**Setting Up and Controlling Your Home with Google Home**

Once you get your Google Home set up, you can start controlling your home's lighting system with ease. To turn off your studio lights, simply say "Google, turn off my studio lights." You can also specify that you want to turn off all the lights except for a few in front of you by saying "Google, turn off all my lights except for this one and this one." This feature allows you to customize your lighting experience to suit your needs.

**Customizing Your Lighting Experience**

One of the most useful features of Google Home is its ability to change the color and brightness of individual lights. For example, you can ask "Google, turn this light blue" or "Google, turn this light red." You can also dim multiple lights by saying "Google, dim all my lights by 50%." This feature gives you complete control over your lighting system, allowing you to create a cozy atmosphere in your living room or a bright and airy space in your kitchen.

**Enabling Smart Home Automation**

Another great feature of Google Home is its ability to automate various tasks around the house. For example, you can ask "Google, turn off all my lights" when you leave the house, so that they turn off automatically and save energy. You can also ask "Google, turn on the under desk left light" or "Google, turn on the under desk right light." This feature allows you to create a seamless experience in your home, where everything works together to make your life easier.

**Using Sceneries with Philips Hue**

Google Home integrates seamlessly with Philips Hue lights, allowing you to create stunning sceneries that can transform your living space. With just one voice command, you can switch between different scenes and ambiance settings. For example, you can ask "Google, set the room to sunset" or "Google, turn on tropical scenery." This feature allows you to create a unique atmosphere in each room of your home, making it perfect for parties or special occasions.

**Sharing Control with Family Members**

One of the most convenient features of Google Home is its ability to allow multiple family members to share control over the system. You can set up different profiles for each person, so that they can control their own lighting and other smart devices. For example, you can ask "Google, turn on my bedroom lights" or "Google, turn off the living room lights." This feature allows you to give everyone in your household complete control over their own spaces, while still maintaining some level of central control.

**Favorite Features with Tech Expert Brett**

Tech expert Brett has been instrumental in helping me explore the many features of Google Home. One of my favorite features is its ability to cast videos and pictures from my device onto my TV. With just one voice command, I can start playing a video on my Chromecast or Chromecast Ultra. This feature allows me to enjoy high-quality entertainment without having to leave my couch.

**Casting Videos and Pictures**

One of the most exciting features of Google Home is its ability to cast videos and pictures from my device onto my TV. To do this, I simply need to ask "Google, show me [video name] on Chromecast" or "Google, show me [picture name] on Chromecast Ultra." This feature allows me to enjoy a wide range of content, including YouTube videos, Netflix shows, and even live streams.

**Managing Profiles for Music Services**

Another great feature of Google Home is its ability to manage profiles for different music services. For example, if I'm using YouTube TV, I can ask "Google, play the Avengers on Chromecast Ultra" or "Google, skip the next song." This feature allows me to enjoy my favorite music without having to constantly switch between devices.

**Using Smart Home Devices with Google Home**

One of the most exciting features of Google Home is its ability to integrate with a wide range of smart home devices. For example, I can ask "Google, turn on the Philips Hue light" or "Google, adjust the thermostat." This feature allows me to control my entire smart home system with just one voice command.

**Google Home and Other Channels**

If you're interested in learning more about Google Home and other smart home topics, be sure to check out some of our other channels. We have CK ID, TK BAE, and Tech Steve HD, which offer a wealth of information on the latest smart home devices and technologies. We also invite you to subscribe to our channel and click that notification bell, so you can stay up-to-date on all the latest news and reviews.

**Shout-out to My Friend Tech with Brett**

I would like to give a huge shout-out to my friend Tech with Brett for allowing me to be on this channel. His expertise in smart home technology has been invaluable, and I'm grateful to have him as a partner in exploring the many features of Google Home.

