If you decide to control your Roku TV via voice commands, then it’s better to connect your device to the Google Home app. It benefits you by helping you find your desired entertainment, control playback, and adjust the volume on Roku without using the remote control.
In this article, we’ll discuss pairing the Google Home app and controlling it using voice commands on Roku.
Steps to Connect Roku TV to Google Home
Since it is a pairing process, you must connect both your smartphone and Roku to the same WiFi network.
- First, install the Google Home app on your smartphone (Play Store/App Store).
- Upon completing the installation, open the Google Home app on your Android or iPhone and sign in with your Google account.
- Then, click on the Add option with the Plus icon present in the left corner of the Google Home app.
- By proceeding with the Set up device option, you have to continue by clicking “Have something already set up?“.
- Select your Roku TV from the list of available devices.
- To confirm linking both devices, follow the on-screen prompts shown on the Roku TV.
- As you complete this process, your Roku TV will be available on the linked devices list.
- Then, you can control your Roku TV with voice commands like “OK Google“, “Play Music,” etc.
Alternative Ways to Connect Roku and Google Home
As an alternative way, you can connect using the Quick Remote for Alexa & Roku app to connect Google Home to your Roku device.
- Install the Quick Remote app on your Android smartphone from the Google Play Store.
- After launching the Quick Remote app, it automatically discovers the Roku device.
- Tap on the Select a Roku option at the bottom to view the results. Then, choose your Roku as a confirmation.
- After linking the Quick Remote app, you have to integrate your Roku with Google Home.
- On the main screen, select the Sign into Google Home option.
- From the list of active Google accounts, select the account that is linked to your Google Home.
- Now, you can control your Roku device through voice commands by saying, “OK, Google, let me talk to Quick Remote,” and “Hey, Google, ask Quick Remote to play Music.”
In conclusion, the above-discussed methods will support controlling the Roku TV with voice commands using the Google Home app. Rather than manually using the Roku remote controller to adjust the volume and change channels, you will find this method more effective.
Meanwhile, don’t miss to explore my Roku community hub to participate in the discussions related to Roku TV.
FAQ
In rare cases, your Roku TV stops working with Google Home due to some errors. To fix this, unlink and re-link your Roku device with the Google Home app. If not, try to restart your Roku TV to resolve the problem.
Yes, using the Google Home app installed on your smartphone, you can easily connect your Google Home Mini to Roku TV.
