How to Set Up the Google App, Account, and Firmware
Several prerequisites must be met before you can use Google Home to make phone calls. First, make sure the latest version of the Google Home app is installed on your iOS or Android device. Next, confirm that the Google account containing the contacts you want to access is linked to the Google Home device. To do this in the Google Home app, tap Devices (the button in the upper-right corner) > Settings (the three vertically-aligned dots) > Linked account(s). Finally, check that the device’s firmware version is 1.28.99351 or higher. Tap Devices > Settings > Cast firmware version.
How to Enable Personal Results
If you want to call your Google contacts by saying their name (OK, Google. Call Joe, for example), enable personal results. Here’s how:
How to Synchronize Your Device Contacts
If you want Google Home to call contacts saved on your Android phone or tablet, sync your contacts. Here’s how:
Configure Your Outbound Display Number
By default, all calls placed with Google Home are made with an unlisted number—typically displayed as Private, Unknown, or Anonymous. Follow these steps to change this to a phone number of your choosing:
How to Make a Call With Google Home
You’re now ready to place a call through Google Home. You can do this by using one of the following verbal commands following the Hey Google activation prompt:
Call contact name: Initiate a call to the personal contact you specify.Call business name: Call a particular business based on its name in Google’s listings.What is the nearest business type?: Locate a nearby business (for example, a gas station) and follow up with a call if you wish.Call phone number: Make a call through Google Home by speaking its digits aloud.Redial: Redial the last number called through your Google Home speaker.
How to End a Call With Google Home
To end a call, either tap the top of your Google Home speaker or speak one of the following commands:
Hey Google, stop.Hey Google, hang up.Hey Google, disconnect.Hey Google, end call.
