I got RUclips Music to play laggy music videos in a group with the 'move the music' casting feature. Started a music video on my phone app, casted it to my chromecast, and then asked my google assistant in my living room hub to move the music to my 'Hub Group', a speaker group of Nest Hubs around my house that now includes my chromecast. The first video will play no problem and the second video is noticably laggy. And if you try this trick on your Netflix app Google will tell you it 'Doesn't work for Netflix'... 🤨🤔✍️
I'm not really understanding what impact the Bluetooth capability has on the ability to do sync video with audio on different devices. If Google is able to send simultaneous audio to everything over WiFi, why can't video be included in that as well? I understand there may be latency differences, but I'm sure that could be compensated for. Anyway, good video, thanks for explaining it. :)
Have they fixed the sync issue yet? It’s funny how they are all google products and they don’t work well. AppleTV doesn’t do this kind of issue. I just bought the googletv and 2 mini gen2 to try it out because it’s cheaper than the Apple products.
What a lost opportunity for Google. Having compatibility with Chromecast GTV and nest devices is a perfect opportunity for Google to take over in the the home theater industry. Hope they get this up and running, would love to have a few hidden nest speakers working together as a 5 or 7 speaker setup.
Shouldn't have to use Bluetooth at all. It should let you select a speaker group as the default sound playback device and remember that setting between reboots. Anything else is just a bodge job (UK Terminology!).
wow. watched so many tech guides and how to videos and they normally really piss me off... to slow, over explaining, condescending... or the opposite, no background or explanation at all... just do this, do that, never do the other... this dude has nailed it. exactly the right info, exactly the right timing. thanks Brett - my new go-to guy!
This is such a missed opportunity for Google and could be integrated natively. However, I can see that connection reliability would be a big con and the lack of physical audio ports on the speakers would make this hard to negate.
From the technical side it sounds like a nightmare. I have always wanted a 3.5mm jack on them to help support this but I think with how good the Nest Audio pair sounds it could totally be done with just the speakers.
@@TechWithBrett I've been looking at getting a pair of nest audio speakers. Was wondering if the pairing would sound better than a single Google Home Max. That's why I was looking if Google speakers could be the audio out for the new Chromecast then it would probably be an easier sell. But I wouldn't say that the Bluetooth work around is a viable option. Especially if I would have to ask the pair to connect via Bluetooth each time I turn off the Chromecast.
@@jordanramsayclements , to my ears a Nest Audio stereo pair sounds better than a single Home Max. Beyond getting good stereo separation, the high and mid ranges are noticeably cleaner. I can hear tiny, subtle details in music that usually require good headphones to notice. The big downside is weak bass. It's actually amazingly good for such small speakers, but it still lacks oomph on the low end. I'm considering getting a Chromecast-enabled subwoofer and putting it into a speaker group with the Nest Audio stereo pair. If anyone has recommendations, I'd love to hear them!
This is the closest we've gotten, so great, but... I'm still shocked Google hasn't prioritized making a seamless experience between their audio products and their video products. Like... I just want my video to stream to my Chromecast and my audio to stream to my speakers and my Chromecast. The same technique used to sync audio across multiple speakers can be used with a TV speaker, which would take care of video syncing. Is it really more technically challenging than that? Please, Google!
As always, Brett, I loved the thoroughness of your video. It's disappointing the Google has still not addressed this video/audio issue. Amazon has had a home theater solution for a while now, and I'm disappointed the Google has not kept up. Hopefully, they will get their act together soon if they want to stay competitive.
This is nuts. I should be able to stream something on my chromebook, hub, and Chromecast, w all my speakers. Specifically thinking of live events that I don't want to pause or miss any audio. Which is often over RUclips.
Is the Disney+'s Bluetooth issue across all Bluetooth speakers or just to Nest Audio? I been using 1 Bluetooth speakers with the new google chromecast and Disney+'s sound works.
Still an issues…. Seems like google doesn’t really care and their support keeps pushing me to create a speaker group which is good for music only 🤬 I don’t know what to do anymore.
Yep, still not able to do it. I've been trying to connect a Chromecast Ultra plugged into a spare monitor to a pair of Nest Minis to use as speakers while playing Stadia, streaming tv, etc... no dice. This seems like it's a no-brainer, but as usual, Google has apparently moved on to something else.
