Commands:
- “<subject>”
- “Search for <subject>”
- “What is <subject>”
- “Who invented <subject>”
- “What is the meaning of <subject>”
- “Who is <celebrity> married to”
- “Capacity of <a renowned place>”
- “Show me the stocks for <stock symbol>”
- “Author of <book title>”
- “How old is <subject>”
Examples:
“Search for Google doodles”
“Cause of Princess Diana’s death”
“Meaning of paramedic”
“Synonyms of visages”
“Show stocks for G O O G”
“What is the net worth of Bill Gates”
“How old is Michael Douglas”
“Population of Brussels”
“Who is the CEO of Apple”
“How tall is Kobe Bryant”
Time & Date
Commands
- “What time is it in <location>”
- “When is the <special> day in <year>”
- “When is the sunset in <location>”
- “What is the time zone of <location>”
- “Time at home”
Examples:
“When is the father’s day in 2014”
“Show me the time and date”
“When does sun set in Vancouver”
“What time is it in Sydney”
Weather
Commands:
- “Weather”
- “Show me the weather”
- “Is it going to rain tomorrow”
- “Do I need an umbrella”
- “What’s the weather in <location>”
- “How’s the weather on <day> going to be”
Examples:
“Is it raining in Chicago”
“Will it rain today”
“What’s the weather in Colombo”
“Is it raining outside”
“Is there any rain expected for Friday”
“Weather forecast for Wednesday”
Maps & Navigation
Commands:
- “Map of <location/place>”
- “Show me the nearby <amenity> on map”
- “Where is <place> situated”
- “<point of interest> in <location>”
- “Navigate to <location> on car”
- “I am hungry” (shows all nearby food points on map)
- “How far is <place> from <location>”
Examples:
“Where is the statue of liberty situated”
“Show all hotels near me”
“Bookstores in New York”
“Take me to the convention center on foot”
“Coffee bars in Madrid”
“How far is the motorway from my current location”
“When does the next train arrive”
Calculations & Conversions
Commands:
- “How much is <number> times <number>”
- “What is <number> percent of <number>”
- “Square root of <number>”
- “<number> <operator><number><operator>…..<number> equals”
- “What is the numerical value of Pi”
- “Convert <value> into <required unit of conversion>”
- “Temperature of the sun”
Examples:
“How much is 57 point 78 minus 22”
“65 plus 135 into 20 minus 18 equals”
“Convert 36 degrees Celsius into Fahrenheit”
“How many gallons in 1 kiloliter”
“Convert 100 hours into minutes”
“What is the 75 percent of 1 point 5 million”
Sports
Commands:
- “<sports> points table”
- “Who won the last match between <team name> and <team name>”
- “<team name> scorecard”
- “schedule of <team name> games”
- “<name of the sportsperson>”
Examples:
“Great Britain Olympics 2012” (shows Olympics activities for GB only)
“Did the bulls win last night”
“Scorecard of last Blue Jays match”
“Olympics medal table”
“Roger Federer”
Web Navigation
Commands:
- “Go to <URL>”
- “Open <URL>”
- “Show me <URL>”
- “Browse to <website>”
Examples:
“Open addictive tips dot com”
“Show me C N N dot com”
“Go to my files dot co dot uk”
“Take me to facebook dot com”
Entertainment
Commands:
- “Listen to <track>”
- “Play <song>”
- “YouTube <video title>”
- “When was the first episode of <show>”
- “<actor> movies”
- “Who acted in <movie name>”
- “Who is the producer of <movie>”
- “When was <movie> released”
- “Runtime of <movie name>”
Examples:
“Play Eminem”
“YouTube wide awake Katty Perry”
“What’s the cast of The Avengers”
“Movies of Leonardo Di Caprio”
“Who produced Avatars”
“When was the first episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
“The Shawshank Redemption runtime”
Notes & Reminders
Commands:
- “Remind me to <task> at <time>”
- “Wake me up in <time>”
- “<action> at <time>”
- “Self note to <message>”
- “Set alarm for <time>”
Examples:
“Water the plants in one hour”
“Set an alarm for 2 hours from now”
“Remind me to call Bill in 45 minutes”
“Pick up kids from school at 3 P M”
“Note to self <message>”
Note: Reminders based on days are not yet supported, so you’ll have to make do with time-based reminders for the current day only. Also, ‘Notes to self’ commands can be used to email the audio message-oriented notes to your own ID
Contact & Communication
Commands:
- “Call <contact>”
- “Send <message> to <contact> via text”
- “<contact name>” (shows the contact card)
- “Call <contact/place> in <location>”
- “Send a text to <contact> <message>”
- “Email to <contact>, B C C <contact(s)>, Subject <subject>, message <message>”
Examples:
“Send email to Aatif Khan, Subject, post fix, Message, I have completed fixing my own posts”
“Call KFC in Brooklyn, New York”
“Send SMS to dad mobile please call me A S A P”
“Call help center”
“Send I cannot come right now to Carl via text”
Note: Google Now voice commands can be used to place calls in offline mode, too.
Precise Image Search
Commands:
- “Images/photos/pictures of <subject>”
- “Photos of <location> at sunset”
- “Images of <subject> <verb> <subject>”
- “Show me the photos of <subject> at <location>”
- “Logo of <subject>”
Examples:
“Photos of a sleeping cat”
“Images of the Earth from moon”
“Pictures of Eiffel Tower at sunset”
“Emblem of Bahrain”
Flight Schedules & Statuses
Commands:
- “Flight Status of <airlines>”
- “Has <flight number> landed/departed”
- “When will <flight number> land”
Examples:
“Status of B A 215”
“When Is Emirates 230 going to depart”
“Air Canada 760”
Miscellaneous
Command:
- “Do a barrel roll” (Easter egg: performs a 360 degree rotation of the current result page)
- “Tilt” (Tilts current result screen slightly)
Note: There are several additional commands for controlling system/device features that are recognized by Google Now, but are currently non-functional. These include option to toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode, sound profiles and, most importantly, the option to launch apps.
Examples:
“Turn On Wi-Fi/Bluetooth”
“Turn Off Airplane mode”
List Of Google Now Commands
