Link your TV to your Google Nest or Home speaker or display

When you link your TVs and Google Nest or Home speakers or displays, you can use Google Assistant to control music and video.

What you need

The following cast devices can play media on your TV using speakers or displays:

• Chromecast
• Chromecast Ultra
• TV with Chromecast Built-In

Link a TV or Chromecast that’s already set up and connected to your network

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your Chromecast, or speaker or display.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. Tap and hold your device's tile.
4. Tap Add to a room.
5. Under "Where is this device?" choose a room  tap Next.

Set up and link a new TV

1. Make sure that your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your Chromecast, or speaker or display.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. Tap Devices Add Google Nest or partner device .
4. Tap the home that you want to add the device to  Next.
5. Tap the device that you want to set up  Next.
6. Make sure that the code shown on the TV matches the code shown on your mobile device.
7. Tap Yes, I'm in to send anonymous data that helps us improve devices, or tap No thanks to opt out. 
8. Tap the room where you're setting your device up  Next.
9. Tap the Wi-Fi network that you want to connect your device to  Next.
10. Tap Next.
11. Choose whether to receive emails about your device by tapping Sign up or No thanks.
12. Choose which video services you want to add  Next.
13. Tap Continue  Continue.

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

​Unlink a device

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