To anyone reading this now. This now works out of the box. You can group your speakers to your Chromecast in the app and have the sound play on the group. No need for Bluetooth. All speakers play the same sound though, unless you have a paired set for left and right. so no true surround options yet.
Can confirm as of the latest update there is 0 delay when watching movies on Plex with the Chromecast with Google TV and a first generation Google Home Mini. (5Ghz network)
I got it to work with music videos that are only launched from the YT Music app on my phone. It would not work from the regular RUclips app only the music mobile varient.
There is a latency for Nest Audio stereo pair, because it streams 1 channel of Bluetooth to one speaker, then it uses Chromecast (via Wi-Fi) to sync to the other Nest Audio. I tried this setup before with a LG TV with dual bluetooth out channel, so pair 2 Nest Audio (not in a pair), both directly to the TV, and there's almost no latency.
Brett - it would have been better if you had just made a video to match the title of the video - does Nest Audio work as a speaker with the Chromecast ? After 15mins of this video, I don't think I heard a clear answer !
I was about to get these for my TV and I just assumed that it would work with my chromecast seamlessly and over wifi!!! Definitely not doing that now. Thanks Brett
Is it possible to add an Bluetooth dongle to the TV in some way to connect ie to your TV? (nest audio connected (paired) with dongle, or standard "speaker") hope you understand my question
Even though it's not the main topic, thanks for letting me know I can pair with my pixel buds pro. I didn't even realize the Google TV has blue tooth. I watched the rest of this video with earphones on. It has occasional minor sound delay on first playback, similar to when connecting to phones sometimes, but pausing and playing video seem to fix it.
hi, thanks for the explanation, but do you know if it would also work with a nest mini? cannot get the Google tv Chromecast to output video sound via the nest mini, does not detected it via the pair remote or accessory, even if the nest is already setup as a group via the home app ...
Hi, I have the same problem. I have Google Chromecast 4.0, he is connected to a computer monitor. And I tried to send audio to google home speakers. The only option is bluetooth however, such a solution generates a considerable delay in sound :( Google, why are you doing this?
Did you send a report and feedback to Google? Why I ask is because when we are dealing with something like BLE/Bluetooth connection, it suppose to work normal once both devices uses the same codex and the low latency is usually fixed with software updates. It's nothing complex like zigbee, VoIP etc.
So I directly reached out to Google about the Pixel Buds a week ago and they must have fixed some of the issues since I sent that in. My other question is what Bluetooth version is on the Google TV. Its specs state "Bluetooth" and the Nest Audio is Bluetooth 5.0. Every who does want this should use the "Send Feedback" command with Google Assistant.
Thank you for your awesome video. I got 2 Nest Audio + Chromecast bundle on Black Friday. The flakiness of the bluetooth connectivity lead to a very frustrating experience indeed. Returning them.
I had a Nest Audio that I wanted to use with my projector and chromecast but somehow bluetooth connection won't play audio on the nest audio. Pretty bummer, as I had hoped both Google products would function together. That they did not include the opportunity to cast via WIFI is a huge miss
Hello. Little question, I do not have a TV with Bluetooth. I'm watching Netflix on a computer screen which is connected with the chromecast google TV. Is it possible in my case to have the song on my google test without TV bluetooth? I've tried do make it thanks to a group between the nest and the chromecast on google home application but it dosen't work. Thanks a lot !
I have a question. I have 3 Google nest audio speakers and 1 hub second generation in my livingroom (with open kitchen). I can listen music (Spotify in my case) with all speakers. However, is it also possible to watch and listen RUclips, on Hub second generation, combined with my other 3 speakers nest audio? I understand that Hub2 has a build-in Chromecast. But until now I can not combine all speakers with Hub2. Maybe I am not doing something right?
Thanks! Helped (Chromecast 4K and Home Mini stereo pair). Of course there are small lags, but not critical. And then my old, cheap TV sound is terrible, but now it's good.
what would be an alternative solution if I need a device to make my TV smart (suck as chromecast) and also I want to buy smart speakers that as well work as speakers for the TV?
I recently purchased a Chromecast with Google TV and some Nest Audio speakers in the Black Friday sale... I created a group with both the Chromecast & the Nest speakers in it but every time I try to cast Spotify to it it will only play to one or the other and doesn't seem to want to play audio through both the Chromecast (hooked up to a soundbar through the tv's HDMI) and the Nest speakers... any idea if there's a fix for this? It's really frustrating as it was the main reason I wanted to get the Chromecast for creating a group w/ the nest speakers
Hi Brett. How did you get it to recognise your nest speaker group in settings. When I instruct it to pair Bluetooth, only one speaker will respond and show in the list. I can then connect the other speaker separately, however it will only play through the most recently connected, not both even though they are grouped?? Thanks.
