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Sheep Shagger · 10-12-2019 8:33pm

Kids are trying to listen to the Frozen 2 soundtrack via Spotify on their Google home, it always starts playing Frozen 1 but when you can get it to work its playing Frozen 2 in Spanish....anyone else?

Mech1 · 10-12-2019 9:21pm

Frozen 2 soundtrack via Spotify is in spanish here also, (but it worked 1st try ie not frozen 1)

McMurphy · 12-12-2019 10:41am

Google doesn't seem to want to play Christmas music for our house.

"Hey Google, play Christmas music" results in YouTube music producing a playlist called "Music to Spy to"

Anyone else?

dulpit · 12-12-2019 12:03pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Google doesn't seem to want to play Christmas music for our house.

"Hey Google, play Christmas music" results in YouTube music producing a playlist called "Music to Spy to"

Anyone else?

Just tested, got a playlist called "Christmas Classics" from Spotify...

McMurphy · 12-12-2019 2:10pm

dulpit wrote: »

Just tested, got a playlist called "Christmas Classics" from Spotify...

I'm using YouTube premium though.

It's a weird one.

jones · 12-12-2019 2:53pm

Rooster86 wrote: »

Hey Jones I'm having same issue. I changed TV region to UK but Google mini still won't connect, says LG not supported in this region ??

Yeah i read there is some issue with LG and Google in Ireland so you have to have both set as the UK (or US i presume). Very strange as Google has the home in the country for years

taytobreath · 12-12-2019 10:55pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I'm using YouTube premium though.

It's a weird one.

how are those bulbs u bought going. are they strong enough to light a medium sized room, are there delays when using google to talk to it.

Bluefoam · 13-12-2019 12:13am

My Hub arrived today, yay!

Has anyone managed to get Deezer working on it? I've changed my location to London, even tried San Francisco... Still no luck, I'm not seeing Deezer on the list, however there are more options on the list.

ixoy · 14-12-2019 4:59pm

Google Home now works again with Google Keep for managing lists. So you can more cleanly manage different lists than what had been there and use different types of lists by voice commands.

RunDMC · 14-12-2019 6:16pm

ixoy wrote: »

Google Home now works again with Google Keep for managing lists. So you can more cleanly manage different lists than what had been there and use different types of lists by voice commands.

Have you been able to select Keep as a list service? I have the "Notes and Lists" section in my Assistant settings, but the only option is "Don't Sync"

R

ixoy · 14-12-2019 7:15pm

RunDMC wrote: »

Have you been able to select Keep as a list service? I have the "Notes and Lists" section in my Assistant settings, but the only option is "Don't Sync"

R

Yes I have. I have options for - Any.do, AnyList, Bring Shoppng Lists, Google Keep and Don't Sync.
Seems it's being rolled out in stages. It wasn't there a few days ago.

McMurphy · 16-12-2019 5:03pm

taytobreath wrote: »

how are those bulbs u bought going. are they strong enough to light a medium sized room, are there delays when using google to talk to it.

Honestly, they're absolutely fantastic, preset scenes (Halloween, Christmas, valentine's etc etc etc) you can use the app to have them come on at certain times, go off, etc. They can be set to come on gradually in the morning, make them go off after a certain time (reading at night etc) set them any colour you want, and they can be controlled individually or as a group.

Haven't had any issues with controlling them via home by voice.

Honestly guys - solid purchase, definitely a big 5/5 from me.

RunDMC · 18-12-2019 8:19pm

I'm still not getting the option to set a list provider in Google Assistant, is anyone else having the same issue? It showed up on my wife's phone today and she's very happily adding items to our shared shopping list in Keep. I think she's doing it to annoy me at this stage!

R

muckwarrior · 19-12-2019 2:50pm

RunDMC wrote: »

I'm still not getting the option to set a list provider in Google Assistant, is anyone else having the same issue? It showed up on my wife's phone today and she's very happily adding items to our shared shopping list in Keep. I think she's doing it to annoy me at this stage!

R

I have the setting in assistant and have set it to Keep, but when I add something to my shopping list it still goes into the old one :mad:

The Gardener · 19-12-2019 5:52pm

Have you tried making a new list in Keep, calling it Shopping List? It works fine for me. You may have to delete the old shopping list.

