Google Home FAQ

Mantis Toboggan

Did the trivia quiz last night, was fun hopefully more games emerge to keep everyone occupied over Christmas.

BattlingCheese

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Did the trivia quiz last night, was fun hopefully more games emerge to keep everyone occupied over Christmas.

There are about 50 games you can play
http://mashable.com/2017/10/24/google-assistant-games/#0pcq_2YwtgqC

There are a ton of third party services (mostly crap) you can use and they used to be in the GH app under Explore or Services. Not there anymore however but are still available. The Dublin Bus one (not officially from them of course) still works

Uriel.

BattlingCheese wrote: »

There are about 50 games you can play
http://mashable.com/2017/10/24/google-assistant-games/#0pcq_2YwtgqC

There are a ton of third party services (mostly crap) you can use and they used to be in the GH app under Explore or Services. Not there anymore however but are still available. The Dublin Bus one (not officially from them of course) still works

Is there a list or resource point for those other services?

BattlingCheese

There doesn't seem to be a full list online no. Like I said it used to be in the App but seems region blocked.
https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7126338

you can get to them via your phone if on Android.

-Launch Google Assistant on your particular phone (hold down home button on mine)
-Tap on Blue icon, top right of screen
-That should open the explore tab with trending services.
-Scroll all the way down to All categories to see them all.

Most are US only or just terrible.

There is a small list of some here and apologies in advance if you have not a pop-up blocker on your browser!
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-home-services-you-should-try-right-now/

bigneacy

I got google home and ring doorbell - i'm having trouble getting google to talk to ring - when i tell it to it tells me to add the device on the home app - but its not there? is this happening for anyone else and is there a workaround available?

The high horse brigade

bigneacy wrote: »

I got google home and ring doorbell - i'm having trouble getting google to talk to ring - when i tell it to it tells me to add the device on the home app - but its not there? is this happening for anyone else and is there a workaround available?

I don't see the Ring doorbell in the list as a device you can add to Google home

BattlingCheese

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I don't see the Ring doorbell in the list as a device you can add to Google home

Try this link.
Open in google assistant and choose link option

https://assistant.google.com/services/a/id/7274b3bf787d255e

bigneacy

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I don't see the Ring doorbell in the list as a device you can add to Google home

yeah, essentially thats my problem. i've been told it does connect to it, and the home's response to me telling it to talk to ring is that it needs to be linked via the google home app. but as you said, its not on the list.

The high horse brigade

BattlingCheese wrote: »

Try this link.
Open in google assistant and choose link option

https://assistant.google.com/services/a/id/7274b3bf787d255e

I was actually already linked. It really doesn't do much though, last motion time and device health.

It would be great to be able to use the Home as a chime or cast the Ring to the TV. I have a stringify flow that flickers my sorting room hue lights when there's motion on the Ring, works well. I have a chime in the kitchen but could move it elsewhere if the home could chime.

ForestFire

Took the plunge last night and got a second Google home and 2 minis on offer. Will use second home in kitchen and minis in bedroom.

Setup also with a TP-LINK 130 to be expanded later with more lights

Kintarō Hattori

I'm having a strange issue which I can't quite figure out. I have two Yeelights in the living room- one as the main light and one in a lamp. The GH unit in the living room is the larger unit with a mini in the kitchen and one upstairs. The Home unit couldn't turn on or off the lamp. It had no issues with the main and could even change the colour of the lamp- just not turn it off. The weird thing is I could turn off the lamp from the mini in the kitchen.
I reset the bulbs, rebooted the GH unit, unlinked and relinked the actions but it still flat out refuses to turn the lamp on/off.

Any suggestions? It was working fine up until yesterday.

mik_da_man

So I'm now having a strange issue with my Google Home/Mini's

Me: Hey Google, Play Christmas FM (Or any radio station or Spotify)
Google: OK Playing xxxx
...
...
No sound from the Home or Mini
Me: Hey Google, What's Playing
Google: Nothing playing at the moment.


Any Ideas?

jogdish

mik_da_man wrote: »

So I'm now having a strange issue with my Google Home/Mini's

Me: Hey Google, Play Christmas FM (Or any radio station or Spotify)
Google: OK Playing xxxx
...
...
No sound from the Home or Mini
Me: Hey Google, What's Playing
Google: Nothing playing at the moment.


Any Ideas?