How do i get my audio nest group blue tooth connected to thd Chromecast? I get to the searching for accessories and it just sesrches and searches.... 😢
Good afternoon . I am Brazilian. and would like to know if with google nest mini 2 and a new chromecast tv, can i turn the tv on and off? without the aid of broadlink.
Hi Brett, thanks for your videos. I have exactly the setup you mentioned. Projector with the chromecast with google tv plugged in it and Google Home Max used for the audio. However, I have two problems: 1) I still need to shuffle with two volumes - on the chromecast and also on the Home Max. Is there any chance to just shuffle with one? E.g. when the projector is turned on the Max goes to 100% automatically and I can just use the remote to tweak the volume on the chromecast to the final level I want. I tried routines but not successful. 2) Right now I do the above mentioned manually. From the home app I set the volume on Max to 100% and then I adjust the volume on the chromecast to some final level either through app or using its remote. But later when I finish watching and turn the projector down, the volume on Max stays 100% which means that when I ask assistant to turn the lights down, it screams like crazy and wakes up my child. Do you have by any chance some advice on what to do? Thank you.
Awesome video as usual,tried this already and it worked pretty good, but I still hope one day Google would intigrate them together, because this is one of the features that Amazon Alexa already supports with its fire tv.
Are you able to play Google's Audiobook on paired speakers? I tried it on the Nest Mini and it won't play but works on individual speakers when unpaired.
I don't get it, in the video looks like he got the Google speakers to work with the tv but didn't show how they are connected, was it bluetooth or the chromecast group?
I just tried to pair Google Home (old gen) with google tv via bluetooth and it works fine with Gplaymovie Netflix and Disney+ with no lag (or not so relevant). Did they fix something with some update ?
very good video to try and pass the time, but I do not understand why Google has not released that feature officially. even Apple does it with IKEA speakers.
I like using my AirPods with my TV. When I’d connect them to my Fire TV, they’d connect but there’d be no volume control. With Chromecast with Google TV, there’s volume control and they sound louder than they did on the Fire TV... but they don’t stay connected. If I pause on Netflix, they’ll disconnect and I’ll have to forget the AirPods and reconnect them. It’s such a hassle. On top of that, I wanted to use my Nest Hub Max as a subwoofer for my Chromecast but it looks like there’ll be latency or lack-of-support (e.g. DIsney+). I’ll try it myself since, like you said, YMMV. Thank you for making this video, this is something I actually really care about but it’s a super obscure thing to find - at least for me.
Thank you so much for the video! I have a question: i have a soundbar (bose solo tv 5), i would know if it s possibile to use 2 nest audio and the soundbar to reproduce the audio at the same time from these 3 speakers.
Man, I LOVE YOU!!! You got a like, a subscription and a big man wet virtual kiss! (3 hours on the phone with Google Support and they had no idea on how to even give me an answer!!!). I paired the speakers but I keep getting the same message "sorry I can't turn on pairing"
I can’t thank you enough for putting the simply no right at the beginning. I’m going to give a like and let this video play just to give you a view for that regardless if the rest doesn’t help me. Good lookin out bud
hi. i have a question. i have a sweet home cinema system. if i have the google chrome cast can i play the sounds via hdmi or bleutooth on my suround system and could i use my google speakers using wifi and my suround system via bleutooth together as a multi speaker system. i just want to make my dumb speakers smart
Also if you are bluetoothing from Chromecast with google tv. To a google home/nest speaker You can go to the google home app media section and add more speakers.
hi Brett, i want to ask if you have some kind of an updated version of this? i guess what i really want to know is if the google nest speakers works well on a chromecast with google tv? i'm still trying to figure which ecosystem to use, i currently own a firestick tv 4k and inches away to go full Alexa ecosystem but i'm a Google/Samsung fanboy as well so i'm hoping that Google speakers works with the new chromecast with google tv so i can go straight on the Google ecosystem. thanks.
I picked up 2 Nest Audios and I can't for the world of me figure out how to make the Google TV recognize them as a pair. I have both of them in a group but when I tell it to turn on Bluetooth the Google TV only recognizes 1 of them and now the pair together. Any advice?
