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As long as your computer and the Mini on the same home network this works perfectly well. Phone screen showing the message which gets displayed when ‘Cast my audio’ is clicked.Click “Cast audio” to – as the message explains – cast your phone’s audio to the chosen device. The music/audio from your phone will stop playing on the phone, and start playing on your Google mini, a couple of seconds after clicking “Cast audio”. If you want to play music from your laptop, but haven’t set up a Plex server, Music Castercan help.
Be sure to not run "Power Saving Mode" on your Android device. This can limit the processing power of your device which could affect the performance of the Cast Audio feature. YouTube Music is automatically synced when you link your Google Account to Google Home, but Spotify/Deezer/Apple Music requires you to sign in and link your account.
Ad-Free Music/Audio Options
YouTube Musicis a relative newcomer, but its library is just as robust as any of the others. As a huge bonus, the $10-a-month YouTube Premium plan not only cuts the commercials out of your music but gets rid of ads on YouTube videos as well. 5.Enter your username and password for the service you're linking to and tapLog In. Google teased a significant amount of additional bass and overall better sound out of the Nest Mini smart speaker, released last year. You'll get different music based on the content partner and your subscription.
From a mobile device or computer, you can also create fully customizable playlists that can be played on your speaker or display. Your listening experience won’t be interrupted by ads. If you have a YouTube Music Premium account,you can play content on demand. You can get specific songs and albums along with music based on genre, mood or activity, and YouTube Music’s curated playlists. Whether a single person or multiple people are using a Google Nest or Home speaker or display, each person can link a single account only per streaming service.
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If you are using a free service, you likely won't be able to play specific songs, but similar music or shuffled music by the requested artist will play."OK Google, play Drake on Spotify." Once you’ve dealt with all that setup, using Plex is fairly easy. Just visit app.plex.tv or download Plex’s apps for iOS or Android, then sign in with the same account with which you set up the server. Plex should find your media server automatically, and you should see the Cast icon on the screen. Select any of your Google Home speakers, speaker groups, Chromecast devices, then choose some music to start playing.
Under "More music services," tap the Link iconnext to Apple Music. If you just unwrapped one of these smart home devices, you probably can’t wait for it to fill your home with your favorite music, podcasts, and more—as soon as you set up the darn thing. Okay, so now I want to go to the device which I’ll be casting music from – in this case this computer I’m on – so what I will do is I’ll just close that. What I’ll do is click on the Windows key, search for “Bluetooth”, click this result. I want to make sure that bluetooth is turned on.
Disconnect Bluetooth speaker and Google Nest or Home device
I then want to click on “Add Bluetooth or other device”, click “Bluetooth”, and the living-room speaker is the name of my Google Mini device so I’ll select that. Sometimes it says this… click okay… what you might need to do is actually wait a few more seconds. So… thanks for that… right let’s download the music mp3 file.
Touch and hold the Nest or Home device that your Bluetooth device is paired with. The name of the home is at the top of the screen. To change homes, tap the arrow next to the home name. How to stop casting your Chrome browser’s music once you are completed. You can naturally get music from a range of sources this way , along with using ad-blocks like Adblock Plus on a laptop to eliminate any ads which might interrupt your music. But what’s the point of having thousands of MP3s nowadays?
You can link up to 6 music services, but only 5 can be made default
Whether you want to request an artist, play music based on your mood or shuffle things around, check out the commands below for some inspiration for controlling your Google Home music. There's nothing worse than asking Google to play you some music and it not recognising your request because it's still linked to the default, free version of Play Music. Here's how to set your Spotify or Deezer account as the default on your Google Home. If you usespeaker groups to listen to media like music, podcasts and audiobooks from multiple speakers at once, you can continue to do that with your Bluetooth speaker. Just add the Google Nest or Home device that's connected to the Bluetooth speaker to any speaker group. Learn how to create or add your speaker to an audio group.
When your device and the speaker have paired, exit the Settings. Continuing to work with your Android or Apple device, make your way to your Settings menu. Once there, select the “Bluetooth Pairing” option.
Check that your device’s Bluetooth connection is with the correct speaker system . Switch “on” your device’s Bluetooth function and choose the “Other Devices” menu. Tap on the “Enable Pairing” option in the bottom right corner of the screen. Scroll through the drop-down menu until you find “Device Settings” – select this option. Click on the “Settings” option in the top right-hand corner of the screen. This method is compatible with both Android and Apple devices.
Okay, and then I will try to drop that up to the Google Play library. Click continue and I need to add Right what was I doing… okay, so I think now it’s actually added an app – that’s confusing. Let’s restarted and see the original website and try again. Right, upload music… upload… try again. This time it’s done something… yes so this time it’s actually uploading.
At the top right, tap Settings Audio Paired Bluetooth devices. This will remove your Bluetooth speaker from the paired device list. You'll need to pair and connect this speaker to use it again. The Bluetooth speaker will disconnect from your Home or Nest device, but it will still be paired.
It has its own music player, it supports casting to individual speakers or groups, and it works without issue in my experience. Head to the download page, select the “Portable.zip” option, then extract it anywhere on your computer. Plex is a popular program for hosting media files on one device and streaming them to others. Plex’s iOS, Android, and desktop web apps all support casting, so you can use them to send music to your Google Home speakers or Chromecast devices.
This even works with any Google Home speaker groups you’ve created. Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same accountas your speaker or display. Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located above the power cord on the back of Max. Factory reset the device Press and hold the factory reset button located below the power cord on the bottom of Home Mini.
SiriusXM regularly offers huge discounts on Nest Hub smart displays with an included six-month subscription to the radio service. Here's how to figure out which plans will give you the best music experience on your Google Home or Google Nest smart speaker, as well as how to set them up so they work seamlessly. Instructions for NAS setup vary depending on the manufacturer, but you can start by visiting Plex’s download page to get the appropriate software. Be sure to read Plex’s devices and limitations page as well. When prompted, specify the folder where your music files are located.
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