Sheep Shagger · 21-12-2019 3:45pm

UK radio stations via tune in are now not allowed in this country (my hub says), anyone else?

dulpit · 21-12-2019 4:25pm

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

UK radio stations via tune in are now not allowed in this country (my hub says), anyone else?

Just checked if BBC radio works, it did no problem, but said playing from bbc. I asked for talksport,played fine (and loaded quicker) and said it was from tunein...

killbillvol2 · 21-12-2019 5:55pm

dulpit wrote: »

Just checked if BBC radio works, it did no problem, but said playing from bbc. I asked for talksport,played fine (and loaded quicker) and said it was from tunein...

Same.

Sheep Shagger · 21-12-2019 8:50pm

Thanks lads, I was trying Heart stations from the UK...will try again tomorrow to see of it's any different.

Sheep Shagger · 24-12-2019 8:31am

Email today from Anylist

Dear Sheepshagger

We’re pleased to announce that AnyList now works with the Google Assistant. To quickly add items to your lists, just say, “Hey Google, add milk to my shared grocery list,” or, “Hey Google, add sunscreen to my packing list.”

You can choose to sync some or all of your lists in AnyList with your Google Assistant, so you’ll always be ready when inspiration strikes.

To get started, go to the Settings tab in AnyList and select Google Assistant under the Voice Assistants section to link AnyList with your Google Assistant. Step-by-step instructions, including screenshots, are available on our website:

Link AnyList with the Google Assistant

Once your account is linked, you’ll be able to use your Google Assistant to add items to lists, create new lists, and ask about the contents of your lists. For more information, including a full list of supported commands and answers to frequently asked questions, please see this page on the AnyList Help website.

You can use AnyList with your Google Assistant across a wide variety of devices. Most Android phones have the Google Assistant built-in, and if you have an iPhone, you can download the Google Assistant app. You can also use Google Assistant-enabled speakers, like the Nest Mini, and smart displays, like the Nest Hub Max.

We’ve received many messages asking for AnyList to work with the Google Assistant, so we’re excited that it’s now possible! Let us know what you think by replying to this message. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and helps us to make AnyList more useful for everyone.

Thanks for using AnyList!

Best regards,

Jason & Jeff, the AnyList Team

RunDMC · 24-12-2019 1:05pm

I changed my Language from English (Ireland) to English (United Kingdom) and the options appear. I selected Keep as a list provider, tested it with Assistant, and then changed the language back to English (ireland). The option to select a list provider disappeared, but Assistant continues to work with Keep. Better still, my default shopping list is one that my wife created and shared with me. So now we have a common, voice-enabled shopping list. For me, this is why Google Assistant was created.

R

Access · 26-12-2019 11:47pm

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Thanks lads, I was trying Heart stations from the UK...will try again tomorrow to see of it's any different.

Always listen to heart and smooth on our Google home via TuneIn and seemed to have disappeared a few days ago. Any info on this as these stations are great and can't find why they are "not available in my country" as the voice keeps telling me.

Sheep Shagger · 27-12-2019 12:13am

Access wrote: »

Always listen to heart and smooth on our Google home via TuneIn and seemed to have disappeared a few days ago. Any info on this as these stations are great and can't find why they are "not available in my country" as the voice keeps telling me.

So I'm not the only one listening to them from here

Going to tweet tune in support to see if they know anything. Tried a google news.search and nothing there either (BBC stopped a while back and it was a news story). Seems to have affected all Global stations (Heart, Smooth, Capital among others), it's not working on the tuneinapp on my phone either.

When the BBC disappeared from tunein, google home started pulling the stream from the BBCs own website but can't seem to get it to do the same now with Hesrt.

Mech1 · 27-12-2019 12:38am

I listen to Sydney Australia Smooth fm.

"Hey google, play smooth fm 95.3 on kitchen tv" is my most used command.

Access · 27-12-2019 12:45am

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

So I'm not the only one listening to them from here

Going to tweet tune in support to see if they know anything. Tried a google news.search and nothing there either (BBC stopped a while back and it was a news story). Seems to have affected all Global stations (Heart, Smooth, Capital among others), it's not working on the tuneinapp on my phone either.

When the BBC disappeared from tunein, google home started pulling the stream from the BBCs own website but can't seem to get it to do the same now with Hesrt.

Yes... Capital is another one too!... Really annoying but like you say since they are under the same parent company they must be trying to push their own app. I cannot understand why we are limited to TuneIn on Google home. Really annoying.