What is the easiest way to stream sounds from my outdoor speakers connected to a denon amp that has all wifi and google assistant capabilities? when I am playing a movie from a projector that is NOT connected to the denon amp as the amp is inside in a basement and speakers are outdoors?
With the Max speakers, it's easier to use an Aux cable, but you can't use one AND have two Max speakers paired (it will cause a huge delay). Use a L and R splitter for a two speaker system, but one does great already. Another downfall of the Max speakers is that they will stop audio playback when the playback gets really quiet (like just before a jump scare).
So what do you think? Is this worth the hassle to get working and are you ok with large audio latency?
I got RUclips Music to play laggy music videos in a group with the 'move the music' casting feature. Started a music video on my phone app, casted it to my chromecast, and then asked my google assistant in my living room hub to move the music to my 'Hub Group', a speaker group of Nest Hubs around my house that now includes my chromecast. The first video will play no problem and the second video is noticably laggy. And if you try this trick on your Netflix app Google will tell you it 'Doesn't work for Netflix'... 🤨🤔✍️
I'm not really understanding what impact the Bluetooth capability has on the ability to do sync video with audio on different devices. If Google is able to send simultaneous audio to everything over WiFi, why can't video be included in that as well? I understand there may be latency differences, but I'm sure that could be compensated for. Anyway, good video, thanks for explaining it. :)
Have they fixed the sync issue yet? It’s funny how they are all google products and they don’t work well. AppleTV doesn’t do this kind of issue. I just bought the googletv and 2 mini gen2 to try it out because it’s cheaper than the Apple products.
Can I use 2 of the Google Home Max and Google TV together?
Not yet. Rumors are that it will work soon.
i have been asking this question around so long and nobody had a good awnser thank you so much!!
I've tested this with Sony KD-55X9500H TV and can confirm the BT latency is bad. Let's hope Google address this
love your video
So how do we make Google understand that this is a big issue for their customers 😡
stop buying their products.
7 months later… and there still no proper solution 🤬
@@KyeMclachlan sucks man
@@codymtl im still mad
@@KyeMclachlan and still nothing
What a lost opportunity for Google. Having compatibility with Chromecast GTV and nest devices is a perfect opportunity for Google to take over in the the home theater industry. Hope they get this up and running, would love to have a few hidden nest speakers working together as a 5 or 7 speaker setup.
I think this has to do with not owning the rights. Sonos speakers allow this. Sonos invented it and just sued Google for it.
Shouldn't have to use Bluetooth at all. It should let you select a speaker group as the default sound playback device and remember that setting between reboots. Anything else is just a bodge job (UK Terminology!).
Correct, if this ever gets support I image there will be a Default speaker option under the Chromecast settings that will use wifi and not Bluetooth.
That would be ideal. I need new speakers for my tv and I would get a pair of these. But since it's impossible to do this I'll be looking elsewhere.
it would be cool if you could pair 3 or 4 home minis together and link it to the chrome cast and use it as a cheap surround sound system
That's the dream
I do this with the Roku speakers and sound bar.
Multiple Times suggested this to Google Feedback, without answer...
Or at the very least two of them for stereo. I feel that this sort of thing is the difference between apple and Google.
@@64offsuiter I was trying to pair my TV with speaker group and couldn't find it
wow. watched so many tech guides and how to videos and they normally really piss me off... to slow, over explaining, condescending... or the opposite, no background or explanation at all... just do this, do that, never do the other... this dude has nailed it. exactly the right info, exactly the right timing. thanks Brett - my new go-to guy!
This is such a missed opportunity for Google and could be integrated natively. However, I can see that connection reliability would be a big con and the lack of physical audio ports on the speakers would make this hard to negate.
From the technical side it sounds like a nightmare. I have always wanted a 3.5mm jack on them to help support this but I think with how good the Nest Audio pair sounds it could totally be done with just the speakers.
@@TechWithBrett I've been looking at getting a pair of nest audio speakers. Was wondering if the pairing would sound better than a single Google Home Max. That's why I was looking if Google speakers could be the audio out for the new Chromecast then it would probably be an easier sell. But I wouldn't say that the Bluetooth work around is a viable option. Especially if I would have to ask the pair to connect via Bluetooth each time I turn off the Chromecast.
