How do I use Google Home with my TV?
Always losing your remote? Now you can skip the remote and use Voice Activation with your Google Home device to request a channel change, search for programming, and more.
Use the following steps to set up the Channel Surfer skill on your Google Home device and use Voice Activation to take your TV experience to a new level.
Step 1:
Load the Channel Surfer into your skills of the Google Home App.
Step 2:
Click on the Channel Surfer Skill and then click Enable. Here you will link your Google Home account with the Channel Surfer account.
Step 3:
On your TV, click Menu and arrow down to Settings. Arrow right to Apps and then over to Device Code and press OK. Copy the Registration Code into the Google Home App and click Submit.
Available Commands:
For what is currently playing
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer what am I watching”
Change to a channel number
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to tune to channel XXX”
Search
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to find (TV program name)”
Playback control
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to pause”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to resume”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to skip ahead 4 minutes”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to skip back 30 seconds”
Watch previous channel
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to go to the last channel”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to go to the previous channel”
Weather :
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather radar”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to show me the radar”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather forecast”
“Hey Google, ask Channel Surfer to show me the forecast”
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