Play audio on your Google Assistant device with Bluetooth

Say "Hey Google, Bluetooth pairing." Your Assistant-enabled device enters pairing mode.

After you enter pairing mode, open the Bluetooth settings on your mobile device or computer and connect your Assistant-enabled device.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home .
3. Touch and hold your device.
4. At the top right, tap Device settings Audio Paired Bluetooth devices.
5. Tap Enable pairing mode.

After you enter pairing mode, open the Bluetooth settings on your mobile device or computer and connect to your Assistant-enabled device.

Use your voice

To check if your device is paired, say "Hey Google" then say a question, like:

• "Is Bluetooth active?"
• "Is Bluetooth paired?"
• "Is Bluetooth connected?"

Use the Google Home app

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home .
3. Touch and hold your device.
4. At the top right, tap Device settings Audio Paired Bluetooth devices.
5. Check the paired devices and the date they were paired.

Use your voice

To unpair devices, say "Hey Google" then say a command, like:

• "Unpair devices."
• "Clear all paired Bluetooth devices."
• "Clear all paired devices."
• "Clear all Bluetooth devices."

Use the Google Home app

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home .
3. Touch and hold your device.
4. At the top right, tap Device settings Audio Paired Bluetooth devices.
5. Next to the device you want to unpair, tap Remove Unpair.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile image or initial Services Music.
3. Choose a music service. For some services, you'll be asked to sign in to your account.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile image or initial Services Photos & videos.
3. On the app you want to connect, tap Link Link account.
4. Follow the steps to sign in.

To play, you can say:

• “Play [song name] on [speaker].”
• “Play [artist name] on [speaker].”
• “Play [album name] on [speaker].”
• “Play [song name] by [artist name] on [speaker].”

Tip: These commands open your default music app. To use another app, add its name to the command, for example: "Play [artist name] on [Spotify] on [speaker]."

To control what’s playing, you can say:

• “Pause.”
• “Stop.”
• “Resume.”

To play, you can say:

• “Play [movie name] on [TV].”
• “Watch [TV show name] on [TV].”
• “Watch [movie name] on [Netflix] on [TV].”

To control what’s playing, you can say:

• Next or previous: “Next episode.” “Previous episode.”
• Pause or resume: “Pause.” “Stop.” “Resume.”
• Rewind: “Skip back [X] seconds or minutes.” “Rewind [X] seconds or minutes.”
• Fast forward: “Go forward [X] seconds or minutes.”
• Volume: “Turn it up.” “Turn it down.” “Volume 5.”
  • Learn more about how to change the volume.

Use subtitles or change the language

Languages you can use depend on the video service and show. You can say:

• Subtitles:
  • “Turn on/off subtitles.”
  • “Turn on/off captions.”
  • “Captions on/off.”
  • “Turn on/off Spanish subtitles.”
• Spoken language:
  • “Turn on/off dubbing.”
  • “Dubbing on/off.”
  • “Play it in German.”
  • “Change language to German.”

To play, you can say:

• “Play [station name] on [speaker].”
• “Play [frequency] on [speaker].”
• “Play [call sign] on [speaker].”

To control what’s playing, you can say:

• “Pause.”
• “Stop.”
• “Resume.”

If you don’t want your Google Assistant to control a TV or speaker:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile image or initial Services TVs and speakers.
3. Touch and hold the device you want to disconnect, tap Unlink.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile image or initial Services Music.
3. From here, you can:
   • Choose another app.
   • Disconnect a service: Tap Unlink.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app .
2. At the top right, tap your Profile image or initial Services Photos & videos.
3. From here, you can:
   • Disconnect an app: Tap Unlink Unlink account.
   • Choose another app: Tap Link Link account. Follow the steps to sign in.