@@jordanramsayclements , to my ears a Nest Audio stereo pair sounds better than a single Home Max. Beyond getting good stereo separation, the high and mid ranges are noticeably cleaner. I can hear tiny, subtle details in music that usually require good headphones to notice. The big downside is weak bass. It's actually amazingly good for such small speakers, but it still lacks oomph on the low end. I'm considering getting a Chromecast-enabled subwoofer and putting it into a speaker group with the Nest Audio stereo pair. If anyone has recommendations, I'd love to hear them!
Literally any cheap bluetooth speaker can do this without a problem.
@@RichardServello , in my experience, "Bluetooth" and "without a problem" are disjoint concepts. :)
I see this video is 2 years old. Where do we stand when pairing the speaker with a Chromecast? Has it been any improvement?
I would also like to know this 👍
This is the closest we've gotten, so great, but... I'm still shocked Google hasn't prioritized making a seamless experience between their audio products and their video products. Like... I just want my video to stream to my Chromecast and my audio to stream to my speakers and my Chromecast. The same technique used to sync audio across multiple speakers can be used with a TV speaker, which would take care of video syncing. Is it really more technically challenging than that? Please, Google!
I was going to buy a couple of Nest audios for Black Friday. Thanks to your video that idea is shot.
As always, Brett, I loved the thoroughness of your video. It's disappointing the Google has still not addressed this video/audio issue. Amazon has had a home theater solution for a while now, and I'm disappointed the Google has not kept up. Hopefully, they will get their act together soon if they want to stay competitive.
Interesting that Google hasn't released a sound bar yet.
Some of these things can be fixed by firmware updates.. come on Google.
It´s incredible that one year later it is still the same situation.. or i am missing something new?
This is nuts. I should be able to stream something on my chromebook, hub, and Chromecast, w all my speakers. Specifically thinking of live events that I don't want to pause or miss any audio. Which is often over RUclips.
Is the Disney+'s Bluetooth issue across all Bluetooth speakers or just to Nest Audio?
I been using 1 Bluetooth speakers with the new google chromecast and Disney+'s sound works.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BRETT, FINALLY I CAN PLAY AUDIO FROM MY MONITOR WITHOUT SPEAKERS WITH MY CHROMECAST. YOU'RE A SAVIOUR
Make sure you have the Chromecast set to stereo, Dolby digital might be acting up
Well we're getting closer and when it does happen I think it will be what I've been waiting 20 years for
Nice overview video.... disappointing Google hasn't addressed this, kind of a FAIL.
If you don't use surround sound option on the Google TV you can listen to audio in Disney+ with the buds.
Thanks for the tip. I figured it might have adjusted that automatically.
I am confused is this still an issue in 2021 or sorted as if we can have a wifi chrome cast! and speaker on wifi?
Still an issues…. Seems like google doesn’t really care and their support keeps pushing me to create a speaker group which is good for music only 🤬 I don’t know what to do anymore.
Yep, still not able to do it. I've been trying to connect a Chromecast Ultra plugged into a spare monitor to a pair of Nest Minis to use as speakers while playing Stadia, streaming tv, etc... no dice. This seems like it's a no-brainer, but as usual, Google has apparently moved on to something else.
To anyone reading this now. This now works out of the box. You can group your speakers to your Chromecast in the app and have the sound play on the group. No need for Bluetooth. All speakers play the same sound though, unless you have a paired set for left and right. so no true surround options yet.
Is this new update? Does it works for chromecast ?(not with googletv)
@@TheRockyLeong it does, yes. Play something on your Chromecast than open the app, you will see the new options on the device.
That sucks. Glad I came here before buying the chromecast. Thank you.
Can confirm as of the latest update there is 0 delay when watching movies on Plex with the Chromecast with Google TV and a first generation Google Home Mini. (5Ghz network)
Interesting. I'll have to give it another go.
I got it to work with music videos that are only launched from the YT Music app on my phone. It would not work from the regular RUclips app only the music mobile varient.
Thanks dude! This is great! I was looking all over for a video about this. Nicely done! I hope Google fixes the latency!
still works!!!! as of today just apllied to my living room and bed room great video and tnx so much for this much love from the netherlands
Damn. I was hoping this was possible via wifi as just an audio group. Such a bummer! Especially since it can basically already do it with audio only
There is a latency for Nest Audio stereo pair, because it streams 1 channel of Bluetooth to one speaker, then it uses Chromecast (via Wi-Fi) to sync to the other Nest Audio. I tried this setup before with a LG TV with dual bluetooth out channel, so pair 2 Nest Audio (not in a pair), both directly to the TV, and there's almost no latency.
