What voice commands can I use with Hey Portal?

Say “Hey Portal” get help with calling, music, timers, alarms, weather and more. See below for examples of commands you can use.

• “Hey Portal, call [contact name].”
• “Hey Portal, hang up.”
• “Hey Portal, end call.”
• “Hey Portal, answer.”
• “Hey Portal, cancel.”

• “Hey Portal, stop.”
• “Hey Portal, play [artist name].”
• “Hey Portal, play [music genre].”
• “Hey Portal, play [song title].”
• “Hey Portal, pause.”
• "Hey Portal, who sang [song title]?"
• "Hey Portal, what was [artist name's] debut album called?"
• "Hey Portal, who are the members of [group name]?"
• "Hey Portal, when was [artist name] born?"
• "Hey Portal, who is the lead singer of [group name]?"

To use Portal music commands, you must be logged into a streaming service and your command must be compatible with your subscription.

• “Hey Portal, wake up.”
• “Hey Portal, turn up the volume.”
• “Hey Portal, open web browser.”

These commands will put your Portal in “sleep” mode.

• “Hey Portal, go to sleep.”
• “Hey Portal, turn off.”
• “Hey Portal, off.”
• “Hey Portal, sleep.”
• “Hey Portal, shut down.”

• “Hey Portal, set a timer for [date and time].”
• “Hey Portal, stop timer.”
• “Hey Portal, cancel timer.”
• “Hey Portal, how much time is left on the timer?”

• “Hey Portal, set an alarm for [date and time].”
• “Hey Portal, stop.”
• “Hey Portal, wake me up at [time and date].”
• “Hey Portal, cancel alarm.”
• “Hey Portal, turn off alarm.”
• “Hey Portal, stop the alarm.”

• “Hey Portal, what’s the weather?” Note that Portal will set your city automatically. If the location isn’t right, learn how to change the weather location on Portal.
• “Hey Portal, is it raining?”
• “Hey Portal, what’s the weather like in [location]?”
• “Hey Portal, will it be sunny tomorrow?”
• “Hey Portal, what will the weather be like at [time]?”

• "Hey Portal, show photos."
• "Hey Portal, show photos from [Location]."
• "Hey Portal, show photos with [Person]."
• "Hey Portal, show photos with [Content]."
• "Hey Portal, show photos from [Time]."

Learn more about using voice interactions with Portal.