Set up & manage My Day

Set up & manage My Day

Start your day the right way with Google Home. Wake up and hear the information you need without going online or opening your calendar.

Step 1. Set up personalization

Step 2: Listen to My Day

To listen to My Day, say "Ok Google, tell me about My Day" whenever you’re ready to hear your daily brief.

What you can hear & add to My Day

  • Weather: Hear the day’s forecast.
  • News: Hear news from your default news source. 
  • Commute: Hear an overview of traffic to work and an estimated travel time. Learn how to set your home and work locations.
  • Reminders: Hear a list of reminders that you have set for the day.
  • Calendar: Hear details about your next meeting. Note: This calendar is linked to the Google Account that was used to set up Google Home.  
  • Flight status: Hear the status of your upcoming flights. Note: You can't turn off flight status.

Fix problems

  1. Within the My Day section of the Google Home app Google Home app, Make sure that you've checked the categories you expect to hear.
  2. For commute and weather to work properly, make sure you've set your home and work locations.
  3. Make sure you've turned on Personal results to hear reminders and calendar information. 

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