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    #3692
    dball
    Registered Users Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭dball


    Any way of listening to a show from the "Listen back" option from the RTE Radio Player app .

    I can listen to it on my phone - no problem but I want to stream it to a smart speaker. Lenovo Smart Alarm Clock - This has a built in hey Google feature.



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    #3693
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,458 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    If it's available as a podcast, you can "cast" it to a google speaker.

    For example, I've streamed some Brendan O'Connor content and Playback on demand on my Google speakers.

    We play Playback on Saturday morning from a podcast instead of live radio because it doesn't have any ads (Playback is released as a podcast the day before it airs on the radio)



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    #3694
    dball
    Registered Users Posts: 1,847 ✭✭✭dball


    I think you are right, they've obviously restricted the playback of music shows


    it's only available as a listen back option and not as a podcast.

    I've just figured out that i can use the CAST option from my phone to play it but it's quality is poor

    Thanks again



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    #3695
    timetogo1
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭timetogo1


    My google devices are talking to me in a US accent now when we ask them to set an alarm.

    For all other queries / tasks it answers in the normal more British accent that we have it set to . I checked the settings in Google Home and it's set to the accent we had it normally set to.

    Anybody else have this or now how to fixt it. It's a first world problem but it's a bit annoying.



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    #3696
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120395342#Comment_120395342

    I've not encountered that on the Hub or smart speakers, but on several occasions previously when using Google Maps on the phone for navigation, it switched from British female voice (the default) to nasal American voice and back again - once or twice, on the same roundabout! It's been a few years since it last happened.



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    #3697
    wexfordman2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭wexfordman2


    I had it change to an indian female accent randomly a few times, was hilarious, never figured out why, hasn't done it in a while



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    #3698
    fman
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭fman


    The same rte problem has come back for me overnight. Again they will play in the TuneIn app on my phone but can't be cast or played by voice commands from the devices.

    Edit: scratch that, seems to be a different TuneIn/Google issue I'm having, not just Rte specific.

    Post edited by fman on


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    #3699
    nialldinho
    Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭nialldinho


    Same here



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    #3700
    wait4me
    Registered Users Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭wait4me


    Anybody's Home app acting up? My app loads but promptly closes down. This has just started to happen. (My Phone is OnePlus 8). The problem for me is that my Nest Doorbell is linked to the app so now I have little/no control over it. Google Home is becoming a bit of a pain.



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    #3701
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,224 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Asked about the town in Wales with the longest name. She did a decent job.

    Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #3702
    fman
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭fman


    Yes having the problem with rte, also causes a knock on problem.

    If I try to play rte gold, it goes through the motions and eventually does nothing. But if I try to play something else after that, it won't work. Need to tell it to stop after the failed rte attempt.



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    #3703
    majo
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭majo


    All the RTE radio stations are gone from Tune In again today. Second time in two weeks!



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    #3704
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120399492#Comment_120399492

    Lol! That's impressive! Now, if only she could get "Take the ramp onto the M50 labelled 'O Dheas'"...



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    #3705
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Confirmed, all my RTE stations gone again. I refuse to listen to Ray Foley!



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    #3706
    oranbhoy67
    Registered Users Posts: 2,803 ✭✭✭oranbhoy67


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120399492#Comment_120399492

    ask the longest in the world its even better :)



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    #3707
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users Posts: 4,440 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    What's pretty poor is struggling with ON and OFF instruction. Like. Really?



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    #3708
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,458 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    RTE Radio 1 working again for me.



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    #3709
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,681 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    How do I set it so that the hub shows timers even when the radio is on? Like I'm listening to the radio but have 2 timers set but it's showing what's on the radio?

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #3710
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412207#Comment_120412207

    My method, when cooking, is to shout at the hub from the far side of the kitchen, "Hey Google, keep showing the timers!", but they still only last for a few seconds before reverting to the radio display, so if you find an answer, please let us know!



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    #3711
    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Has the voice on anyone's nest hubs just changed. Mines gone from UK to US for both me and the wife. Haven't changed settings on it but default option now selected. Will change back and see if it lasts. Google really trying my patience of late.



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    #3712
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,681 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120456804#Comment_120456804

    No but you can change that in the settings!

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #3713
    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Yeah I know but surely the point of settings is to stay the same and not randomly change back to defaults.



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    #3714
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,722 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Anyone else's speakers recently become incapable of playing what's asked?

    Just the last couple of weeks. I can go into my Google activity and see that it's understanding me perfectly. I'll say "Play the album XXXX by YYYY" but just get something else altogether

    Standard stuff I'm asking for too, nothing obscure. I can find it on YouTube music on my phone and cast it, but obviously that kind of defeats the purpose of the speaker

    For example...

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    #3715
    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Googles ability to understand what I am saying seems to have dropped off a lot in the last few months.

    Also it frequently seems have heard me but just doesn't do anything.

    More specifically, on the Google Hub Max, if I ask it to stream a BBC radio station, it usually works and starts streaming on BBC Sounds but then it takes the first few sentences of whatever is playing on the radio as a command and comes back with "I don't know but I found the following on such and such site" or some other random crap.

    I used to find it useful but now not so much.



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    #3716
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,354 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    There is a google home hub thingy in my house. I don't use it, but because I'm on the same wifi network, I always see the now playing on my phone. I have tried to figure out how to hide this on my phone permanently (I can swipe it away, but that only lasts until the next time somebody plays something on the home hub) - can anyone help here?



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    #3717
    fman
    Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭fman


    There's a setting in the Google home app for the device itself. "Recognition and sharing".



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    #3718
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,966 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    I see there's 17 features set to be removed from our smart devices, because they are under used:


    https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034262/google-assistant-removes-17-features-layoffs-pixel-voice-commands



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    #3719
    wexfordman2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭wexfordman2


    Never trust google to maintain a service.



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    #3720
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,458 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Never used any of those features. No great loss.



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    #3721
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,681 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Any new features coming? Seems like it hasn't improved in 5 years.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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