Play music & videos on your Google Assistant device

• Chromecast
• Android TV devices
• TVs with Chromecast built in

Speakers

• Chromecast Audio
• Speakers with Chromecast built in
• Speakers with Google Assistant built in

Smart Displays

• All Smart Displays with Google Assistant built in

Smart Clock

• Lenovo Smart Clock

1. On your phone, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home   Settings .
3. Under "Google Assistant services," tap Music.
4. Choose a music service. For some services, you’ll be asked to sign in to your account.

1. On your phone, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home   Settings .
3. Under "Google Assistant services," tap TV & video.
4. Next to the app you want to connect, tap Link Link account. 

If you’re using a device with Chromecast, Chromecast built-in, or a Smart Display, you can cast from certain apps.

Note: Netflix doesn’t work with Smart Displays.

1. Make sure your phone or tablet is on the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
2. Open an app that works with Chromecast.
3. Tap Cast .
4. Select your device.
5. When connected, you'll see Cast .

To stop casting, tap Cast  Stop casting.

Play

• Play [song name] on [device].
• Play [song name] by [artist name] on [device].
• Play [artist name] on [device].
• Play [album name] on [device].

Note: These commands open your default music app. To use another app, add its name to the end of the command.

Browse (Smart Displays only)

• Show me songs by [artist].
• Show me albums by [artist].
• Show me relaxing music stations.

Control what's playing

• Pause.
• Stop.
• Resume.

Here are more commands you can use.

Note: You can't play or cast videos on Smart Clocks, but you can ask a Smart Clock to play videos on a smart TV or Smart Display.

Play

• Play [movie name] on [device].
• Watch [TV show name] on [device].
• Watch [movie name] on [Netflix] on [device].

Browse (Smart Displays only)

• Show me funny cat videos.
• Play yoga videos.

Pause, skip, or change volume

• Next or previous: Next episode. Previous episode.
• Pause or resume: Pause. Stop. Resume.
• Skip or rewind: Skip back [time]. Rewind [time].
• Volume: Turn it up. Turn it down. Volume 5. (Learn more about how to change volume.)

Use subtitles or change language (TV only)

Languages you can use depend on the video service and show.

• Subtitles: Turn on/off subtitles. Turn on/off captions. Captions on/off. Turn on/off Spanish subtitles.
• Spoken language: Turn on/off dubbing. Dubbing on/off. Play it in German. Change language to German.

Play

• Play [station name] on [speaker].
• Play [frequency] on [speaker].
• Play [call sign] on [speaker].

Control what's playing

• Pause.
• Stop.
• Resume.

Here are more commands you can use.

If you no longer want the Google Assistant to control a TV or speaker, disconnect it.

1. On your phone, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home   your device.
3. At the top right, tap Settings 
4. At the bottom, tap Remove device  Remove. 

1. On your phone, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home   Settings .
3. Under "Google Assistant services," tap Music.
4. From here, you can: 
   • Choose another service.
   • Disconnect a service: Tap Unlink  Unlink account.

1. On your phone, open the Google Home app .
2. At the bottom, tap Home   Settings .
3. Under "Google Assistant services," tap TV & video.
4. From here, you can: 
   • Disconnect an app: Tap Unlink  Unlink account.
   • Choose another app: Tap Link Link account. Follow the steps to sign in.