How To Set Up Google Home

Here s how to set up the google home mini with step by step instructions.

How to set up google home. On your phone or tablet open the google home app. Ok google let s get started how to set up google home and other google assistant speakers whether your google assistant speaker is made by google or a third party manufacturer setup is the same. If you set up google home in the same house as your chromecast you shouldn t have a problem immediately pairing the two to play music and videos. On your phone or tablet open the google home app.

If you have a device with a display home will ask you if you want to connect your google photos account so it can. Google search is installed but not set as your default search provider. Download the google home app for your smartphone or tablet and launch it. If the set up devices button is not on the screen.

Google chrome mimics some of the functionality of the google home app but it s limited. Google nest and google home speakers and displays can only remember one wi fi network at a time. However if you can t seem to get your google home to communicate with the chromecast try this. Tap set up devices follow the in app steps.

Google home is a new entrant in the voice assistant device market where the amazon echo has reigned as the unopposed victor for nearly two years. To default to google here s how you do it. Click the tools icon at the far right of the browser window. If your speaker or display is connected to an existing wi fi network but you would like to connect it to a new one follow.

Follow the remaining steps. At the top left tap add set up device set up new devices in your home. If you changed your wi fi network and your speaker or display isn t currently connected to a wi fi network skip the steps below and set up your device on the new network. Fix issues during set up can t see speaker or display in the google home app restart your speaker or display.

For example you cannot set up google home devices using the chrome browser so you still need a mobile device or android emulator for that. Home will ask if you want to set this service up via google duo. Here s how to set up your google home device and begin issuing voice commands completely hands free. The first screen of the app should.

Chrome can however cast or stream to any of your google home or chromecast devices.