**Conclusion**

Google Home is an incredibly powerful tool that can transform your home into a seamless, automated experience. With its ability to control lighting, manage music services, and integrate with other smart devices, it's no wonder why this device has become so popular among smart home enthusiasts. Whether you're looking for ways to save energy or simply want to enjoy a more convenient lifestyle, Google Home is an excellent choice.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody welcome to tech with Brett where I hope tech work for you and over the last year I've shown you a ton of new things that you can do with the Google home with the Google home Mini well in today's video I want to show you some of the favorite features for myself as well as some awesome Google home experts right here from YouTube let's get started hey what's up guys CK ID here and getting right into it on tech my breast Channel now one of my favorite Google home features has to be that as a user we now have the ability to stream two commands together at a single time now meaning that we no longer have to separate all of our commands when speaking to a Google home or Google home any for that matter now when we all first get our smart home speakers it's exciting right because you can ask it random questions and get prompt responses to you can also turn on and off your lights which is primarily what I use mine for the most you can ask it daily weather conditions traffic updates and just a multitude of different questions to provide answers to now all of these features you guys probably already know exist right but as time seems to pass on and if you're someone like me then you begin to want more and better features that can make it more of a functional everyday device which is where Google in my opinion hit a homerun with by adding the ability to string two commands together at a single time without the need of a group or a routine function of being created using the Google home app for example let's say you guys get home from a long day of work or school and you just want to come home and turn on your favorite playlist and dim the lights to 30% to provide a relaxing experience for that specific moment you can now just say things play some slow R&B music and turn on the command center lights alright here are some songs sure turning on three lights so by using the conjunction word and it will allow you guys to be able to string two commands to a single request now I know some of you guys out there thinking well can I do three at this time guys Google does not allow more than two and for good reason because I feel that if you're trying to do more than three commands at a time it's probably best suited for a group or routine using the Google home app so overall guys this is one of my favorite features that I think Google has done a really good job with that I enjoy again shout out the tech with Brett for letting me be a part of this collaboration and don't forget to hit that like button if you guys rock with this feature peace thanks Brett for allowing me to be part of this video and today I'm gonna share with you guys my favorite feature of Google home mini and that's the ability to turn on my TV and turn it off with the assistance of a chromecast now the basic setup is very simple you do need a second gen chromecast or later powered from an external power source of course they either Google mini a max or a standard Google home and of course a TV that supports CEC control connect your chromecast to your TV turn on the CC functionality on that port and then make sure that you have your Google home as well as the chromecast on the same network and then you're pretty much set ask your assistant to turn on the TV by asking it to turn on that specific chromecast for me it's TK ultra and then once you're done ask it to cast whatever content you want then when you're done with all of that you could just ask it to turn off that chromecast by saying turn off TK ultra and that's going to give it the functionality to just shut down and then everything is done hands-free hey what's up guys I'm tech Steve and today I'm going to show you some of my favorite features on a googles home with the Philips hue system so let's get started so here's my scenario I have four lights connected to the Google's home and the Philips system I have a desk lamp two lights below the desk and one above me so let me give you example what you can do once you get it all set up turn off studio lights off sure turning three lights off so as you can see I use the Google's home to turn off all my lights except for my studio lights in front of me now let me give you another scenario turn deathlike own you got it turning the desk light on so only turn the desk light on and once I get that turned on I can do other things turn this light blue okay changing the desk light to blue turn this light red sure changing the desk light to red so now I'm gonna put everything back and show you how you control every light which a voice turn all lights white you got it changing four lights to white dim lights 50% okay dimming four lights by 50% okay turn all lights blue okay changing four lights to blue turn all lights off you got it turning off five lights turn under desk left light on you got it turning the under desk left on okay Google turn under desk right light oh you got it turning on the under desk right now some other things I like about it is that the Phyllis shoes out has built-in scenery let me show you some examples of that so to get to some of the sceneries you can do is choose the light that you want to use and then you have savanna sunset tropical so as you can see with the googles home and the philips light you can do a lot of cool features also I want to give a shout out to my friend tech with Brett for allowing me to