Mech1 · 27-12-2019 12:50am

Mech1 wrote: »

I listen to Sydney Australia Smooth fm.

"Hey google, play smooth fm 95.3 on kitchen tv" is my most used command.

I just checked and its still working.

Sheep Shagger · 27-12-2019 9:19am

Mech1 wrote: »

I just checked and its still working.

The smooth radio that has stopped is from the UK.

Got this from tunein support, asked if they can confirm it was requested by the broadcaster ðŸ˜Ÿ

Thanks for contacting us regarding this issue. Upon further checking, I've confirmed that these radio station's broadcasters currently restrict access to this station to their country only. If you reside outside of the station's country of origin unfortunately you will no longer be able to listen to their streams through TuneIn.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for your continued support of TuneIn!

Sheep Shagger · 27-12-2019 11:00am

Response from tunein

Thank you for getting back to us. The broadcaster decides whether to restrict their station or not. You may contact the broadcaster directly to request for them to remove the restriction from their station.

To contact a station or program directly, please navigate to the station's profile page, and then click the "More Information" menu under the station's logo. If they have provided us with any contact information you will find it here. They will be able to provide you with information about playlists, contests, and content.

If you have any other concern, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Calvin

TuneIn, Inc.

gebbel · 04-01-2020 10:41am

Hi I’m wondering could anyone advise...I’m new to this and got the free nest mini before Xmas. Then ended up getting light strips and a hue bridge to control them...all works well. But cannot for the life of me get it to control a netatmo thermostat. It can’t see it when I search through the app. Many thanks.

The high horse brigade · 04-01-2020 10:51am

gebbel wrote: »

Hi I’m wondering could anyone advise...I’m new to this and got the free nest mini before Xmas. Then ended up getting light strips and a hue bridge to control them...all works well. But cannot for the life of me get it to control a netatmo thermostat. It can’t see it when I search through the app. Many thanks.

Link them here
https://assistant.google.com/services/a/uid/000000bc2b3f4d24?hl=en-US&hl=en-GB&jsmode=o&source=web

Then tell Google sync my devices

gebbel · 04-01-2020 11:45am

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Link them here
https://assistant.google.com/services/a/uid/000000bc2b3f4d24?hl=en-US&hl=en-GB&jsmode=o&source=web

Then tell Google sync my devices

Thank you. I did that but it’s telling me the netatmo hasn’t been set up yet and to goto the app. I’ve done this many times and it’s always saying the netatmo is linked when I go through the add devices section.

The high horse brigade · 04-01-2020 11:54am

gebbel wrote: »

Thank you. I did that but it’s telling me the netatmo hasn’t been set up yet and to goto the app. I’ve done this many times and it’s always saying the netatmo is linked when I go through the add devices section.

Unlink and link again

gebbel · 04-01-2020 12:06pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Unlink and link again

Many thanks again. Sorry to be a pain...I did that and it unlinked. Then relinked but it’s telling me the device hasn’t been set up yet...even though it is.

Edit: got it. Had to reset the relay and change email address. Cheers

SilverangelA5 · 19-01-2020 8:38pm

Im looking for help

My mother signed up for Virgin TV. She has three tvs and has just had a visit from Virgin engineer who connected one tv with horizon box.

Is it possible for me to buy two chromecasts and set her up so she can cast the virgin tv anywhere app from her phone to these tvs instead of paying for multiroom?

Mantis Toboggan · 19-01-2020 10:22pm

SilverangelA5 wrote: »

Im looking for help

My mother signed up for Virgin TV. She has three tvs and has just had a visit from Virgin engineer who connected one tv with horizon box.

Is it possible for me to buy two chromecasts and set her up so she can cast the virgin tv anywhere app from her phone to these tvs instead of paying for multiroom?

Yeah but AFAIR you can only cast certain channels like the VM channels and maybe a small few more. Vodafone let you cast alot more so I've switched to them instead, much better tv service and with SIRO the WiFi is a lot better.

Ush1 · 25-01-2020 9:32am

Is there a way you can automate your lights and tie it in with the weather report for daylight hours?

I don't want to have to be constantly adjusting routines as the days get longer and shorter.

BionicRasher · 25-01-2020 10:36am

Ush1 wrote: »

Is there a way you can automate your lights and tie it in with the weather report for daylight hours?

