With Downtime, you can set a schedule to limit when your Google smart speaker or display can be used. Downtime is part of the Google Home app’s Digital Wellbeing tools. It can help you manage the use of your family’s speakers and displays.
Only home members can create and manage Downtime schedules. Learn how to share a home and devices in the Google Home app.Create a Downtime schedule
- Open the Google Home app
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- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Home settings
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- Follow the in-app steps to schedule Downtime.
Change Downtime schedule
- Open the Google Home app
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Home settings
- Turn off your schedule or make changes.
- Tap Save.
Learn what happens when Downtime is on
- Your devices don’t respond to most commands or questions. Commands to stop or cancel activities still work.
- You don’t receive notifications on your device.
- Routines don’t work unless you started one before you turned on Downtime.
- Activities that started before Downtime begins will continue. For example, you can play music before Downtime starts, and it'll continue to play until you stop it.
- You can set an alarm or timer, or ask for the time.
- You can use commands to control your smart devices for home automation, like when you ask your voice assistant to turn the lights on or off.