be on this channel and I'll see you on the next one peace and now it's time for me to talk about my favorite feature now this definitely was hard to pick as there are 50 different unique things that you can do with the Google home and I came down to my very top one that I use more than anything else which is casting videos and pictures from my Google home right to my chromecast so this will work with the chromecast or the chromecast ultra just make sure they're set up on the same Wi-Fi network and then you can simply ask your Google home to play things and show them on your TV now you can use YouTube you can do Netflix you can do Vicky's TV HBO now CBS stars or YouTube TV if you head into the Google home app and check under the videos and photos section it will show you all the different options let me show you a few of my favorite commands so with YouTube you can have it actually show you different channels by asking it to show me on the chromecast device or you can just ask it to play a certain video and it will pop up on screen okay Showtek with brett videos on chromecast ultra sure here are some options showing on chromecast Ultra which one would you like five sure playing on chromecast Ultra and then you just need to say the number and it will play the video now with Netflix one of the coolest new things is you can actually manage specific profiles make sure you head into the videos and photo sections of the Google home app so that you can specify what your profile is or anyone else in your home what their profile is so that when they cast it will play where they left off play the office on chromecast olcha sure the office from Netflix playing on chromecast ultra and down here at the bottom you can see that it is using my account to play that now if you want to use YouTube TV you just need to be a YouTube TV subscriber and then you can ask it to play anything from your library or what is currently on play the Avengers from YouTube TV on chromecast ultra sure the Avengers from YouTube TV playing on chromecast ultra and there you go it starts from the very beginning and then if you want to stop anything you can just say stop or skip so that's how you do video but if you want to listen to music and you don't want to listen to it on the mini you can ask it to play it on a TV so it's playing it on the big surround sound system play the greatest showmen soundtrack on the chromecast ultra alright the greatest showmen original motion picture soundtrack from google play music and then depending on what music service you use it will pop up on the TV and there you have it those are some of the other favorite features from other google home tech experts if you would like to let us know your favorite feature of the google home please leave a comment below and if you would like to check out any of the other channels make sure you click up here for CK ID click over here for TK BAE click down here for tech Steve HD and if you haven't yet please subscribe to my channel right over here and click that notification bell so you can be notified every time I upload a new video thank you guys so much for watching we'll see you on the next onehey everybody welcome to tech with Brett where I hope tech work for you and over the last year I've shown you a ton of new things that you can do with the Google home with the Google home Mini well in today's video I want to show you some of the favorite features for myself as well as some awesome Google home experts right here from YouTube let's get started hey what's up guys CK ID here and getting right into it on tech my breast Channel now one of my favorite Google home features has to be that as a user we now have the ability to stream two commands together at a single time now meaning that we no longer have to separate all of our commands when speaking to a Google home or Google home any for that matter now when we all first get our smart home speakers it's exciting right because you can ask it random questions and get prompt responses to you can also turn on and off your lights which is primarily what I use mine for the most you can ask it daily weather conditions traffic updates and just a multitude of different questions to provide answers to now all of these features you guys probably already know exist right but as time seems to pass on and if you're someone like me then you begin to want more and better features that can make it more of a functional everyday device which is where Google in my opinion hit a homerun with by adding the ability to string two commands together at a single time without the need of a group or a routine function of being created using the Google home app for example let's say you guys get home from a long day of work or school and you just want to come home and turn on your favorite playlist and dim the lights to 30% to provide a relaxing experience for that specific moment you can now just say things play some slow R&B music and turn on the command center lights alright here are some songs sure turning on three lights so by using the conjunction word and it will allow you guys to be able to string two commands to a single request now I know some of you guys out there thinking well can I do three at this time guys Google does not allow more than two and for good reason because I feel that if you're trying to do more than three commands at a time it's probably best suited for a group or routine using the Google home app so overall guys this is one of my favorite features that I think Google has done a really good job with that I enjoy again shout out the tech with Brett for letting me be a part of this collaboration and don't forget to hit that like button if you guys rock with this feature peace thanks Brett for allowing me to be part of this video and today I'm gonna share with you guys my favorite feature of