- Nov 1, 2010
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So, after weeks of waiting for "Hey, Google" to make it to my Pixel, now I'm wishing it hadn't. Until now, I could control my phone with an "OK, Google" and my Mini with "Hey, Google!"
My Pixel got the "Hey, Google" update on the weekend. This morning, I wanted to listen to my local radio station on my Mini (it's on TuneIn Radio) so I said what I always say "Hey, Google, play <insert my radio station here>". Before, my Mini would say "Playing on TuneIn" and turn it on. Today, both devices answered to "Hey, Google", my phone responded with "TuneIn is not installed on this device". I don't know what my Mini said because my Pixel drowned it out. In order to get it to work, I had to go closer to my Mini and almost whisper to it. I don't like keeping secrets from my Pixel.
I even tried telling it to play on my "Mini" - that's what it's named in my Home App - and it didn't understand.
I've read that you can supposedly set up one device to do it all regardless of what device answers... is this true?
How does everyone else deal with this if you carry your phone on you and you want your Home (or Mini) to do things and not your phone?
My Pixel got the "Hey, Google" update on the weekend. This morning, I wanted to listen to my local radio station on my Mini (it's on TuneIn Radio) so I said what I always say "Hey, Google, play <insert my radio station here>". Before, my Mini would say "Playing on TuneIn" and turn it on. Today, both devices answered to "Hey, Google", my phone responded with "TuneIn is not installed on this device". I don't know what my Mini said because my Pixel drowned it out. In order to get it to work, I had to go closer to my Mini and almost whisper to it. I don't like keeping secrets from my Pixel.
I even tried telling it to play on my "Mini" - that's what it's named in my Home App - and it didn't understand.
I've read that you can supposedly set up one device to do it all regardless of what device answers... is this true?
How does everyone else deal with this if you carry your phone on you and you want your Home (or Mini) to do things and not your phone?