Set up Family Bell announcements for your speaker or Smart Display

You can schedule announcements to play on your speakers and Smart Displays. 

For example: If you want your living room speaker to announce every weekday at 6 PM “It’s time for dinner,” you can add a bell announcement.

What you need

• A speaker or Smart Display
• A mobile device with Google Assistant or the Google Home app

Important: This feature is only available in English and in some countries. You can set up and manage bell announcements on a mobile device only.

Add a bell announcement

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings.
3. Under "All settings," tap Family Bell.
4. Tap Add a bell and enter the announcement details.
5. Tap Create new bell.
   • When a bell is announced, you get a notification on your mobile device.

Tip: At the bottom of the Family Bell screen, you can quickly add suggested bells to your schedule like meal and break times.

Edit & manage your bell announcements

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings.
3. Under "All settings," tap Family Bell.
4. At the bottom right of a bell announcement, tap the Down arrow .
5. Update the details for the bell announcement.

Tip: To open Assistant settings with your voice, say “Hey Google, open Assistant settings.”

Turn a bell announcement on or off

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Assistant settings.
3. Under "All settings," tap Family Bell.
4. At the top right of a bell announcement, turn it on or off.

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