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Bored Accountant wrote: »

I got a notification on my phone yesterday about updating home & work locations. Looks like its added what days & time you travel so you can set just to give it on Monday to Friday. So won't be notified any longer on a Saturday that its 22 minutes to work

Thanks. I deleted and re-entered my work address and that seems to have fixed it.

Sheep Shagger

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thecivvie

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

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And looks like both are bow gone

maxamillius

Just picked up a google home, does anyone know if you can control an LG smart tv from it?

Cheers

Mantis Toboggan

maxamillius wrote: »

Just picked up a google home, does anyone know if you can control an LG smart tv from it?

Cheers

You'll need to have the magic remote and even at even at that it's not supported in Ireland so you'll have to try get around that.

maxamillius

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

You'll need to have the magic remote and even at even at that it's not supported in Ireland so you'll have to try get around that.

Ah right so it’s not something straightforward!

Mantis Toboggan

maxamillius wrote: »

Ah right so it’s not something straightforward!

If it's 2018 model it should have Google assistant built in, according to LG they're hoping to make it available in ROI later this year. I had the magic remote but brought it back and bought myself the chromecast ultra.

maxamillius

Is the chrome cast good?

AngelaRI

maxamillius wrote: »

Is the chrome cast good?

I had the regular Chromecast and found the quality on my 48" HD (not 4K) TV horrid.
Chromecast Ultra works a treat however, so much better than the built-in cast feature! It's also incredibly fast and stable as it's cabled to the router, so only the casting device (phone, laptop, iPad, whatever) is on wifi, and the router-chromecast-tv connection is wired
Yeah it costs a bit more than the regular Chromecast, but imo the quality you get is totally worth it!

The high horse brigade

If you're buying a Chromecast get the very new one with Ethernet, only just available here in the last few days, Currys and Harveys have them but you may have to ask

Kintarō Hattori

Deleted User wrote: »

Sorry to be dense but how do I activate this? Asked Google "tell me a story" but I get a jokey reply. I suspect it's the usual problem of setting the language to US or something like that. Have mine set to Ireland for the RTE News bulletin.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/07/google-assistant-can-now-read-kids-bedtime-story-new-level-creepy-7613224/

https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/its-story-time-and-google-assistant-has-tale-you/

keane2097

Probably a stupid question, but is it possible to view and manage my alarms through the Google Home phone app? Or do I have to talk to the mini itself?

AngelaRI

The high horse brigade wrote: »

If you're buying a Chromecast get the very new one with Ethernet, only just available here in the last few days, Currys and Harveys have them but you may have to ask

Isn't that the Chromecast Ultra? I've had one (from DiD Electrical in Bray) since at least first half of last year. Costs significantly more than the regular Chromecast but you get the higher res and the ethernet connection

https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast_ultra

The high horse brigade

AngelaRI wrote: »

Isn't that the Chromecast Ultra? I've had one (from DiD Electrical in Bray) since at least first half of last year. Costs significantly more than the regular Chromecast but you get the higher res and the ethernet connection

https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast_ultra

Yeah, they're only officially available here in the last week or so.

https://www.buzz.ie/tech/new-google-chromecast-officially-released-ireland-314213

AngelaRI

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Yeah, they're only officially available here in the last week or so.

https://www.buzz.ie/tech/new-google-chromecast-officially-released-ireland-314213

Aha, that's the 3rd Gen Chromecast in the article, not the Ultra. Ultra current offering is still the same as last year (checked the UK Google Store to make sure I wasn't seeing things). Don't see any mention of 3rd gen regular Chromecast having Ethernet though??? Still just the Ultra that offers that feature, though the regular seems to have general performance boosts over the 2nd gen regular Chromecast

https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast
https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast_ultra

maxamillius

What are the actual benefits of chromecast? So I have google home that I got as a present yesterday, also smart tv with Netflix on it. All iPhone users in the house.

Don’t really use any other services other than Netflix for tv, I suspect the chromecast wouldn’t be worth it for someone like me?