It's 2023, I bought 2 speakers in attempt to make a home theater and it's still not possible. I'm returning them.
Same
2024 Not working
Thank you so much I've got it working with my projector with the old google max speakers.
Thank you so much for this, you must have read my question from the Nest Audio video
Yours and like 20 others, haha!
Question. Can you connect nest audio with 2 nest mini 2 as one. So nest mini as stereo speakers and nest audio as little bass woofer 😁
Yes, for that you have to make a speaker group and tell google to play it on the group
@@jarnonelis1518 I will try this
Brett - it would have been better if you had just made a video to match the title of the video - does Nest Audio work as a speaker with the Chromecast ?
After 15mins of this video, I don't think I heard a clear answer !
I was about to get these for my TV and I just assumed that it would work with my chromecast seamlessly and over wifi!!! Definitely not doing that now.
Thanks Brett
Is it possible to add an Bluetooth dongle to the TV in some way to connect ie to your TV? (nest audio connected (paired) with dongle, or standard "speaker") hope you understand my question
Hi, do you know when we can expect update? Thanks. I have next but Bluetooth is not good..I think Amazon is doing better
Even though it's not the main topic, thanks for letting me know I can pair with my pixel buds pro. I didn't even realize the Google TV has blue tooth. I watched the rest of this video with earphones on. It has occasional minor sound delay on first playback, similar to when connecting to phones sometimes, but pausing and playing video seem to fix it.
hi, thanks for the explanation, but do you know if it would also work with a nest mini? cannot get the Google tv Chromecast to output video sound via the nest mini, does not detected it via the pair remote or accessory, even if the nest is already setup as a group via the home app ...
Hi, I have the same problem. I have Google Chromecast 4.0, he is connected to a computer monitor. And I tried to send audio to google home speakers. The only option is bluetooth however, such a solution generates a considerable delay in sound :( Google, why are you doing this?
Did you send a report and feedback to Google? Why I ask is because when we are dealing with something like BLE/Bluetooth connection, it suppose to work normal once both devices uses the same codex and the low latency is usually fixed with software updates. It's nothing complex like zigbee, VoIP etc.
So I directly reached out to Google about the Pixel Buds a week ago and they must have fixed some of the issues since I sent that in. My other question is what Bluetooth version is on the Google TV. Its specs state "Bluetooth" and the Nest Audio is Bluetooth 5.0. Every who does want this should use the "Send Feedback" command with Google Assistant.
It works on insignia Amazon tv. There is an option to fix latency with connected blue tooth devices
What if I don’t have Google TV? That’s actually what I was expecting. If I have a chromecast, how to pair it with the speaker group? Is it possible?
Thank you for being straight forward! Appreciate it I subscribers purely for that
now it works with everything with no delay
You sure? Whats your setup
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how?
Thank you for your awesome video. I got 2 Nest Audio + Chromecast bundle on Black Friday. The flakiness of the bluetooth connectivity lead to a very frustrating experience indeed.
Returning them.
I had a Nest Audio that I wanted to use with my projector and chromecast but somehow bluetooth connection won't play audio on the nest audio. Pretty bummer, as I had hoped both Google products would function together. That they did not include the opportunity to cast via WIFI is a huge miss
Exactly what I was looking for! I was thinking of getting a Sonos Beam and using the Chromecast to group with the Nest Audio.
Sonos doesn't work with google home though
Hello. Little question, I do not have a TV with Bluetooth. I'm watching Netflix on a computer screen which is connected with the chromecast google TV. Is it possible in my case to have the song on my google test without TV bluetooth? I've tried do make it thanks to a group between the nest and the chromecast on google home application but it dosen't work. Thanks a lot !
Still nothing new here? I recently set up my Chromecast (with gtv) with a pair of Google Home maxes. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt...😒
Same here sadly. Usually doing the setup again of making groups it works for one evening so... might try that? :-)
I have a question. I have 3 Google nest audio speakers and 1 hub second generation in my livingroom (with open kitchen). I can listen music (Spotify in my case) with all speakers. However, is it also possible to watch and listen RUclips, on Hub second generation, combined with my other 3 speakers nest audio? I understand that Hub2 has a build-in Chromecast. But until now I can not combine all speakers with Hub2. Maybe I am not doing something right?
