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Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located on the back of Google Home. Turn off power Unplug power cable from Google Home. There you can explore the thousands of radio stations that you can listen online from your speaker or mobile. As we saw with RTE Radio 1, Google Home will play radio stations from other countries. According to a recent user report from Twitter, Google might have fixed the issue where Google Home was not playing any radio stations from TuneIn. There are thousands of apps that support Cast, such as NPR One, Pocket Casts, SoundCloud or Plex.
On your mobile device you’ll need to ensure Bluetooth is enabled and then select the speaker to pair. If you’ve already heard the latest episode and ask for the next one you’ll hear a message that there are no more episodes. You’ll need to ask for the previous episode of a podcast. When you listen to the latest podcast it’s like being at the end of a playlist of podcast episodes. If you listen to radio on your smartphone, you probably use the TuneIn app to do so.
Choosing local radio stations
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You can’t use your voice or the Google Home app to turn the mic on or off. Factory reset the device Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the centre of the Nest Mini. Do you enjoy listening to the radio when you’re at home?
Google Nest Mini (2nd gen)
Pandora works on Google Home without a premium account, but you will still need to link your free account to enable the service. Then, like with Spotify, either clarify that you want to listen to music from Pandora in your command or set it as the default service. 20 total taps will mute all audio except your Google Assistant. Prevents Google Home Max from listening or responding. To interact with Google Home Max, the microphone must be on.
Podcasts can be navigated in a similar way to using a podcast app. During a podcast you can ask to skip forward in an episode, or start playing the next episode. Using voice commands you can ask Google Home to play the audio you’d like to hear. We’ve provided some examples below to help you get started. Each command needs to start with “OK Google” or “Hey Google”. Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cord.
Play international radio stations
You can bring up any show by asking for its name, call sign, frequency, or a few more things. Turn mic on or off Toggle the mic on or off switch located on the back of Max. The switch will display orange when the microphone is turned off.
When filling out the BOXT form, a case number will be pre-populated for you. One of the coolest things about Google Home is that it can stream music even though you don’t have any paid music service. To do this, just say “OK Google” and then ask for a song, singer, or even a genre you feel like listening to!
Turn mic on or off Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cord. Like with podcasts, you can't natively listen to audiobooks through TuneIn on Google Home. What that means is, you can't use your voice to start listening to audiobooks, but you can cast them to Google Home.
Google currently offers four Google Home devices – the Home Hub, Home Mini, Home Max and the mid-range Home. Prices start at £49 for the Mini and go up to £399 for the Max, but there are often great deals to be found on these devices. If new ways to get listed on Google Home appear, we’ll update this article. But if you had luck with TuneIn or found another way to get on the popular smart home device, then let us know in the comments below. Break out and win over new audiences at home or in the office by playing your station through Google Home. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six years.
For apps that aren’t Google Chromecast enabled you can enable Bluetooth on the speaker. You can also ask Google something during a podcast and it’ll pause it until it’s answered. By default the speaker might not play your local station if there’s a national version. If you didn’t get the station you wanted you can ask again while a station is playing. For example, if you asked for “Radio 1” and Google started playing BBC Radio 1 you can ask again without stopping first. Automate your schedule, go live, and track listeners, all-in-one place.
As long as you know the name of the station you can ask it to start playing. Try these commands, and replace “BBC World Service” with the name of the station you’d like to listen to. Google has finally acknowledged the issue where Google Home won’t play radio. If you managed to get your station listed on TuneIn before their change in policy, your station will be available on Google Home. Be sure to make your listeners aware, so they can enjoy listening through their smart home devices.
Just say, "OK Google, let me talk to AudioBurst" or "OK Google, open NPR One." Using the cast feature is useful if you have a music library in something like Plex. Using the Plex app you can still take advantage of the speaker and some voice controls when playback has started.
There’s no need to install any apps as TuneIn is pre-installed. Google Play Music is the default music streaming service for Google Home. Like most other streaming services, however, you will need to sign up for a premium subscription to unlock the full potential of Google Play Music.
With Google Home Hub, users can now ask the Assistant to show photos from Google Photos, get visual answers via Google search and get directions from Google Maps. And, through our collaboration with Google, stream live iHeartRadio stations like KIIS FM and Z100 using a simple voice command. Just start by saying, “Hey, Google” and then request to play your favorite live radio station. Once your mobile device is paired with the speaker you can play radio stations, music and podcasts from any app. On your media controller, you will find the radio station or show that is currently playing.
Speakers smart of Google has an important function that is going unnoticed by its users. With Google Home and Google Home Mini you can listen to the radio. Streaming music is possible with Spotify and other streaming services. If you started listening to a podcast previously it’ll continue where you left off.
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