Change Google Home Hotword - Is that possible?

If Google Home is used regularly, the activation command "Ok Google" can quickly become boring. Being able to change this preset hotword and customize it more would be a welcome change.

Google Home Hotword: reasons and change options

There are sensible reasons to change your Google Home Hotword. If you also use the Google voice assistant on your smartphone and now want Google Assistant to search for movie trailers there, for example, it may be that Google Home listens in and takes over this search query. However, Google Home cannot display videos, so you will have to type the search term into your smartphone after all.To date, Google only offers two options for the Google Home hotword. On the one hand, you can wake up the voice assistant with "Ok Google" and on the other hand with "Hey Google". Admittedly, these two commands do not promise much variety, but it is to be expected that Google will probably work on this small weakness soon.

Addressing Google Home assistant differently

Even though you cannot change the Google Home hotword, there is still a way to wake up the smart assistant in a different way. In doing so, you take advantage of the fact that Google Home doesn't just listen to perfect pronunciation. Es gibt einige Worte, die ähnlich genug klingen, sodass Sie sie als Hotword verwenden können. Versuchen Sie folgende Hotwords im gleichen Ton wie „Hey“ oder „OK Google“ zu sagen:

• OK Doodle
• OK Poodle
• OK Noodle
• OK Hugo
• OK Strudel
• Ego Waffel
• Cocaine Poodle

Leider sind die Ansprachen nicht immer zuverlässig. Probieren Sie deshalb aus, auf welche Hotwords und auf welche Aussprache Google Home bei Ihnen am besten funktioniert.