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Google Home Can Now Control Your Bluetooth Speakers (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the new-features dept.

Google Home speakers can now play music and other audio on the Bluetooth speakers you might have around the house. "We brought this feature to life after hearing how much you wanted to amp up the sound with your Google Home Mini," the company said in a blog announcement. "Now any of your Google Home devices can connect to other Bluetooth speakers so you can control your entertainment experience simply using the sound of your voice." The Verge reports: You can also add your existing Bluetooth speakers to Google Home groups for multi-room audio, which is where this might prove handy for Home Max users. You can pair a Bluetooth speaker with Google Home in the device settings section of the Home app. Just set it as your default speaker. Your Home device will still listen for your commands, but will route all audio through the connected Bluetooth speaker. This doesn't magically give those paired speakers Google Assistant's smarts, though. "You'll still need to talk to your Google Home device -- not the connected Bluetooth speakers -- for queries like asking questions, getting weather updates, and using smart home commands."

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  1. Finally a use for an Amazon Echo by crow · · Score: 2, Funny

    My Amazon Echo is a Bluetooth speaker, so now I can control it using my voice with Google Home! It's a decent speaker, but I'm not happy with it's ability to answer questions, so I've been thinking of switching to Google Home, so I may really use this feature.

  2. Machine uprising by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And during the robot uprising, all those people will hear in a robotic Stephen Hawking voice coming out of their devices, "Stay indoors. We are peaceful and here to help. Stay indoors. The screams are just the delight people are feeling from their new gifts from your robot overlords. Stay indoors. Wait till we come and knock. We come in peace."

    And then they hear a knock, open the door and see a brand new big screen TV upon which, the robot will beat them death with.

  3. Re:Summary makes sense! by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, this sounds like a fail-proof plan!

    Waitress: "Google, eggs, Google, sausage, Google and Spam."

    PRK: Do you have something without any Google in it . . . ?"

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    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!