Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for managing a device utilizing user audio communications. The method includes one or more processors identifying an audio communication from a user. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the audio communication from the user does not include an activation command for a listening device, one or more processors determining a location of the user and information associated with the determined location of the user. The method further includes one or more processors determining an action to initiate on a listening device based on the audio communication, the determined information associated with the location of the user, and user preferences. The method further includes one or more processors initiating execution of the determined action on the listening device.