Play music & videos on your TV or speakers
You can ask your Google Assistant to cast music, movies, and radio to your smart TV or speakers.
Important: The languages you can use depend on the device. Learn which languages work on your device.
TVs & speakers you can use
TVs
- Chromecast
- Android TV devices
- TVs with Chromecast built in
Speakers
- Chromecast Audio
- Speakers with Chromecast built in
- Speakers with Google Assistant built in
Step 1: Connect a TV or speaker to your Assistant
After you connect a TV or speaker, you can ask your Assistant to control that device.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
TVs and speakers. - From here, you can add one device, or multiple devices:
- Add a device: Tap the plus sign in the bottom right.
- Add multiple devices: Tap the box next to each device's name 👁 and then
Add.
Step 2: Link music & video apps
Select apps you want to play music and videos from. For example, you can choose Spotify for music or Netflix for videos.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
Music. - Choose a music service. For some services, you’ll be asked to sign in to your account.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
Photos & videos. - On the app you want to connect, tap Link 👁 and then
Link account. - Follow the steps to sign in.
Step 3: Play music & videos using commands
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - Say or type a command:
Play
- Play [song name] on [speaker].
- Play [artist name] on [speaker].
- Play [album name] on [speaker].
- Play [song name] by [artist name] on [speaker].
Note: These commands open your default music app. To use another app, add its name to the command, for example: "Play [artist name] on [Spotify] on [speaker]."
Control what’s playing
- Pause.
- Stop.
- Resume.
Here are more commands you can use.
Play
- Play [movie name] on [TV].
- Watch [TV show name] on [TV].
- Watch [movie name] on [Netflix] on [TV].
Control what’s playing
- Next or previous: Next episode. Previous episode.
- Pause or resume: Pause. Stop. Resume.
- Rewind: Skip back [x] seconds/minutes. Rewind [x] seconds/minutes.
- Fast forward: Go forward [x] seconds/minutes.
- Volume: Turn it up. Turn it down. Volume 5. (Learn more about how to change volume.)
Use subtitles or change language
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.
Disconnect a TV, speaker, or app
If you no longer want your Assistant to control a TV or speaker, disconnect it.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
TVs and speakers. - Touch and hold the device you want to disconnect, tap Unlink.
- On your phone, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
Music. - From here, you can:
- Choose another app
- Disconnect an app: Tap Unlink.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Assistant app 👁 Assistant (iOS)
. - At the top right, tap your profile image or initial 👁 and then
Services 👁 and then
Photos & videos. - From here, you can:
- Disconnect an app: Tap Unlink 👁 and then
Unlink account. - Choose another app: Tap Link 👁 and then
Link account. Follow the steps to sign in.
- Disconnect an app: Tap Unlink 👁 and then