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Link a Google Workspace account to the Google Home app

Link a Google Workspace account to the Google Home app

Note: Some Google Home app features are not available for Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) accounts. To access all Google Home app features available in your country, link a personal Gmail account instead.

Instructions for Google Workspace Super Administrators

If you are the Google Workspace Super Administrator, follow these steps:

  1. To turn on or off the service for select groups of users, put their accounts in an organizational unit.
  2. Log into your administrator account. This will open the Google Admin console.
  3. From the Admin console dashboard, go to Apps  Additional Google services.
  4. Click Web & app activity to open its settings page.
  5. At the top right of the gray box, click Edit Service "".

  6. (Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:

    1. At the left, select the organizational unit.
    2. Select On or Off.
    3. Click Override to keep your setting if the service for the parent organizational unit is changed.
    4. If Overridden is already set for the organizational unit, choose an option:
      • Inherit—Reverts to the same setting as its parent.
      • Save—Saves your new setting (even if the parent setting changes).

    Learn more about organizational structure.

  7. Click Apply.

Instructions for Google Workspace users

Once the Google Workspace Super Administrator has turned on Web and app activity using the steps above, Google Workspace users can follow these steps to add an account:

  1. Visit the Activity controls page. You may be asked to sign in to your Google Account.
  2. Tap the switch on or off.
  3. If you turn the switch on, you can check the box next to 「Include Chrome history and activity from sites, apps, and devices that use Google services.」
  1. Depending on your device, open Google settings in one of these places:
    • Settings app  and then Google.
    • Google Settings.
    • On some Android devices, open your Settings app  and then General.
  2. Tap Personal info & privacy and then Activity controls and then Web & App Activity.
  3. Toggle the slider to the right to turn it on On.
  1. Visit the Activity controls page. You may be asked to sign in to your Google Account.
  2. Tap the switch on or off.
  3. If you turn the switch on, you can check the box next to 「Include Chrome history and activity from sites, apps, and devices that use Google services.」

Set your payment and delivery info

Set your payment and delivery info

You can set your payment information and delivery address for packages, groceries and other items you purchase using Google Assistant.

  • To make purchases, you need to live in the US.
  • These payment settings apply to all of your Google Assistant devices.

Set your payment and delivery info

Set your payment and delivery info
  1. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  2. At the top right, tap your account.
  3. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
  4. Tap Assistant settings  Payments and then Next.
  5. Enter your payment method details.
    1. If you have already added a new payment method for another Google service, for example Google Play, tap that payment method to use it with Google Shopping.
    2. If you want to add a payment method, tap Add credit or debit card.
      1. Enter the card information, billing name, billing street address, and phone number. Review the card details and tap Save.
  6. Add your delivery address.
    1. If you’ve already added a delivery address for another Google service, you can choose that delivery address. Tap Next.
    2. If you need to add an address, tap Add new address.
      1. Enter your name, delivery address, and phone number. Tap Save.
  7. Choose your Assistant payment settings.
    1. Turn Allow payments with your Assistant on On or off Off.
    2. Turn Confirm your identity before paying on On or off Off.
    3. Turn Use fingerprint to confirm identity on On or off Off.
    4. Tap Done.

Change security settings

Step 1. Choose if you want to approve purchases

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Tap Assistant settings and then Payments and then Purchase approvals.
  5. Choose Always require confirmation or Don’t require confirmation.

Step 2. Choose if you want to use your fingerprint

You can approve each purchase using your fingerprint. If you don’t use your fingerprint, you’ll be asked to approve purchases by entering your Google Account password.

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Tap Assistant settings and then Payments and then Purchase approvals.
  5. Choose Always require confirmation or Don’t require confirmation.
  6. Turn on or off Use fingerprint to confirm.

Change your payment or delivery info

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Tap Assistant settings and then Payments.
  5. From here you can either:
    • Tap Payment method, then choose or add a card.
    • Tap Delivery address, then choose or add an address.

Turn payments on or off

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Tap Assistant settings and then Payments.
  5. Turn on or off Pay through your Assistant.

Choose a weather unit

Choose a weather unit

You can change your weather unit to Fahrenheit or Celsius.

Choose a weather unit

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
  5. Tap Assistant settings and then Weather.
  6. Choose a weather unit.
  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap the triangle next to the Google Account, then tap another account or Add another account.
  5. Tap Assistant settings  Weather.
  6. Choose a weather unit.

Change your nickname

Change your nickname

By default, your nickname is the first name associated with your Google Account. However, you can set a different nickname and teach Google Assistant the correct pronunciation.

Change your nickname

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
  5. Tap Assistant settings and then Basic info and then Nickname and then Edit  and then Ok.
  6. To check the pronunciation, choose one of three options:
    1. Use default: Tap Use default. To hear the pronunciation, tap Play. If it’s incorrect, try to spell it out or record your own.
    2. Spell it out: Tap Spell it out  type your name  tap Play.
      Tip: Use the alphabet to spell out the pronunciation. For example, Eva can be spelled as Ayva.
    3. Record your own: Tap Record your own  tap Record  say your name. To hear the pronunciation, tap Play. To record again, tap Record again.

Change your home and work locations

Change your home and work locations

Your home and work locations are synced with the Google Maps settings on your mobile device. However, you can manually set these addresses.

Change your home and work locations

  1. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. At the top right, tap your account.
  4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
  5. Tap Assistant settings and then Your places.
  6. To edit a home or work address, tap the current address and then enter a new address and then Ok.
  7. To remove a home or work address, tap Remove Remove next to the address.