Play audio on Google Cast-enabled speakers and TVs with your Google speaker or display

Link a device

Unlink a device

1. Make sure your phone or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi or linked to the same account as your speaker, display, Google streaming devices, or Pixel Tablet.
2. Open the Google Home app .
3. Tap Media  and swipe to find your devices that are currently playing media.

On the media player, you will get the following information for the current music session:

• Content provider 
• Title (song name, show episode name, or radio station program)
• Artist (if available)
• Collection (playlist, album, show series, or radio station, if available)

You can also pause or resume, stop, and control the remote device from the device card. 

1. Make sure you've correctly linked your devices, including:
   1. Make sure the Cast device is voice-supported and running Cast version 1.32 or later.
   2. Make you sure you linked the devices via the Google Home app:
      1. Open the Google Home app .
      2. Tap your account.

      3. Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your Google device. If correct, tap Close to exit the account window. To switch accounts, tap the drop down another account or Add another account.

      4. Tap Settings Under Services Tap Works with Google 
      5. It should show a list of all your linked devices.
   3. Make sure you named the devices something that is clear and easy to pronounce and not similar to the name you gave your speaker or display.
2. Name your speaker or display, streaming device or device that works with Google Cast.

   To ensure proper playback on your TV, follow these tips when naming your devices:

   1. Give your speaker or display, streaming device, or device that works with Google Cast different names, and avoid the use of the same words in the names. This helps your speaker or display correctly understand your command and play content on the right device.
      1. ​Good:
         • Name your speaker or display "Living Room"
         • Name your streaming device "Family TV"
      2. Ok:
         • Name your speaker or display "Living Room Home"
         • Name your streaming device "Living Room TV"
   2. Make sure the name is easily pronounceable.
   3. Avoid using emoji or special characters.
   4. To change the name of your streaming device, speaker or display:
   5. 1. Open the Google Home app .
      2. Tap Favorites or Devices .
      3. Touch and hold your device's tile  at the top right corner, tap Settings   Device information  Device name. 
      4. Delete the current name and type in a new name. Tap Save.
3. If the voice commands seem to stop controlling your remote devices, or you get a response that says "Nothing is playing," be more specific with your request by adding “…on <device name>” to your request. This will re-initiate media focus and allow you to better control the device.
4. If you don't get the music you expect, be more specific with your request.
5. If you get an error message like "I can only play audio on devices using Chromecast, Google TV Streamer or on Google Cast-enabled TVs," try to rename your devices.