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there are so many awesome Google now features and commands it's impossible to include them all in one video but here are seven of my favorite Google now tips for starters instead of saying someone's full name you can say things like text my mom or call my manager but first you'll have to set up those relationships to do that just say ok Google John Smith is my brother hit add relationship so now I can say ok Google call my brother Google now can understand some pretty complex commands so never hesitate to be really specific for example you can say ok Google what's the weather gonna be like in Los Angeles next Sunday or you can say something like ok Google set a reminder to take out the trash when I get home the reminder will be location-based so as soon as I get home I'll get an alert when you're texting or emailing with Google now you can still use punctuation x' and Smiley's just say them for example ok Google text John Smith hey comma how are you doing question mark smiley face it's a little awkward but it works if you ever want to know what song is playing Google now can figure it out like this ok Google what song is playing if I love CA by becoming poncho there it is the fastest way to get driving directions is to tell Google now that you want them like this okay Google give me driving directions to AT&T Park in San Francisco this one's my favorite because it means I can quickly set an alarm when I'm tired and lazy at the end of the day okay Google set an alarm for 6:30 a.m. if Google now ever misunderstands you you don't have to repeat the entire command instead just say no I said like this okay Google what's the weather like in Santa no I said Santa Cruz so those are just some of the many Google now commands your phone can handle but if you want to see a lot more check out my how-to at cnet.com slash for CNET I'm Sharon Profis