Think this happened to me once, check Tunein, somethings it just stalls on getting the station. Also check what the mini thinks you are saying to double check

givecredit

3 Pack of Google Mini £89

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Google-Home-Mini-3-Pack-from-the-Official-Google-Store-on-eBay-UK/332463787611?epid=12007812734&hash=item4d6862ce5b:g:dtcAAOSwH2VaIChK&clk_rvr_id=1380327542489&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true

ilovesmybrick

mik_da_man wrote: »

So I'm now having a strange issue with my Google Home/Mini's

Me: Hey Google, Play Christmas FM (Or any radio station or Spotify)
Google: OK Playing xxxx
...
...
No sound from the Home or Mini
Me: Hey Google, What's Playing
Google: Nothing playing at the moment.


Any Ideas?

I had this yesterday with my sitting room speaker. Turns out it was playing on the speaker in my kitchen. For some reason my sitting room speaker was no longer in the 'all speakers' group!

Charlie19

Looking to ad lights to my Google home set up.

Anyone have experience with this brand of bulb?

https://www.buyitdirect.ie/p/7w-wifi-bulb-with-b22-bayonet-ending-iq-wifibulbb22?refsource=BIDIEadwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlvjc1dPp1wIViBbTCh0K8QZ1EAQYAiABEgKIxvD_BwE

moonboy52

Charlie19 wrote: »

Looking to ad lights to my Google home set up.

Anyone have experience with this brand of bulb?

https://www.buyitdirect.ie/p/7w-wifi-bulb-with-b22-bayonet-ending-iq-wifibulbb22?refsource=BIDIEadwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlvjc1dPp1wIViBbTCh0K8QZ1EAQYAiABEgKIxvD_BwE

Never heard of that Bulb.

If cost is a factor then the Xiaomi Yeelight's are great, but a few weeks wait from the Chinese sites.


EDIT: don't know if they are a rebrand or what but i can't see electriQ in Google Home

Charlie19

moonboy52 wrote: »

Never heard of that Bulb.

If cost is a factor then the Xiaomi Yeelight's are great, but a few weeks wait from the Chinese sites.


EDIT: don't know if they are a rebrand or what but i can't see electriQ in Google Home

I was looking at Yeelight in that other thread but ideally I'd want them this side of Christmas. So that rules them out.

This bullet pointed on the ElectriQ site:

Works with Amazon Echo, Alexa Google Home so you can control the light with your voice

moonboy52

Charlie19 wrote: »

I was looking at Yeelight in that other thread but ideally I'd want them this side of Christmas. So that rules them out.

This bullet pointed on the ElectriQ site:

I looked at the site, but in the Google Home app there is no entry for electriQ.

Could be mistaken, but would hate you to buy something not compatible

bigneacy

BattlingCheese wrote: »

Try this link.
Open in google assistant and choose link option

https://assistant.google.com/services/a/id/7274b3bf787d255e

That's it. Thanks a million! I really hope more functionality comes to it soon

Charlie19

moonboy52 wrote: »

I looked at the site, but in the Google Home app there is no entry for electriQ.

Could be mistaken, but would hate you to buy something not compatible

Yeah I might just go the safer route and buy the Phillips.

judeboy101

Hey all got the google home last week amazed at howbeasy to set up. Had no problem telly it to play john wick, pepoa pig etc on Netflix and up it pops. Then 2 days ago I start hearing " I looked for .... But it isn't available or I can't play it right now" any ideas?

Mantis Toboggan

Is it possible to factory reset these?

OldMrBrennan83

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Mantis Toboggan

Patww79 wrote: »

Hold the mute button on the big one until it tells you it's going to reset. Not sure about the little one.

Yeah it's the mini one I have. Thought I saw it in settings before but can't see it now.

OldMrBrennan83

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Mantis Toboggan

Patww79 wrote: »

Button near where it plugs in apparently.

https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7073477?hl=en

Bingo.

Thanks.

kkhornet

Received my home last night and got it set up. Only have a CC at the minute so not a lot I can do but what's stumping me is Netflix. I can't get it to work at all no matter what voice commands I try to use.
It either keeps telling me whatever cannot be played or whatever can't do they right now.
Anybody any ideas how to help.
I've read through this entire thread before I got the home and don't want to go the whole way back through it

BattlingCheese

kkhornet wrote: »

Received my home last night and got it set up. Only have a CC at the minute so not a lot I can do but what's stumping me is Netflix. I can't get it to work at all no matter what voice commands I try to use.
It either keeps telling me whatever cannot be played or whatever can't do they right now.
Anybody any ideas how to help.
I've read through this entire thread before I got the home and don't want to go the whole way back through it

Did you link your netflix account in the google home app?

wingnut32

Set up mine last night and I have to say its fantastic. Had a few people over and it was the star of the show. Couple of things though:

I cant seem to set it up to make calls and it did take me a couple of goes to set up the second GH and CCA. I cant get the TP Link plug to finish the installation. Im wondering if this is down to the asus router?