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I didn't know "stop" was an accepted keyword for turning off the alarm.

I've been using "Hey Google, Shut Up!" for a few years now. It works pretty well.

A common issue in my house is that someone says "Hey Google, Stop!" which of course turns off the music/video that is playing on the TV rather than the blaring alarm. Because having the keyword do something different for the one command that doesn't need it is a really smart move.

This may be configuration / device related but I don't have to say "Hey Google" for "Hey Google, Stop" at least on my Pixel device, which is the only device I would find the need to do this for, to stop an alarm. You can just say "Stop" or "Snooze". The complexity / nuance may be different for differing device realities and situations.

That's what I am saying

"Stop" stops the alarm.

"Hey Google, Stop" stops any media that is playing.

If there is no media playing I think "Hey Google, Stop" also stops the alarm.

I didn't know either. Gonna try it out!

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