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Unfortunately, the only way to play the radio is by using voice control. It can be a good idea to try it when you’re alone at home so you can learn more about the way Google Home works, without pressure from anyone. Say, "OK Google, play NPR." This will play live radio from a Member station near you. We Can say the name, the frequency or the identifier of the radio station. If we seek a radio station by its frequency, we can add the name of the city “listen to 101.9 FM Madrid” if we see that it plays the station of another town or country. In the Google Home app find the speaker to use and under settings choose ‘Paired Bluetooth devices’.
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.
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With a free account, you can listen to ad-supported radio stations with up to six skips per hour. By subscribing to Google Play Music or YouTube Red, you unlock ad-free access to over 30 million songs. This also unlocks ad-free listening in YouTube Music, which works with Google Home. After all, it is a speaker -- it just has a lot of extra features (and a growing list of compatible third-party smart home gadgets).
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The Celsus DAB and AM/FM car roof antenna provided very reliable reception of digital radio stations while retaining a ‘factory’ appearance. If you don’t have a streaming service subscription and the music isn’t in your library Google Home will start a playlist on YouTube music. When using the free service you might not hear songs by the artist you requested – but similar music instead.
You can’t use your voice or the Google Home app to turn on or off the mic. From launch, users have been able to listen to local and internet radio stations on Google Home using TuneIn. As of this week, Google Home has been updated to also support iHeartRadio. Factory reset the device Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the centre of the Nest Audio.
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The best thing is that you can turn on your favorite radio station by voice command. With a few simple utterances, you can access all the latest news, podcasts, and discussions of the day. Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located above the power cord on the back of Max. Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located above the power cable on the back of Max. Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located below the power cord on the bottom of Home Mini.
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?
Despite both supporting podcasts, queueing up podcasts on the Google Home through Spotify or TuneIn is not currently possible. Instead, you have to use the mobile apps to cast the audio to the Google Home speaker. For now, podcasts on Google Home are restricted to Google Play Music. Just say something like, "OK Google, play Serial," and the most recent episode will begin to play.
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.
You can skip through episodes in reverse chronological order by saying, "OK Google, next." But you cannot listen to a specific episode number on command. Additional controls to manage the volume of multiple devices are available on your display.Learn more about multi-room controls. Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cable. Turn mic on or off Toggle the mic on or off switch found next to the power cable. Start your request Press and hold down on the top of the device. Mic on or off Press the microphone mute button on the back of the device.
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.
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.
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.
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Turn down the volume Press and hold the left side of Home Mini. Turn down the volume Swipe anticlockwise on the top of the device.
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.
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