topic Re: Google Assistant in Streaming

Google Assistant

YaronReich — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:35:43 GMT

Hello,

I recently bought a Chromecast with Google TV, and I really like it. When using the Google Assistant (by pressing the black button on the remote and speaking to it), sometimes I get a locked results. For instance, if I say, 'Home Town', it'll take me to a list of Home Town shows, but they all have a locked symbol, and when I click on a show , it only gives me information about it, but it won't enable me to watch that show. If I want to watch it, I'll have to go to Discovery Plus, and navigate to that show.

Any idea how I could start watching directly from the google assistant results?

Thanks!

Re: Google Assistant

GothamNY — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:53:37 GMT

Hi @YaronReich, those shows being generated by a generic search pulls up anything that's accessible. If it has a lock on it that means it's behind a paywall (subscription service). If you want to watch any program with a lock you'll have to pay, so there's no way to just go watch it because it shows in search results.

Re: Google Assistant

YaronReich — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:16:14 GMT

Thank you. The few items I tried to search for, I'm subscribed to. (such as 'Home Town' which is part of Discovery Plus).

Re: Google Assistant

GothamNY — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:13:00 GMT

If you're a subscriber to these various services you'll need to link those accounts within settings. Did you follow the setup flow? It's kinda obvious and hard to miss as the system suggests you add services. Some services still need to be logged into if you use an app and there isn't an option built-in. Services won't just work after adding your Google account.

Re: Google Assistant

YaronReich — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:35:05 GMT

I'll try it. Thank you!

Re: Google Assistant

Jeran — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:38:52 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Google Assistant

Jeran — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:29:50 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

Just checking up,
Jeran

Re: Google Assistant

Jeran — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:31:09 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from YaronReich, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, GothamNY!

Best regards,
Jeran