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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 that works with Google Cast

Link a TV or Chromecast that's set up and connected to Wi-Fi

  1. Make sure that 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.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap Favourites or Devices .
  4. Tap and hold your device's tile.
  5. Tap Add to a room  Choose a home  Next Move device.
  6. Under "Where is this device?" choose a room  tap Next.

Set up and link a new TV

  1. Make sure that 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.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap Devices   Add Google Nest or partner device Google Nest or partner device.
  4. Tap the home to which you want to add the device  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. To send anonymous data that helps us improve devices, tap Yes, I'm in. To opt out, tap No thanks.
  8. Tap the room where you're setting up your device  Next.
  9. Tap the Wi-Fi network that you want to connect your device to  Next.
  10. Tap Next.
  11. To choose whether to receive emails about your device, tap 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 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.
  2. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
  3. Tap Favourites or Devices .
  4. Tap and hold your device's tile.
  5. Tap Settings  and then Remove device.

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