Play TV shows and movies with your Google speaker or display and Chromecast

Note: The following steps are optional. If you have multiple Chromecast devices and TVs, you can follow these steps to link all your devices and choose a default TV when playing videos from your speaker or display.

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi as your Chromecast, Nest speaker or Nest display.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. At the top right, tap your account.
4. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
5. Tap Assistant settings  Devices   Add…
6. The Google Home app will search for remote devices on the same Wi-Fi network as your speaker or display. Note: You may find a list of devices that aren’t voice-supported. These can’t currently be linked to your speaker or display, but they'll be available soon.
7. To add a device, tap the tick box next to the device name. You can select multiple devices. Tap Add.
8. You'll find linked remote devices, TVs and speakers section of the Google Home app .

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

When you start playing a TV show or movie using your voice, like "Ok, Google. Watch Orange is the New Black on TV", all of your next control commands (pause, next, etc.) will control that TV. You won't need to continue specifying the TV after the viewing session begins. 

If you started playing a TV show or movie on TV by casting from your phone or tablet, you’ll need to first add <on TV> and after doing that once, you won’t need to say <on TV> again. 

When media is playing on your speaker or display at the same time as your remote device, all control commands will control your speaker or display, not your remote devices. To control your remote device,  you have to always say "Ok Google, … <on device>".

If you stop playing content on your speaker or display by saying "Ok Google, stop", and you want to start controlling the remote device that is currently playing, you must first add <on device> to the next command that you make to this remote device. Example: "Ok Google, next video <on TV>."

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi as your remote device.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. Tap Media , and swipe to find your devices that are currently playing media.
4. You can pause, resume, stop and control the remote device from this page. 

1. Make sure that you've correctly linked your devices, including:
   1. Make sure that the Cast device is voice-supported and is running Cast version 1.32+.
   2. Make sure that you linked the devices via the Google Home app:
      1. Open the Google Home app .
      2. At the top right, tap your account.

      3. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.

      4. Tap Assistant settings  Assistant  Home control. It should show a list of all your linked devices. 
2. Naming 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 and Chromecast/Chromecast Built-In devices different names and avoid using 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:
         • Naming your speaker or display "Living Room" 
         • Naming Chromecast/Chromecast Audio device "Family TV"
      2. OK:
         • Naming your speaker or display "Living Room Home"
         • Naming Chromecast/Chromecast Audio device "Living Room TV"
   2. Make sure that the name is easily pronounceable.
   3. Avoid using emoji or special characters.
   4. To change the name of your devices:
      1. Open the Google Home app .
      2. Tap your device  Settings .
      3. Scroll down to "General settings", then tap Name. 
      4. Delete the current name and type in a new name. Tap Save.
3. Make sure that you've linked your media provider account.
4. Make sure you're not trying to play content on Android TV. This is not supported yet. 
5. Try adding the specific service provider to the request. Example: “Play <The Crown> <from Netflix> <on TV>".
6. If you hear an error message like, "I can only play videos on devices using Chromecast, or on cast-enabled TVs", try renaming your devices.