The Killer Use for My Google Home Mini
I found the killer use for my Google Home Mini: listening to podcasts and audiobooks while in bed.
The device provides the perfect combination of content and user experience. Audiobooks and podcasts are good bedtime content and I can operate the Home Mini completely hands-free. Using a phone wouldn't be as convenient for me, as the closest thing I have to a bed stand to set my phone to is not within arm’s reach.
The commands to operate audiobooks and podcasts are few and very simple, which contributes to a smooth experience.
See the full list of Google Home podcast commands.
The device provides the perfect combination of content and user experience. Audiobooks and podcasts are good bedtime content and I can operate the Home Mini completely hands-free. Using a phone wouldn't be as convenient for me, as the closest thing I have to a bed stand to set my phone to is not within arm’s reach.
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The commands to operate audiobooks and podcasts are few and very simple, which contributes to a smooth experience.
How to listen to audiobooks
I began getting audiobooks only recently. I buy them at Google Play Books and the Home Mini accesses the books from there. Although there are several commands to control audiobook playback, I use only a couple to start listening to an audiobook from where I left off and end a reading session:- “OK Google, read Book Title”
- “OK Google, read my book” for the most recent one
- “OK Google, stop”
How to listen to podcasts
The selection of podcasts is currently limited to the Google Home sources such as Tunein but there are all the ones I follow in English. Here are the commands I use for listening to the latest episode, resuming an episode from where I left off, or ending a session:- “OK Google, listen to the latest episode of Podcast Name”
- “OK Google, continue listening to Podcast Name”
- “OK Google, stop”
See the full list of Google Home podcast commands.