Google Home Can Now Add Sound Effects as You Read Disney Books

Storytime is well-nigh to get an upgrade, thanks to Google Home.

Google this week appear that its smart speakers tin can now add sound effects as y'all read Disney's Moana and a few other titles from Little Golden Books aloud. This feature works on Google Dwelling, Dwelling house Mini, and Home Max in the The states. To try it out, only say "Hey Google, permit'southward read along with Disney."

Too Moana, this works with the following books: Coco, Mickey'southward Christmas Carol, The Three Piffling Pigs, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Jack Jack Attack, Mickey Mouse and his Spaceship, Toy Story iii, Peter Pan, and Mickey Mouse Goes Christmas Shopping. The speaker will "seamlessly adapt to lucifer wherever you are in the story," Google said, so if your child wants to skip ahead to their favorite part, the device won't get confused.

One time you get it prepare, say "Hey Google, read along with…" followed by the name of the volume y'all're about to read. As you read, your speaker's microphone volition stay on and then the device can follow along and add together sound effects. When the device is in story manner, commands, searches, and answers are disabled.

"Though the mic is on throughout the read along experience to permit this feature to piece of work, Google volition non store the sound data after the story is completed," Google wrote.

To leave story style and disable the mic, just say "Hey Google, stop" at any time. The device will exercise this automatically at the end of the story, or whatsoever time yous stop reading for well-nigh a infinitesimal.

Meanwhile, Google has teamed up with Spotify on a new bargain for families. Starting tomorrow, US users with a $fourteen.99 monthly Spotify Premium for Family subscription can get a complimentary Google Home Mini. For more information on that deal, head here.

About Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag's expert on fitness and smart home products. Teaching yoga for nigh ten years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fitness trackers, centre charge per unit monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, strength training machines, treadmills, and more. Angela also tests smart home devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, just to proper name a few.

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