Use voice commands to set and manage timers on your Google smart speaker or display. Set a general timer to alert you when a specified time has passed, or a sleep timer to stop playing media at the desired time.
To schedule your lights and other smart devices to turn off at a specific time, create an automation .
If you use Gemini for Home voice assistant
The timer alert sound will play only on the speaker or display that you used to set it up.
You can set, manage, and delete timers on any smart speaker set up in the same home and Wi-Fi network in the Google Home app.
Tip:On Google smart displays, some timers might display an animation and sound that matches the timer name. Try naming a timer for food, homework, or naps.
| To do this: | Say “Ok Google" or “Hey Google," then: |
|---|---|
| Set a timer with or without a name |
"Set a timer for one minute""Set a 10-minute timer for pizza" |
| Find out time remaining on a timer with or without a name |
"How much time is left?""How much time is left on my pizza?" |
| Cancel a timer |
"Cancel timer""Cancel pizza timer" |
| Stop a ringing timer |
"Stop" To stop a timer, you don't need to say "Hey Google." Just say "Stop." (English language only) |
| Pause timer |
"Pause timer" |
| Resume timer |
"Resume timer""Restart timer" |
| Start timer at a specified time | “Start [timer name] at [time]” “Hey Google, turn off the lights in 10 minutes.” “Hey Google, set an alarm for 10 minutes before sunrise.” |
- You can set a sleep timer to turn off media that's playing on your speaker or display.
- You can set one sleep timer per device.
- You can only set, manage, and delete sleep timers on the speaker or display the timer was set up on.
- Sleep timers might not work with some forms of media, such as podcasts.
This feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do not disturb if you enable Digital Wellbeing .
| To do this: | Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
|---|---|
| Set a sleep timer. | "Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes" "Set a sleep timer at 9:30" |
| Set sleep timer by duration. | "Play music, artist, genre or playlist for [duration]" "Stop music, artist, genre or playlist in [duration]" "Stop playing in [duration]" |
| Set sleep timer by time. | "Play music, artist, genre or playlist until [time]" "Stop music, artist, genre or playlist at [time]" "Stop playing at [time]" |
| Update a sleep timer. When you create a new sleep timer, it replaces the existing sleep timer. |
Use any of the above voice commands |
| Cancel music timer. This command only cancels the music timer. Your music still continues to play. |
"Cancel the sleep timer" |
| Ask about remaining time on timer. | "How much time is left on the sleep timer?" |
| Start sleep timer at a certain time and set duration. | “Hey Google, play white noise for two hours.” |
If you use Google Assistant
The timer alert sound will play only on the speaker or display that you used to set it up.
You can set, manage, and delete timers on any smart speaker set up in the same home and Wi-Fi network in the Google Home app.
Tip:On Google smart displays, some timers might display an animation and sound that matches the timer name. Try naming a timer for food, homework, or naps.
| To do this: | Say “Ok Google" or “Hey Google," then: |
|---|---|
| Set a timer with or without a name |
"Set a timer for one minute""Set a 10-minute timer for pizza" |
| Find out time remaining on a timer with or without a name |
"How much time is left?""How much time is left on my pizza?" |
| Cancel a timer |
"Cancel timer""Cancel pizza timer" |
| Stop a ringing timer |
"Stop" To stop a timer, you don't need to say "Hey Google." Just say "Stop." (English language only) |
| Pause timer |
"Pause timer" |
| Resume timer |
"Resume timer""Restart timer" |
- You can set a sleep timer to turn off media that's playing on your speaker or display.
- You can set one sleep timer per device.
- You can only set, manage, and delete sleep timers on the speaker or display the timer was set up on.
- Sleep timers might not work with some forms of media, such as podcasts.
This feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do not disturb if you enable Digital Wellbeing .
| To do this: | Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
|---|---|
| Set a sleep timer. | "Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes" "Set a sleep timer at 9:30" |
| Set sleep timer by duration. | "Play music, artist, genre or playlist for [duration]" "Stop music, artist, genre or playlist in [duration]" "Stop playing in [duration]" |
| Set sleep timer by time. | "Play music, artist, genre or playlist until [time]" "Stop music, artist, genre or playlist at [time]" "Stop playing at [time]" |
| Update a sleep timer. When you create a new sleep timer, it replaces the existing sleep timer. |
Use any of the above voice commands |
| Cancel music timer. This command only cancels the music timer. Your music still continues to play. |
"Cancel the sleep timer" |
| Ask about remaining time on timer. | "How much time is left on the sleep timer?" |
Stop a ringing timer by touch
- Google Nest Audio:Tap the center.
- Google Home Max:Tap the line on the top or right side.
- Google Home Mini:Press and hold either side.
- Google Nest Mini:Tap the center.
- Google Home:Tap the top.
- Google Nest displays:Tap the circle on the screen.
- Google Nest Wifi point:Tap the center.
Control timer volume
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app .
- Tap Home
All devices
, then touch and hold your device's tile.
- Tap Settings
Audio Alarms & Timers.
- Adjust the volume.
Use the Quick settings menu to change the volume of alarms and timers on your smart display.
- On your Nest display, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Volume
.
- Set the alarm and timer volume to the desired level.
Tip:If the alarm and timer volume control doesn't open automatically, tap Expand.
