How to Broadcast Message From Phone to Google Home
Smart speakers can be useful for setting up multi-room speakers. If you only have one Google Home or Google Home mini, you can still use it intelligently to communicate with your family in the other room or floor. How? ‘Or’ What? Well, you’re sending a message from your phone to Google Home.
Instead of shouting, spreading a message can be of immense help. Of course, not everyone would have a mini Google Home wall in every room. In addition, you can broadcast a message to prank your friends and family members.
Let’s start by broadcasting on Android and iPhone to Google Home speakers.
What’s on Google Home
On Google Home, broadcasting means reading your voice note or personalized message from one speaker to another or from a phone to a speaker. No call is involved when you broadcast a message. It’s like the traditional PA system. You simply say the voice command to start a broadcast, then say your message. The message will then be read on a Google Home speaker.
What happens when you send a message from the phone to Google Home
When you broadcast a message from a phone, it will automatically play on your Google Home device if it is on. In addition, if you have multiple Google Home speakers or if you have connected one to a multi-room speaker configuration, the message will be read on all connected and active speakers.
How to broadcast from Android and iPhone to Google Home
To broadcast a message from your phone, you need to use Google Assistant help on your phone. If you are an Android user, your phone is most likely preinstalled with the service. If not, see the Google Assistant requirements. IPhone users should download the Google Assistant app from the link below. Install the app and sign in with the same Google Account that is linked to your Google Home.
Launch the Google Assistant application on your phone by saying “Ok Google” (if activated) or you can long press the home button on your Android phone. On the iPhone, you will need to open the Assistant application.
Then type or say the command “Broadcast” followed by your personalized message. If you say the message, it will be read the same way on your Google Home speaker. If you type it, the message will be read in the assistant’s voice on your speaker.
Point: In addition to saying Broadcast, you can use other commands such as shouting, notifying everyone, and announcing to broadcast your message.
Broadcast sounds
Instead of broadcasting personalized messages, you can broadcast pre-recorded messages from Google Assistant. These messages are accompanied by delicious sounds to give a good idea of the following announcement.
Here are some examples of native broadcast messages in Google Assistant:
- Ok Google, broadcast “wake up everyone”
- Ok Google, broadcast “breakfast is ready”
- Ok Google, broadcast “I’m on my way”
Check the full list of broadcast orders on the Google support page.
Requirements to broadcast a message from the phone
The following conditions must be met when broadcasting from a phone to Google Home:
You don’t need to have phones and a speaker on the same Wi-Fi network to broadcast a message from the phone to the speaker. This is only necessary if you are streaming between Google Home speakers. This means you can be on your way back and you can still broadcast a message using mobile data.
Note: You can’t broadcast a message from a Google Home device to your phone.
How to respond to a broadcast
Responding to a broadcast is as simple as sending it. When you receive a broadcast on your speaker, launch the Google Assistant and say Reply, followed by your message. You can even say Send a reply followed by your message.
Note: The response will be sent to a single device, that is, the original device used to create the delivery. So, in the case of a phone, you will get an answer only on your phone.
How to Fix Google Home Broadcast Not Working
There can be many reasons to play when you are unable to broadcast a message to your Google Home speaker. Let’s see them.
Digital well-being
If digital well-being is enabled for your speaker, you may experience problems when receiving broadcasts. So take a look at the digital wellness settings. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the Google Home app from the main account linked to the Google Home speaker. Make sure you are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your speaker.
2nd step: Tap your Google Home device.
Step 3: Tap the settings icon at the top. Then press Digital Wellbeing. Adjust the filters so that broadcasts are not affected.
Disable Do not disturb
In addition to digital well-being, Do Not Disturb (DND) must be disabled for your speaker. To turn off NPD, repeat the above steps in the Digital Wellbeing section. However, instead of tapping Digital Wellbeing in step 3, scroll down and tap Do not disturb. Disable it.
Point: Discover how do not disturb mode differs from silent and airplane mode on Android.
Voice correspondence
If you get “No other device connected. Unable to spread the error, “you must link your voice in the Google Home app.
To do this, launch the Google Home app and tap your speaker. Tap the settings icon at the top. Tap Link your account with Voice Match. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Really smart home speaker
Similar to Google Home speakers, you can also broadcast a message on Alexa powered Echo speakers. Amazon calls it Drop in and it’s different from broadcasting. It’s like a two-way call that automatically connects devices. It’s a bit intrusive compared to a broadcast on Google Home. Learn more about Amazon Drop In in our detailed guide.
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Having trouble interacting with your Google Home speaker? Check out our solutions to resolve communication issues with Google Home from the following link.
Last updated on May 31, 2020
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