Top 100+ Google Assistant and Google Home Commands What Is a Google Home Routine? A Google Home Routine is a set of actions that a Google Home device controls with a single command. Google Assistant has six built-in Routines waiting for you. These Routines are: Good morningBedtimeLeaving homeI'm homeCommuting to workCommuting home Each of these ready-made Routines can be customized. Within each Routine, you'll find a set of parameters that you can edit: When I say: Sets a trigger word or phrase for the Routine.This Routine will: Assigns the tasks to be completed with the verbal cue.Add action: Adds more actions to the Routine. Google Assistant also has a slew of Routine action ideas in its ready-made Routines. For example, in the Good Morning ready-made Routine, suggested actions include, "Tell me what happened today in history, "Tell me a poem," and "Tell me about my commute. Add a Routine shortcut icon to your Android device to access your favorite Routines quickly and easily. In the Routines section of the Google Home app, tap Add to Home Screen. 13 Best Google Home Games of 2023 Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit