Google home is the new definition of convenience at its best. It is the one-stop solution for its customers to experience the power of Artificial intelligence from the comfort of their homes. It is one of the trusted smart home control hubs and personal assistants for your entire family. in this article, we will talk about how you can add a Samsung tv to google home to make it smarter. Smart TV should needs best browser, so check out here!
The device can be linked to multiple other smart gadgets including your Samsung smart TV! You can now operate the Samsung TV simply at the command of your voice. So what are you waiting for, experiencing luxury is just a few clicks away.
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What are the Benefits of Connecting Your Smart TV to Google Home?
Google Home is a technology that lets its users access user apps, save content, and favorite content, use voice commands to operate their television and control their television using their mobile phones using the Google Assistant App from any corner of the house.
Seems too good to be true, right? But it’s real. You just have to follow a procedure and link the two devices.
Before commencing the process of setup, let’s first have a look at the various functions that can be performed when these two magnanimous technologies sync into one.
Here’s All You Can Do With Voice Control:
- Power control – You can give commands to switch on and switch off your Samsung TV.
- Volume control- Give voice instructions to adjust the volume and to mute or unmute the playback audio.
- Channel control – Giving instructions to change the channel.
- Input source control – Manage and change the input source with the power of your voice.
- Playback control – Giving commands to play, pause, rewind, fast forward, etc. as well.
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Connecting SmartThings App to your Smart TV
This is a Step by step procedure to connect your smart tv with the SmartThings app:
1. Sign in on your TV to your Samsung Account. You can do this by following this path as directed :
Settings >>General >> System Manager >> Samsung Account >> Sign In
2. Connect the SmartThings app on your mobile device to your Smart TV.
Always ensure that the Samsung Account you are using for SmartThings is the same as the Samsung Account on your TV otherwise this procedure will not go through.
3. Check that you can control the TV on the SmartThings app.
Setting up your Google Home
Now that you have set up SmartThings and you have signed in to your Samsung Account on your TV, let’s get started on setting up Google Home.
1: Open the Google Home app on your phone. In case you do not have the app on your phone, you can simply search for Google Home in the Google Play Store or App Store and download the app. (In most cases The Google Assistant app comes pre-installed on Android devices, so you can start using it right now. Installing it on iOS just means going to the App Store and downloading the app.
2: Next, go on to select the Add’ +’ button.
3: On the next screen please select the ‘Set up device’ option.
4: Select the next option under the title’ Works with Google.’
5: Now you will be able to see a whole list of accounts. Scroll down until you see SmartThings
6: Select it or search up SmartThings by pressing the search icon displayed in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
Once you have selected SmartThings, click on the ‘sign in with Samsung Account’ and use the same Samsung Account which you used to sign-in on the SmartThings app on your mobile.
The TV will be added automatically. Now you can access all the smart tv control facilities as mentioned above like never before, just with the command of your voice.
Note: The steps might vary for different versions of the google home device or as per the model of the Samsung smart tv. However, sit back and be rest assured the process would only get simpler as the versions of these technologies improve with time.
How to Connect Your Chromecast
Before following the steps, just make sure to connect your Chromecast with your TV and smartphone and your Google Home should be on the same Wi-Fi network.
1: Switch on your TV and make sure that the Chromecast screen is displayed across it.
2: From your smartphone open the Google Home app.
3: Next, you are to tap an icon in the top right corner, which appears to be a box with a speaker in it. It is the DEVICE’s icon. Proceed by clicking on add new device.
4: Comply with the Wi-Fi setup instructions.
5: Once you finish setting up Wi-Fi, head back to the Google Home app and click on it to continue.
6: A code will appear on your TV and also on your smartphone. Both the codes will be identical and you are to tap on Next. Finish by selecting your region and choosing a name for your Chromecast.
Link Chromecast with Google Home
- On your smartphone, open the Google Home app and click on More Settings.
- Move on to TVs and Speakers to click on the tap + icon at the bottom right of your screen.
- Finally, you’ll be able to choose your preferred device to connect with Google Home. Then, you just have to press tap after you’re done with pairing.
Conclusion
In this world where everything is becoming smart to make your life easier, adding Samsung tv to google home will benefit you. We hope this article was useful to you and adds a touch of luxury and convenience to every home having a Samsung smart TV.
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Natasha Mascarenhas is a reporter at ExploTech covering early stage startups and venture capital trends. She also tracks the different networks that play into founder success, from loneliness to immigration. Before ExploTech, Natasha reported on the same beat for Crunchbase News.
