Important: Some features aren't available in all languages or countries.
You can ask your Google Assistant to play your favorite news stations and podcasts.
- Say "Hey Google" or press the button to talk to your Assistant.
- 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].
- Listen to a comedy podcast.
- Find me a podcast about cooking.
- Show me a podcast about cryptocurrency.
- Recommend me a podcast.
Browse recommendations for you
On Smart Displays, you can get podcast recommendations based on your Web & App Activity from other Google products. You'll also get an explanation of why a specific suggestion was made for you. To hide a podcast recommendation, tap Description .
Tip: If you don’t want to get podcast recommendations, learn how to manage personal results on your shared devices.
How to hide a recommendation
Control what’s playing
- 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?
Change the volume
You can set the volume to a specific level (1–10) or percent (1–100%).
- 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.
Customize your news preferences
To choose your news preferences, you can go to Google Assistant settings on your phone or tablet.
- On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings".
- Tap You
News.
- Add or remove news sources.
Change your news playlist format
Important: This feature is only available in the US.
- On your Android phone or tablet, say "Hey Google, open Assistant settings".
- Tap You
News.
- To decide which news format you prefer, tap Change news playlist format.
Google Assistant on speaker, Smart Display, or Smart Clock
- On your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app
.
- At the top right, tap Account
Assistant settings.
- Tap You
News.
- Add or remove news sources.
- To decide which news sources you hear first, tap and hold the news source you want and drag it to the top.