Installing the dedicated app and making the initial settings

To use Google Assistant with your wireless speaker, you first need to install the Google Home app on your smartphone/iPhone and make the initial settings for the speaker.

Note

  • Depending on the service you subscribe to, you may have to create an account in addition to a Google account in advance.
  1. Access Google Play or App Store from the smartphone/iPhone.
  2. Install the Google Home app on the smartphone/iPhone.

    For details, visit the website at google.com/cast/setup/.

  3. Place the speaker as close to a wireless LAN router as possible.
    1. Establish a wireless connection from the smartphone/iPhone to the wireless LAN router.
    2. Take a note of the SSID and the password (encryption key) of the connected wireless LAN router.

      Some of the wireless LAN routers have multiple SSIDs. Be sure to take a note of the SSID that you used for establishing the wireless connection from the smartphone/iPhone.

      For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the wireless LAN router.

    3. On the iPhone (*), activate the Bluetooth function.

      * The Google Home app uses the Bluetooth function to identify the speaker.

  4. Start the app and follow the on-screen instructions to make the initial settings for the speaker.

    Set the speaker to have the same Wi-Fi connection as the smartphone/iPhone.