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Play audio on Chromecast-enabled speakers & TVs with your Google speaker or display

Initiate and control audio to any speaker or TV with Chromecast or Chromecast Audio plugged in, or Chromecast built-in using only your voice.

Note: If Digital Wellbeing is enabled, this feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do not disturb.

Learn more about Digital Wellbeing

Step 1. Link speakers and TVs using the Google Home app

Link TVs to your Google Nest or Home speaker or display

Link a device

 Note: The following steps are optional if you only want to control your TV with your mobile device or tablet. However, if you want to use voice commands through your speaker or display to control your TV, follow the steps below.

  1. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  2. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi as your Google device. 
  3. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is linked to the same account as your Google device.
    1. At the top right, tap your account.
    2. To switch accounts,  tap the down arrow   next to the Google Account, then tap another account or Add another account .
  4. Tap Favorites or Devices .
  5. Tap and hold your device's tile  Settings , or More More menu  Settings .
  6.  At the top right, tap Settings  and then Recognition & sharing.
  7. Look for a banner at the top of the page that says “Enable voice control and more.”
    • If the banner appears, tap it and follow the steps to link your TV.
    • If the banner doesn't appear but your email address appears under “Linked account(s)”, your TV is already linked.

Note: If you get an "Error when linking device" message, factory reset your Chromecast device.

Unlink a device

  1. Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Chromecast, or Pixel Tablet.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap Favorites or Devices
  4. Tap and hold your device's tile.
  5. Tap Settings  and then Remove device.
Voice-supported speaker and TVs

The following devices can play audio from your speaker or display:

  1. Chromecast.
  2. Chromecast Audio.
  3. TVs and speakers with Chromecast built-in.
    1. Note: TVs and speakers with Chromecast built-in and Android TVs must be using Cast version 1.22 or later. This functionality will be rolling out to most devices in the next few months. Learn how to check which firmware version you're using.
  4. Android TV devices.
    1. Note: Currently, you can't cast Spotify to Android TV devices.

Important: Some Smart TVs and speakers may appear to support Cast technology because the functionality is similar to casting. Here are the Smart TVs that support Cast technology and speakers that support Cast technology.

Step 2. Control audio to speakers or TVs with voice commands

Here are some ways to talk with your Google Assistant on your Google Nest or Home device to play content on your speakers or TV:

To do this: Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," then:

Play music on a specific device by name.

To start, stop, and control music on a remote device, add "on [device name]" to any of the basic voice commands.

Note: News and podcasts are not supported.

"Play [artist] using [music service] on [device name]"
"Pause on [device name]"
"Play [music genre] on [device name]"
"Stop [device name]"

If you only have one linked video device, you don't have to say its name in your command. Instead, you can say "Hey Google, ...<on TV>" or "Hey Google, ...<on Chromecast>."

Other ways to control audio to speakers and TVs 

From the Google Home app 
  1. Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Chromecast, or Pixel Tablet.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap Media , and swipe to find your devices that are currently playing media.

On the media player, you will get the following information for the current music session:

  • Content provider 
  • Title (song name, show episode name, or radio station program)
  • Artist (if available)
  • Collection (playlist, album, show series, or radio station, if available)

You can also pause or resume, stop, and control the remote device from the device card. 

Fix problems

Need help? Try these troubleshooting steps
  1. Make sure you've correctly linked your devices, including:
    1. Make sure the Cast device is voice-supported and running Cast version 1.32 or later.
    2. Make you sure you linked the devices via the Google Home app:
      1. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
      2. Tap your account.
      3. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google device. If correct, tap to close the account window. To switch accounts, tap the dropdown icon , then tap another account or Add another account.

      4. Tap Settingsand then Under Services and thenTap Works with Google 
      5. It should show a list of all your linked devices.
       
    3. Make sure you named the devices something that is clear and easy to pronounce and not similar to the name you gave your speaker or display.
  2. Name your speaker or display and Chromecast or Chromecast built-in devices.

    To ensure proper playback on your TV, follow these tips when naming your devices:

    1. Give your speaker or display, Chromecast, or Chromecast built-in devices different names, and avoid to use the same words in the names. This helps your speaker or display correctly understand your command and play content on the right device.
      1. ​Good:
        • Name your speaker or display "Living Room"
        • Name your Chromecast "Family TV"
      2. Ok:
        • Name your speaker or display "Living Room Home"
        • Name your Chromecast "Living Room TV"
    2. Make sure the name is easily pronounceable.
    3. Avoid using emoji or special characters.
    4. To change the name of your Chromecast or Speaker and Display:
      1. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
      2. Tap Favorites or Devices
      3. Touch and hold your device's tile and then at the top right corner, tap Settings  and then Device information and then Device name
      4. Delete the current name and type in a new name. Tap Save.
  3. If the voice commands seem to stop to control your remote devices, or you get a response that says "Nothing is playing," be more specific with your request by adding “…on <device name>” to your request. This will re-initiate media focus and allow you to better control the device.
  4. If you don't get the music you expect, be more specific with your request.
  5. If you get an error message like "I can only play audio on devices using Chromecast, or on cast-enabled TVs," try to rename your devices.

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