Listen to news or podcasts

Important: For now, this feature isn't available in all languages.

You can ask your Google Assistant to play your favorite news stations and podcasts.

1. Say "Ok Google" or press the button to talk to your Assistant.
2. Say a command, for example:

Play the news

• Listen to the news.
• Tell me the news.
• What’s the latest in technology?
• Listen to [news source name].
• News about the Olympics.

Play a podcast

• Listen to [podcast name].
• Play [podcast name].
• Listen to the latest episode of [podcast name].

On your Smart Display, you might see podcast recommendations based on your activity in other Google products. Learn how to allow personal results on your shared devices .

Control what’s playing

Change the volume

You can set the volume to a specific level (1–10) or percent (1–100%).

Choose your news sources like NPR or Fox

You can choose your news sources by going to Google Assistant settings on your phone or tablet.

Google Assistant on speaker, Smart Display, or Smart Clock

• Listen to [podcast name].
• Play [podcast name].
• Listen to the latest episode of [podcast name].
  • Pause or stop: Pause. Stop. Stop the [news or podcast].
  • Resume: Resume. Continue playing. Continue playing [news or podcast].
  • Next: Skip. Next. Play next.
  • Previous: Previous. Play previous.
  • Find info: What’s playing?
  • Increase: Turn it up. (Increases volume by 10%).
  • Decrease: Turn it down. (Decreases volume by 10%).
  • Set a level or percentage: Volume 5. Volume to 65%.
  • Learn more about how to change volume.
  1. On your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app .
  2. At the bottom, tap Account Settings.
  3. Tap Services News.
  4. Add or remove news sources.
  5. To decide which news sources you hear first, tap Change order.