Google home mini and that's the ability to turn on my TV and turn it off with the assistance of a chromecast now the basic setup is very simple you do need a second gen chromecast or later powered from an external power source of course they either Google mini a max or a standard Google home and of course a TV that supports CEC control connect your chromecast to your TV turn on the CC functionality on that port and then make sure that you have your Google home as well as the chromecast on the same network and then you're pretty much set ask your assistant to turn on the TV by asking it to turn on that specific chromecast for me it's TK ultra and then once you're done ask it to cast whatever content you want then when you're done with all of that you could just ask it to turn off that chromecast by saying turn off TK ultra and that's going to give it the functionality to just shut down and then everything is done hands-free hey what's up guys I'm tech Steve and today I'm going to show you some of my favorite features on a googles home with the Philips hue system so let's get started so here's my scenario I have four lights connected to the Google's home and the Philips system I have a desk lamp two lights below the desk and one above me so let me give you example what you can do once you get it all set up turn off studio lights off sure turning three lights off so as you can see I use the Google's home to turn off all my lights except for my studio lights in front of me now let me give you another scenario turn deathlike own you got it turning the desk light on so only turn the desk light on and once I get that turned on I can do other things turn this light blue okay changing the desk light to blue turn this light red sure changing the desk light to red so now I'm gonna put everything back and show you how you control every light which a voice turn all lights white you got it changing four lights to white dim lights 50% okay dimming four lights by 50% okay turn all lights blue okay changing four lights to blue turn all lights off you got it turning off five lights turn under desk left light on you got it turning the under desk left on okay Google turn under desk right light oh you got it turning on the under desk right now some other things I like about it is that the Phyllis shoes out has built-in scenery let me show you some examples of that so to get to some of the sceneries you can do is choose the light that you want to use and then you have savanna sunset tropical so as you can see with the googles home and the philips light you can do a lot of cool features also I want to give a shout out to my friend tech with Brett for allowing me to be on this channel and I'll see you on the next one peace and now it's time for me to talk about my favorite feature now this definitely was hard to pick as there are 50 different unique things that you can do with the Google home and I came down to my very top one that I use more than anything else which is casting videos and pictures from my Google home right to my chromecast so this will work with the chromecast or the chromecast ultra just make sure they're set up on the same Wi-Fi network and then you can simply ask your Google home to play things and show them on your TV now you can use YouTube you can do Netflix you can do Vicky's TV HBO now CBS stars or YouTube TV if you head into the Google home app and check under the videos and photos section it will show you all the different options let me show you a few of my favorite commands so with YouTube you can have it actually show you different channels by asking it to show me on the chromecast device or you can just ask it to play a certain video and it will pop up on screen okay Showtek with brett videos on chromecast ultra sure here are some options showing on chromecast Ultra which one would you like five sure playing on chromecast Ultra and then you just need to say the number and it will play the video now with Netflix one of the coolest new things is you can actually manage specific profiles make sure you head into the videos and photo sections of the Google home app so that you can specify what your profile is or anyone else in your home what their profile is so that when they cast it will play where they left off play the office on chromecast olcha sure the office from Netflix playing on chromecast ultra and down here at the bottom you can see that it is using my account to play that now if you want to use YouTube TV you just need to be a YouTube TV subscriber and then you can ask it to play anything from your library or what is currently on play the Avengers from YouTube TV on chromecast ultra sure the Avengers from YouTube TV playing on chromecast ultra and there you go it starts from the very beginning and then if you want to stop anything you can just say stop or skip so that's how you do video but if you want to listen to music and you don't want to listen to it on the mini you can ask it to play it on a TV so it's playing it on the big surround sound system play the greatest showmen soundtrack on the chromecast ultra alright the greatest showmen original motion picture soundtrack from google play music and then depending on what music service you use it will pop up on the TV and there you have it those are some of the other favorite features from other google home tech experts if you would like to let us know your favorite feature of the google home please leave a comment below and if you would like to check out any of the other channels make sure you click up here for CK ID click over here for TK BAE click down here for tech Steve HD and if you haven't yet please subscribe to my channel right over here and click that notification bell so you can be notified every time I upload a new video thank you guys so much for watching we'll see you on the next one\n"