I don't want to have to be constantly adjusting routines as the days get longer and shorter.

I use IFTTT with a sunset and sunrise routine. It uses Weather Underground.
I have set various lights to turn on at sunset.
However I find that I had to set the location to somewhere in Europe, Brussels for example, as it kicks in a little before our actual sunset here in Ireland so lights come on just before dusk happens

Arctic89 · 03-02-2020 7:15pm

Having a bit of a problem with my Lenovo Smart Clock at the moment.

The alarm on the clock will go off as it is set but it doesn't turn on my good morning routine (which should turn on the bedroom lights, tell me the weather then play the news). This was working fine til about a week ago.

I've tried turning it on and off again, removing the device from my google home app and then reinstalling it and even a factory reset but the problem seems to be persisting. Anyone have any idea what the issue might be?

wirelessdude01 · 03-02-2020 7:29pm

Arctic89 wrote: »

Having a bit of a problem with my Lenovo Smart Clock at the moment.

The alarm on the clock will go off as it is set but it doesn't turn on my good morning routine (which should turn on the bedroom lights, tell me the weather then play the news). This was working fine til about a week ago.

I've tried turning it on and off again, removing the device from my google home app and then reinstalling it and even a factory reset but the problem seems to be persisting. Anyone have any idea what the issue might be?

Not finding the clock great myself. Doesn't respond the voice commands alot of the time.

14-02-2020 5:07pm

Can any of you guys still get Classic FM? I get "not available in your country".

Sheep Shagger · 14-02-2020 8:34pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can any of you guys still get Classic FM? I get "not available in your country".

If it's owned by Global in the UK which I think it is, they've blocked it outside the UK (for all their stations).

14-02-2020 8:44pm

Yeah it seems to work on the Echo Dot I have which uses global player. Bloody annoying....

Sheep Shagger · 14-02-2020 8:58pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah it seems to work on the Echo Dot I have which uses global player. Bloody annoying....

Yep global player is ok so I can listen on my phone but gone from tune in - pain in the hole.

15-02-2020 10:04pm

Dammit same thing with Capital FM....lucky I have an Echo Dot. Would prefer to hear it on my better sounding Google Home speaker though. Is there any sign of Google hooking up with Global?

Sesame · 01-04-2020 4:08pm

I have a few Google Home mini's set up now. I used to use "Broadcast" to talk from one to the other, but now I want to just talk to one of them, not all of them. Is there a command to do that, I can't find any from my searches. Amazon does it in a friends house, there must be a Google equivalent??

RobbieTheRobber · 01-04-2020 5:11pm

Sesame wrote: »

I have a few Google Home mini's set up now. I used to use "Broadcast" to talk from one to the other, but now I want to just talk to one of them, not all of them. Is there a command to do that, I can't find any from my searches. Amazon does it in a friends house, there must be a Google equivalent??

No not that I'm aware of. I think its an often requested one though.
They have implemented duo calling. Which allows you to do duo calls to devices in your home.
But I think the call has to be started on a hub or through the home\duo app on your phone so the duo call can be sent to a mini but not started from one.

Here is the google page on duo calling https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9165631

The part on in home calling is down near the bottom of that link and like i said it has to be started from a phone or hub device.

Sheep Shagger · 01-04-2020 5:46pm

We use broadcast from both a hub and a hub max and it can be heard on minis in the bedroom but as above believe it has to originate from a hub or hub max.

donspeekinglesh · 01-04-2020 9:27pm

It seems like the feature is coming: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/27/you-can-now-broadcast-messages-to-a-single-google-or-nest-home/

Doesn't work for me though, and my language is set to US English.

Notmything · 02-04-2020 2:17pm

Apologies if already asked. Ordered and recieved my Google nest mini today. Been messing around with setting it up n that, but, when I try to play quizzes it tells me they are not available in my country.

Should I be asking in a specific way or phrase or what should I be doing? Cheers

Gooey Looey · 02-04-2020 2:27pm

Notmything wrote: »

Apologies if already asked. Ordered and recieved my Google nest mini today. Been messing around with setting it up n that, but, when I try to play quizzes it tells me they are not available in my country.

Should I be asking in a specific way or phrase or what should I be doing? Cheers

To get the most features and integrations set it to USA or UK. You'll have to put up with the voice though

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