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 that works with Google Cast
Link a TV or Chromecast that’s set up and connected to Wi-Fi
- Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Google streaming devices, or Pixel Tablet.
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap Favorites
or Devices
.
- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap Add to a room
Choose a home
- Under "Where is this device?" choose a room
.
Choose a home Link a new TV or Chromecast that’s set up and connected to Wi-Fi
- Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Google streaming devices, or Pixel Tablet.
- Open the Google Home app
- Tap Devices
.
- Tap the home you want to add the device to
- Tap the device you want to set up. The app will search for available devices and guide you through the rest of the setup.
.Note: If you get an "Error when linking device" error message, you must factory reset your Chromecast device.
Unlink a device
- Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Google streaming devices, or Pixel Tablet.
- Open the Google Home app
- Tap Favorites
- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap Settings
Remove device.
Remove device.