Other than being able to switch the tv on/off using the google home?

fletch

maxamillius wrote: »

What are the actual benefits of chromecast? So I have google home that I got as a present yesterday, also smart tv with Netflix on it. All iPhone users in the house.

Don’t really use any other services other than Netflix for tv, I suspect the chromecast wouldn’t be worth it for someone like me?

Other than being able to switch the tv on/off using the google home?

Do you ever watch YouTube videos?

AngelaRI

fletch wrote: »

Do you ever watch YouTube videos?

Also can ask Google to watch Netflix and she'll start up the TV, start up the Netflix app on the TV, and play or resume your show. You can also pause/resume, next episode by voice

The high horse brigade

AngelaRI wrote: »

Aha, that's the 3rd Gen Chromecast in the article, not the Ultra. Ultra current offering is still the same as last year (checked the UK Google Store to make sure I wasn't seeing things). Don't see any mention of 3rd gen regular Chromecast having Ethernet though??? Still just the Ultra that offers that feature, though the regular seems to have general performance boosts over the 2nd gen regular Chromecast

https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast
https://store.google.com/gb/product/chromecast_ultra

Ah my mistake. I have a friend said he got a new 3rd gen one, that it wasn't on display in Harveys, that he had to ask for it. I guess he got an ultra if it has Ethernet.

maxamillius

AngelaRI wrote: »

Also can ask Google to watch Netflix and she'll start up the TV, start up the Netflix app on the TV, and play or resume your show. You can also pause/resume, next episode by voice

I’d orobably just get it for that ha ha

maxamillius

fletch wrote: »

Do you ever watch YouTube videos?

I have a 5 year old that is obsessed with nonsense videos on YouTube!!

OfflerCrocGod

Also for casting the RTÉ player app which has received a nice upgrade recently. Also shared, family albums from Google photos.

Atomic Pineapple

maxamillius wrote: »

I have a 5 year old that is obsessed with nonsense videos on YouTube!!

Don't get one so!

McMurphy

I've only recently been prompted by the home itself to find a recipe I wanted online and click send to Google home , and she'll then go through the recipe with me, but I'm not getting any send to Google home option on my search results.

L1011

I have the bedside lights named and since last night, Assistant can't understand my own name and just says it has no ability to do what I've asked it to do hundreds of times (turn on/off NAME side light). Partners name still works.

I do have an Irish language, untranslatable first name but its pretty common!

Calibos

L1011 wrote: »

I have the bedside lights named and since last night, Assistant can't understand my own name and just says it has no ability to do what I've asked it to do hundreds of times (turn on/off NAME side light). Partners name still works.

I do have an Irish language, untranslatable first name but its pretty common!

L1011....

Your name is Lorcán isn't it?

R.O.R

I've Ikea plugs on each side for the electric blanket, named for me and the missus.

No issue with her name, but if I ask GH to turn on the (R.O.R) blanket, she says "Turning off the (R.O.R) blanket.

To get just mine to work, turn the (stupid american pronunciation of my shortened first name) on, it then works.

Turn on/turn off Blankets works no problem though.

L1011 - how does it pronounce your name when GH says it? Try using that pronunciation...

L1011

R.O.R wrote: »

L1011 - how does it pronounce your name when GH says it? Try using that pronunciation...

Properly - it has started to work again weirdly.

Moreilly

google interpreter mode now working....

Say "Ok Google."
Say a command, like:
Be my Italian interpreter.
Help me speak Spanish.
Interpret from Polish to Dutch.
Chinese interpreter.
Turn on interpreter mode.
If you haven’t identified languages, choose which languages you want to use.
When you hear the tone, start speaking in either language. You don’t have to alternate between languages for interpreter mode to work.
On a Smart Display, you’ll both see and hear the translated conversation.

To stop using interpreter mode, say a command like:

Stop.
Quit.
Exit.

L1011

Tried that without specifying language.

Guten abend resulted in me getting public transport directions to Navan on my phone - presumably "go to Navan" - despite getting an acknowledgment that it was in translation mode.