Google Home FAQ

ShauntaMetzel · 22-03-2019 6:00pm

Thanks for sharing in-depth information.

jogdish · 23-03-2019 10:56pm

So podcasts from BBC no longer work?

Mantis Toboggan · 23-03-2019 10:57pm

jogdish wrote: »

So podcasts from BBC no longer work?

What app are you using?

jogdish · 23-03-2019 11:00pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

What app are you using?

App?
Last week I used to say "Okay Google play BBC newshour podcast" - worked perfect, since Thursday it's not working.

dulpit · 27-03-2019 11:53am

jogdish wrote: »

So podcasts from BBC no longer work?

Not a bug: https://www.androidauthority.com/bbc-podcasts-google-969869/

RunDMC · 27-03-2019 5:08pm

Direct from the BBC...

BBC podcasts on third-party apps

Because Google direct users who search for BBC podcasts to the actual podcasts rather than the BBC Sounds app, which is not available outside the UK, the BBC is blocking Google. I know they're taxpayer-funded, but this seems a bit heavy-handed.

R

Mantis Toboggan · 27-03-2019 5:23pm

You can still cast them from an app.

georgewickstaff · 11-04-2019 11:10am

Got a Google mini and have it parked next to Alexa as not sure where else to put it... Anyhoooo

Alexa - Play LMFM and it does, no problem. My mrs always listens to this radio station.

Hey Google, play lmfm or louth meath fm or loud mead fm on tune in etc and it does not. Cant find it, cannot be played at this time.

Absolutely infuriating. No matter what else it does the fact this bit is so annoying means its a dismal failure in her eyes.. Anyone got a remedy for such a simple task?

jogdish · 11-04-2019 10:05pm

georgewickstaff wrote: »

Got a Google mini and have it parked next to Alexa as not sure where else to put it... Anyhoooo

Alexa - Play LMFM and it does, no problem. My mrs always listens to this radio station.

Hey Google, play lmfm or louth meath fm or loud mead fm on tune in etc and it does not. Cant find it, cannot be played at this time.

Absolutely infuriating. No matter what else it does the fact this bit is so annoying means its a dismal failure in her eyes.. Anyone got a remedy for such a simple task?

Google has issues with TuneIn at times, RTE 1 was just not working for months.

Have you tried doing okay G play xxx mhz or fm, it can be hard to get the diction correct when saying how many hunder mega hertz etc , you could test this trying using the google assistant on the phone (typing in the query)

BrookieD · 11-04-2019 10:15pm

couple of quirks for google Home
1) 2.4ghz vs 5ghz wifi - Upgraded to Vodafone gigabit and got nw router, since then the google home was droping connection all the time. found he issue. Vodafone router is set up as default to band switch to balance devices between two bands. I turned off band switching and bingo, no more drops. So now i have it turned back on for all devices but Google Home.

2) I used to say "hey google, play radio x uk" and then it plays radio x uk from tunein. lst week i stoped working, that command took it to spotify and some batsh1t crazy song. Found out the command is now "Hey google, play radio x london" back in action.

Just got a google home hub today. So, Home hub is going into Kitchen and Google home into main bedroom, Google mini to kids room. Tried out broadcast this evening adn perfect. Time to figure some nice hacks for the Hub. love it so far though

Bored Accountant · 12-04-2019 1:08pm

BrookieD wrote: »

So, Home hub is going into Kitchen and Google home into main bedroom, Google mini to kids room. Tried out broadcast this evening adn perfect.

I've Home Hub in the Kitchen. It really annoys me how poor the microphone is on it. I nearly have to get up, walk over to it, and shout so that it will hear me.
Home & mini will pick up my voice no problem, but not the Hub. :mad:

The high horse brigade · 12-04-2019 1:19pm

Bored Accountant wrote: »

I've Home Hub in the Kitchen. It really annoys me how poor the microphone is on it. I nearly have to get up, walk over to it, and shout so that it will hear me.
Home & mini will pick up my voice no problem, but not the Hub. :mad:

Yeah, I replaced a home with a hub and am noticing the same, the mic is poor on the hub. I may move it somewhere else and get a Lenovo, my mam has one and it's got a decent mic and a webcam for video calling

thecivvie · 12-04-2019 10:35pm

Just noticed that I can tell my GH to turn Do Not Disturb on and off on my phone.

thecivvie · 13-04-2019 11:21am

What cameras, apart from the nest, work to the Google Home Hub. Mainly outdoor

OldMrBrennan83 · 13-04-2019 11:24am

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Yeah, I replaced a home with a hub and am noticing the same, the mic is poor on the hub. I may move it somewhere else and get a Lenovo, my mam has one and it's got a decent mic and a webcam for video calling

Strange, mine is grand. It's across the living room beside the telly and can pick me up just talking over the sound of the TV.