Thanks! Helped (Chromecast 4K and Home Mini stereo pair). Of course there are small lags, but not critical. And then my old, cheap TV sound is terrible, but now it's good.
what would be an alternative solution if I need a device to make my TV smart (suck as chromecast) and also I want to buy smart speakers that as well work as speakers for the TV?
I recently purchased a Chromecast with Google TV and some Nest Audio speakers in the Black Friday sale... I created a group with both the Chromecast & the Nest speakers in it but every time I try to cast Spotify to it it will only play to one or the other and doesn't seem to want to play audio through both the Chromecast (hooked up to a soundbar through the tv's HDMI) and the Nest speakers... any idea if there's a fix for this? It's really frustrating as it was the main reason I wanted to get the Chromecast for creating a group w/ the nest speakers
Hi Brett. How did you get it to recognise your nest speaker group in settings. When I instruct it to pair Bluetooth, only one speaker will respond and show in the list. I can then connect the other speaker separately, however it will only play through the most recently connected, not both even though they are grouped?? Thanks.
Man, you are incredible. Thank you SO MUCH.
Hopefully that answered your question!
How do i get my audio nest group blue tooth connected to thd Chromecast? I get to the searching for accessories and it just sesrches and searches.... 😢
Thank you for this material. It is very helpful.
Good afternoon . I am Brazilian. and would like to know if with google nest mini 2 and a new chromecast tv, can i turn the tv on and off? without the aid of broadlink.
Thanks for sharing this test results. Wondering if there's been any development since this video?
Wondering the same! Just bought a chrome cast
Hi Brett, thanks for your videos. I have exactly the setup you mentioned. Projector with the chromecast with google tv plugged in it and Google Home Max used for the audio. However, I have two problems:
1) I still need to shuffle with two volumes - on the chromecast and also on the Home Max. Is there any chance to just shuffle with one? E.g. when the projector is turned on the Max goes to 100% automatically and I can just use the remote to tweak the volume on the chromecast to the final level I want. I tried routines but not successful.
2) Right now I do the above mentioned manually. From the home app I set the volume on Max to 100% and then I adjust the volume on the chromecast to some final level either through app or using its remote. But later when I finish watching and turn the projector down, the volume on Max stays 100% which means that when I ask assistant to turn the lights down, it screams like crazy and wakes up my child.
Do you have by any chance some advice on what to do? Thank you.
Awesome video as usual,tried this already and it worked pretty good, but I still hope one day Google would intigrate them together, because this is one of the features that Amazon Alexa already supports with its fire tv.
I always hoped that since Amazon added the feature Google would copy, but here we are...
Are you able to play Google's Audiobook on paired speakers? I tried it on the Nest Mini and it won't play but works on individual speakers when unpaired.
Legend! Thank you so much. Got my 2 X Google speaker pair working. 🎉
Thanks for teaching me something new
I don't get it, in the video looks like he got the Google speakers to work with the tv but didn't show how they are connected, was it bluetooth or the chromecast group?
Hopefully Google adds this functionality. You can do this easily with Fire TV/Echos and Apple TV/HomePods
I just tried to pair Google Home (old gen) with google tv via bluetooth and it works fine with Gplaymovie Netflix and Disney+ with no lag (or not so relevant). Did they fix something with some update ?
If I pair a google speaker to play audio through is there an easy way to switch back to play with tv audio?
I'm thinking of getting a projector, google TV and 2 Nest Audio as speakers. Do you know if the issues have been resolved since this video was posted?
Thanks for this 👍🏻
Annoying you have to reconnect each time
My question is why do you have to use Bluetooth? Casting is just so powerful Google should have this capability out of the box.
Exactly
very good video to try and pass the time, but I do not understand why Google has not released that feature officially. even Apple does it with IKEA speakers.
Hopefully this brings it to their attention.
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I like using my AirPods with my TV. When I’d connect them to my Fire TV, they’d connect but there’d be no volume control. With Chromecast with Google TV, there’s volume control and they sound louder than they did on the Fire TV... but they don’t stay connected. If I pause on Netflix, they’ll disconnect and I’ll have to forget the AirPods and reconnect them. It’s such a hassle.
On top of that, I wanted to use my Nest Hub Max as a subwoofer for my Chromecast but it looks like there’ll be latency or lack-of-support (e.g. DIsney+). I’ll try it myself since, like you said, YMMV. Thank you for making this video, this is something I actually really care about but it’s a super obscure thing to find - at least for me.
