YouTube TV mobile voice commands are excellent

The ability to use your voice to search for things and issue commands has long been a staple of Google products. That, of course, has long included Android TV, which includes a remote control with a microphone. And now it's been extended to YouTube TV on your mobile device.

It's exactly what you think it is. Hit the microphone button in the YouTube TV app, and you can tell it to do things. Lots of things. Right now I'm seeing the option on my Android and iOS phones, but not on the iPad.

What kinds of things can you tell the YouTube TV to say? All sorts of stuff.

Fast forward
Pause
Resume
Rewind/fast forward X seconds
Seek to time xx:xx
Next/previous video
Cast this
Increase/decrease the volume by X percent
Jump back to my last channel
Flip through my favorite channels
Play/watch/tune in to [channel]
Play [show]
Play the latest episode of [show]
Play [show, season X]
Play [show] from last week
Play a show about "xxxxxx"
Play that sitcom show starring xxxxxxx
Play/watch xxxxxx
Watch NFL/NBA, etc.
Turn on the Lakers game (or any other team)
Record [show/movie/game, etc]
Turn on notifications for [show/movie/team/league]
Search for shows/movies/sports/live TV
Navigate YouTube TV itself — "go to [network] page," or "go to [movie] page"
Go Home
Go to Settings

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