Through your Google Home, thanks to the Google Assistant, you will greatly improve your entertainment, by having all the devices in your home under control, listening to music, checking the weather or putting on the perfect movie for a given moment, it will be just a matter of asking. With your lights and switches, thermostats and plugs integrated with the Google Assistant, read on to find out how to use the Google Assistant to control your entertainment devices and greatly improve your experience with Google’s popular home automation system.
Enjoying a higher standard of living is based, in part, on the quality of entertainment we are able to enjoy every day. Whether you have children, or if you live with a partner or alone, you can greatly improve your movie sessions, the experience of listening to music, or how you spend your free time thanks to the Google Assistant. Today at RedesZone we are going to explain the best ways to use Google Assistant to control your entertainment devices and thus improve your user experience.
Google Assistant Settings
First of all, you need to activate and configure the Google Assistant to understand its functions. This is the best way to be able to connect it to all the devices that your entertainment depends on. For example, you can have a smart speaker with Google Assistant, such as Google Home, or a device with a screen such as the Nest Hub. In this case, you will only have to follow the simple instructions that the manufacturer offers you when starting the product, to link it. You will have to use the Google Home app on your Smartphone to link the devices, and be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the rest of the devices for the link to be successful.
Set up multi-room audio
One of the most useful commands, which not everyone knows about, is the ability to group speakers and synchronize them in different rooms. This way, they will all play the same audio track at the same time. You just have to say: “Hey Google, play my favorite playlist throughout the house.” The next step would be to link the Google Assistant with the main streaming services such as Netflix, Spotify and YouTube. You can do this from the Google Home app, where by linking the devices, you can start using voice commands to play music, turn up the volume, switch to a movie or play a YouTube video whenever you want.
Once you have done all this, you will be able to enjoy your music anywhere in the house. It is advisable to have at least a couple of speakers with this feature, so that you can move around the house and continue listening to the music.
Enjoy your Smart TV at another level
If you’re wondering how your TV or movie watching sessions can be even more impressive, you’ve come to the right place. Here I’ll tell you all about the visual experience improvements you can get with this assistant.
- Set it up on your Chromecast: Control your Smart TV thanks to your Chromecast, and you will only have to say out loud the commands you want, and your entire TV viewing experience will be guided through your voice.
- If you already have the Google Assistant built in: There are many smart TVs that already come with the Google Assistant. In this case, it’s simpler, you just have to start saying: “Hey Google, turn on the TV” or “Hey Google, search for action movies” and enjoy. All Smart TVs that have Android TV have this functionality, for other TVs that use other operating systems, it may not be available, but you will have to look into it in detail.
Automation of entertainment routines
Now that you know how to turn on your TV or music, let’s go one step further. When we suggested taking your entertainment to new frontiers, we were referring to creating personalized routines by combining several actions into a single command. This means that you can have a routine set up under the name “movie night” that when you say “Hey Google, play movie night” will take care of, for example, lowering the blinds, changing the tone of the lighting and starting your streaming platform, Netflix, Amazon, etc.
Choose how you want to prepare your environment for a “movie night” or “gaming time” and have the house adapt to your specific needs at that moment. This futuristic and science fiction-like thing is now a reality if you take the time to connect your devices with Google Assistant. What you should keep in mind is that you have previously had to incorporate all your home automation devices, such as relays to make your blinds smart, the lighting in your house either with relays or LED strips that already have Wi-Fi connectivity, etc.
Just like with your entertainment-focused devices, you can do the same with other devices in your home such as the thermostat, the lights in our home, and so on. Setting the stage for a party, watching an important sporting event such as a football match, or simply watching a movie or playing a game on a console has never been easier than it is now.
It’s no longer just about convenience, it’s about a new way to focus on entertainment in everyone’s free time. With Google Assistant, you have the opportunity to manage your home and your entertainment with voice commands that couldn’t be simpler.