That said, I'd still have the Lenovo as it's too small a screen. I've a 10" Lenovo in the kitchen and it's perfect.

BrookieD · 13-04-2019 5:52pm

mic on mine is ok, something to watch though

Bored Accountant · 14-04-2019 9:30am

thecivvie wrote: »

What cameras, apart from the nest, work to the Google Home Hub. Mainly outdoor

The kasa cameras work to it.

The high horse brigade · 14-04-2019 9:46am

BrookieD wrote: »

mic on mine is ok, something to watch though

It's not that it's faulty. It's that the mic is nowhere near as good as the Home or the Mini. Maybe it's the location of the mic. I find I have to speak while facing it, where the Home and the Mini I don't need to. My hub is sort of behind me on the couch in the opposite corner to the TV so it may be my sitting room layout (large room) that causes me to notice a big difference. I have to turn around to face it to make sure it understands, never had to do that with either the Home or the Mini

AstraMonti · 15-04-2019 9:05am

thecivvie wrote: »

What cameras, apart from the nest, work to the Google Home Hub. Mainly outdoor

Swann works with google home as well, but it's not the smoothest integration ever mind you.

bk · 16-04-2019 10:59am

thecivvie wrote: »

What cameras, apart from the nest, work to the Google Home Hub. Mainly outdoor

Logitech Circle cameras too. Great cameras, but the integration isn't great, it takes at least 30 seconds to view the feed. I've sort of given up on this feature for now.

Any one have experience of the Nest cameras? Do they have the same issue or work better.

howamidifferent · 19-04-2019 10:10am

https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/04/enjoy-youtube-music-free-on-google-home.html

Music fans can now listen to free, ad-supported YouTube Music on smart speakers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, and Austria. It’ll be available in more countries soon.

eamondunphy · 20-04-2019 6:05pm

anyones routines not working correctly?

when i say"goodnight" is is supposed to turn off my hue lights, but now it's asking to set an alarm and plays nature sounds

davegilly · 20-04-2019 7:20pm

eamondunphy wrote: »

anyones routines not working correctly?

when i say"goodnight" is is supposed to turn off my hue lights, but now it's asking to set an alarm and plays nature sounds

Has it been drinking?

THE ALM · 21-04-2019 10:15am

eamondunphy wrote: »

anyones routines not working correctly?

when i say"goodnight" is is supposed to turn off my hue lights, but now it's asking to set an alarm and plays nature sounds

Bed time is one of the default routines and one of the trigger words is goodnight. You might have to rename yours or change trigger words

R.O.R · 23-04-2019 12:50pm

eamondunphy wrote: »

anyones routines not working correctly?

when i say"goodnight" is is supposed to turn off my hue lights, but now it's asking to set an alarm and plays nature sounds

You haven't put a new GH in that room have you? Had exactly the same thing when moved a Mini out of the back room and replaced it with a full size Google home.

Expected it to just automatically recognise voices and routines, but had to go in via the app to set up voice match, then it shared the voice match from the rest of the GH's with the new one, and all was good again.

opus · 25-04-2019 11:26am

Just wondering if this is possible via Google Home, I've a light that GH can already turn on/off. What I'd like is for it turn it on every evening at sunset & then turn it off at midnight again. Any pointers appreciated.

R.O.R · 25-04-2019 12:05pm

opus wrote: »

Just wondering if this is possible via Google Home, I've a light that GH can already turn on/off. What I'd like is for it turn it on every evening at sunset & then turn it off at midnight again. Any pointers appreciated.

Not as far as I'm aware, and trying to get that sort of thing working (Tradfri) is the reason I've been getting more and more frustrated trying to get Home Assistant to run over the past year.

RobbieTheRobber · 25-04-2019 12:07pm

opus wrote: »

Just wondering if this is possible via Google Home, I've a light that GH can already turn on/off. What I'd like is for it turn it on every evening at sunset & then turn it off at midnight again. Any pointers appreciated.

What light are you using?

opus · 25-04-2019 2:03pm

A side lamp plugged into an el-cheapo smart socket (Smartlife brand I think).

RobbieTheRobber · 25-04-2019 2:21pm

opus wrote: »

A side lamp plugged into an el-cheapo smart socket (Smartlife brand I think).

Could you use IFTTT to schedule it?
https://ifttt.com/smartlife

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