Thank you for your review and I really wish they had better support. I used my Echo Buds on my Fire TV and that actually worked amazing.
Great video but you can't really tell if there is any audio sync issues if you watch animation movies like lego batman
Thanks for the help, dropping nest audio speaker pair erratically though
Thank you so much for the video! I have a question: i have a soundbar (bose solo tv 5), i would know if it s possibile to use 2 nest audio and the soundbar to reproduce the audio at the same time from these 3 speakers.
does rhe chromecast works with nest audio stereo pair better now?
Man, I LOVE YOU!!! You got a like, a subscription and a big man wet virtual kiss! (3 hours on the phone with Google Support and they had no idea on how to even give me an answer!!!). I paired the speakers but I keep getting the same message "sorry I can't turn on pairing"
🤭 I'm glad I could help even if it wasn't exactly what you were looking for.
@@TechWithBrett no it’s worked perfectly I turned the speakers on and off and it worked Legend mate!
Pretty cool I didn't realize it'll work with Bluetooth earbuds! Gonna have to try it out!
Your video was really helpful
Actually, works with the insignia Amazon alexa tv with google home speakers. There is an option on the tv to fix this latency
I can’t thank you enough for putting the simply no right at the beginning. I’m going to give a like and let this video play just to give you a view for that regardless if the rest doesn’t help me.
Good lookin out bud
Glad I could help and thanks for the feedback!
hi. i have a question. i have a sweet home cinema system. if i have the google chrome cast can i play the sounds via hdmi or bleutooth on my suround system
and could i use my google speakers using wifi and my suround system via bleutooth together as a multi speaker system.
i just want to make my dumb speakers smart
The best option is through HDMI to a sound system. As shown in the video, I don't recommend the Bluetooth option.
Also if you are bluetoothing from Chromecast with google tv. To a google home/nest speaker
You can go to the google home app media section and add more speakers.
Hold on a bit Brett, Yes it can. Then again i am in the uk, so maybe its different here, but i was wondering the something. i tried it, and it work.
is it good to create a theater system in a small room with this audio ??
Nice info as always, great review.👍🔥
I feel like I gave you a video idea 😉. Thanks. Until they have video groups I don’t see this as a feasible solution.
You maybe have started the flood of questions about this and so I had to bring it front and center.
can google nest and /or google chromecast broadcast tv audio to bluetooth headphones? I think also Apple TV has this as standard i think?
Can it only connect 2 google speakers?
You don't need Tidal with bose speakers bruh 😂
Just teasing, thanks for posting your videos you have helped me more than once!
hi Brett, i want to ask if you have some kind of an updated version of this? i guess what i really want to know is if the google nest speakers works well on a chromecast with google tv? i'm still trying to figure which ecosystem to use, i currently own a firestick tv 4k and inches away to go full Alexa ecosystem but i'm a Google/Samsung fanboy as well so i'm hoping that Google speakers works with the new chromecast with google tv so i can go straight on the Google ecosystem. thanks.
Thanks for the video this is exactly what I needed to know. Bummer though.
I picked up 2 Nest Audios and I can't for the world of me figure out how to make the Google TV recognize them as a pair. I have both of them in a group but when I tell it to turn on Bluetooth the Google TV only recognizes 1 of them and now the pair together. Any advice?
I figured out this issue and I had to set it up in stereo mode to make it work. Non stereo seems to only work with 1
Update: Paired mode seems to have a slight delay. When it is paired with 1 speaker there is no delay whatsoever
What is the easiest way to stream sounds from my outdoor speakers connected to a denon amp that has all wifi and google assistant capabilities? when I am playing a movie from a projector that is NOT connected to the denon amp as the amp is inside in a basement and speakers are outdoors?
I'm a little confused by the question. For a movie this is difficult. For music just create a cast group.
I would like see your settings to add or repair the right channel.
Also wich device are you using?
Another question, can you stream your cctv to chromecast ONLY, but without having any google home display (like google nest hub) or google speaker?
I'm not sure I understand your question. You can cast from your phone to the Chromecast without any Google speakers.
With the Max speakers, it's easier to use an Aux cable, but you can't use one AND have two Max speakers paired (it will cause a huge delay). Use a L and R splitter for a two speaker system, but one does great already. Another downfall of the Max speakers is that they will stop audio playback when the playback gets really quiet (like just before a jump scare).