There is no question that Google Assistant is far better than Siri, Alexa, Bixby, and Cortana as far as voice assistants are concerned. It has a much better voice recognition algorithm and it also responds much faster on Pixel devices due to the offline voice model. The best part is that Google has integrated its Assistant on a range of devices including Android TV as well. And it works pretty well. You can play movies, check weather information, find movies by actors and directors and whatnot. But what more can it do and more importantly, what it can’t do? Well to find all the answers, let’s go ahead and find out how to use Google Assistant on Android TV.
Use Google Assistant on Android TV (Guide)
1. First of all, let’s begin with the most obvious command that users ask Google Assistant on Android TV. If you ask Google Assistant to “play a movie/show/trailer/video” then it will directly take you to the app where the content is available. However, it only works with certain apps such as Netflix and YouTube.
2. If you want to be specific, you can say “play x on Netflix“.
3. If the movie is not available on that platform then it will offer you streamable links from other services.
4. Next, if you just say the actor’s name then it will show you all the movies for that particular actor and you can open it to find streamable links. Similarly, you can search for movies and shows based on directors, genres, etc.
5. Coming to music, Gooogle Assistant on Android TV only works better with Spotify. You just have to say “play my library/songs on Spotify” and it will dutifully oblige. You can even play Spotify in the background.
6. Apart from that, you can ask for weather information like “how is the weather out there” and it will pull your location data from your smartphone and will show you the results.
7. You can even ask general questions that you ask Google Assistant on an Android smartphone. For instance, “define a word” or “how far is the moon” and more.
8. The Google Assistant on Android TV can also make sounds of different animals which is pretty good.
9. What I like the most is the fact that you can control a lot of TV’s controls from Google Assistant. For example, you can just say: “reduce the volume to 15%” and it will instantly follow your instructions. You can also perform similar operations from your Android smartphone. Just add “my tv” at the end of the command.
10. And the best part about Google Assistant on Android TV is that it can even answer about your upcoming calendar schedule and show your personal photos. However, you need to change a key setting from your Android smartphone. Open the Google app and move to More -> Settings -> Google Assistant -> Devices -> TV -> turn on the toggle for Personal results.
11. Now, just say “what is next on my schedule” and there you have it.
12. You can even ask Google Assistant to show your photos from x place and it will pull your images from Google Photos. That’s pretty interesting, right?
13. That said, the worst part about Google Assistant on Android TV is that it can’t set reminders or alarms or add anything to your Google Keep list. For instance, if you are away from your smartphone, you would want to control certain elements of your smartphone, but you can’t do that right now.
14. While Google Assistant can open Duo on Android TV in one command: “open Duo”. However, it can’t place video calls as of now.
List of Popular Android TVs
The above tutorial will work with most of the popular Android TVs. You can find a list of popular Android TVs below. The list is not exhaustive by any means and is only to serve as an example.
BRAND | Model Name | Size |
---|---|---|
Marq (flipkart) | Marq 43AAUHDM | 43 |
Marq 43AAFHDM | 43 | |
Marq 32AAHDM | 32 | |
Marq 65SAUHD | 65 | |
Marq 49SAUHD | 48.5 | |
Marq 32VNSSHDM | 32 | |
Marq 49SAUHD/49SAHD-Black | 49 | |
Aconatic | Aconatic 32HS521AN | 32 |
Aconatic 43HS521AN | 43 | |
Aconatic 55RS543AN | 55 | |
Aconatic 55US300AN | 55 | |
Aconati c65RS543AN | 65 | |
iFFALCON | iFFALCON 40F2A | 40 |
iFFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
iFFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
iFFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
iFFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
iFFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
iFFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
iFFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
iFFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
iFFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
iFFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
iFFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
iFFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
LLoyd | LLoyd 32HS301B | 32 |
LLoyd 43FS301B | 43 | |
LLoyd 43US900B | 43 | |
LLoyd 55US900B | 55 | |
LLoyd GL32H0B0ZS | 32 | |
LLoyd L32HS670A | 32 | |
Micromax | Micromax L32CANVAS4 | 32 |
Micromax L32TA6445HD | 32 | |
Micromax L40TA6445FHD | 40 | |
Micromax L43TA7000UHD | 43 | |
Micromax L55TA7001UHD | 55 | |
MI | MI L40M5-5AIN | 40 |
MI L32M5-AL | 32 | |
MI L43M5-AN | 43 | |
MI L43M4-4AIN | 43 | |
MI L50M5-5AIN | 50 | |
MI L55M6-EQG | 55 | |
MI L32M6-EI | 32 | |
MI L55M4-4XINA | 55 | |
MI L65M5-5SIN | 65 | |
MI L49M5-AN | 49 | |
MI L32M5-AN | 32 | |
MI L43M5-AI | 43 | |
MI L32M5-AI | 32 | |
MI L40M6-EI | 40 | |
MI L75M6-ESG | 75 | |
Panasonic | Panasonic TH-65HX700DX | 65 |
Panasonic TH-55HX700DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX700DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-55HX635DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX635DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-43HX625DX | 43 | |
Panasonic TH-58HX450 | 58 | |
Panasonic TH-50HX450 | 50 | |
Panasonic TH-65GX655DX | 65 | |
Panasonic TH-55GX655DX | 55 | |
Panasonic TH-49GX655DX | 49 | |
Panasonic TH-43GX655DX | 43 | |
Sanyo | Sanyo XT-43A081U | 43 |
Sanyo XT-49A081U | 49 | |
Sanyo XT-55A081U | 55 | |
Sanyo XT-65A081U | 65 | |
Sanyo XT-43UHD4S | 43 | |
Sanyo XT-50UHD4S | 50 | |
Sanyo XT-55UHD4S | 55 | |
Sanyo XT-65UHD4S | 65 | |
Sanyo XT-43FHD4S | 43 | |
Sanyo XT-32RHD4S | 32 | |
Sony | Sony KD-55X7400H | 55 |
Sony KDL-49W800G | 49 | |
Sony KDL-43W800G | 43 | |
Sony KD-55X9500G | 55 | |
Sony KD-49X8000H | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X8000H | 55 | |
Sony KD-43X8000G | 43 | |
Sony KD-49X7500H | 49 | |
Sony KD-65A8F | 65 | |
Sony KD-55A8G | 55 | |
Sony KD-55X8000G | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X9300E | 65 | |
Sony KD-65A8G | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X9300E | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X8000H | 65 | |
Sony KD-65A9F | 65 | |
Sony KD-65X9500E | 65 | |
Sony KD-55A8F | 55 | |
Sony KD-75X8500F | 75 | |
Sony KD-65A9G | 65 | |
SonyKD-55X7500F | 55 | |
Sony KDL-43W800F | 43 | |
Sony KD-49X8000G | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X8500G | 55 | |
Sony KD-43X7500F | 43 | |
Sony KD-65X8000G | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X8500F | 49 | |
Sony KD-43X8500F | 43 | |
Sony KDL-49W800F | 49 | |
Sony KD-43X8200E | 43 | |
Sony KDL-43W800D | 43 | |
Sony KD-65X9500G | 65 | |
Sony KD-75X8000H | 75 | |
Sony KD-55X9000E | 55 | |
Sony KD-49X9000E | 49 | |
Sony KD-55X9500E | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X9000E | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X9000F | 55 | |
Sony KD-65X7500F | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X8200E | 49 | |
Sony KD-65X9000F | 65 | |
Sony KD-55X8500F | 55 | |
Sony KD-55A9F | 55 | |
Sony KD-55A1 | 55 | |
Sony KD-65A1 | 65 | |
Sony KD-49X7500F | 49 | |
Sony KD-55A9G | 55 | |
Sony KD-85X8000H | 85 | |
Sony 43X7400H | 43 | |
Sony 55X7500H | 55 | |
Sony 43X7500H | 43 | |
Sony 65X7400H | 65 | |
TCL | TCL 50C715 | 50 |
TCL 32S65A | 32 | |
TCL 55C715 | 55 | |
TCL L65C2US | 65 | |
TCL 55P715 | 55 | |
TCL L55C2US | 55 | |
TCL 65P8 | 65 | |
TCL 43P8 | 43 | |
TCL 43S6500FS | 43 | |
TCL 85P8M | 85 | |
TCL 32S6500S | 32 | |
TCL 65P715 | 65 | |
TCL 55P2MUS | 55 | |
TCL L55P2MUS | 55 | |
TCL 43P8B | 43 | |
TCL 43P715 | 43 | |
TCL 55C815 | 55 | |
TCL 50P715 | 50 | |
TCL 65P2MUS | 65 | |
TCL L65P2MUS | 65 | |
TCL 55P8E | 55 | |
TCL 55P8 | 55 | |
TCL 49S6500S | 49 | |
TCL 65P8E | 65 | |
TCL 65C6 | 65 | |
TCL 75P715 | 75 | |
TCL 55P8S | 55 | |
TCL 65X4US | 65 | |
TCL 50P8E | 50 | |
TCL 65C715 | 65 | |
TCL 50P8 | 50 | |
TCL 75C815 | 75 | |
TCL 55C8 | 55 | |
TCL 40S6500 | 40 | |
TCL 43P8E | 43 | |
iFFALCON (by TCL) | iFFALCON 43K61 | 43 |
iFFALCON 50K61 | 50 | |
iFFALCON 32F2A | 32 | |
iFFALCON 55K61 | 55 | |
iFFALCON 43K31 | 43 | |
iFFALCON 55K31 | 55 | |
iFFALCON 55H71 | 55 | |
iFFALCON 43F2A | 43 | |
iFFALCON 55K71 | 55 | |
iFFALCON 43K71 | 43 | |
iFFALCON 40F2A | 40 | |
iFFALCON 65K3A | 65 | |
iFFALCON 65V2A | 65 | |
iFFALCON 55K3A | 55 | |
iFFALCON 65K2A | 65 | |
iFFALCON 55K2A | 55 | |
iFFALCON 75H2A | 75 | |
iFFALCON 65K31 | 65 | |
iFFALCON 65K71 | 65 | |
iFFALCON 50K31 | 50 | |
iFFALCON 49F2A | 49 | |
iFFALCON 65H71 | 65 | |
VU | VU 43US | 43 |
VU 32US | 32 | |
VU 55PM | 55 | |
VU 50PM | 50 | |
VU 43GA | 43 | |
VU 55UT | 55 | |
VU 85QPX | 85 | |
VU 65PM | 65 | |
VU 50UT | 50 | |
VU 32GA | 32 | |
VU 43PM | 43 | |
VU 43CA | 43 | |
VU 43UA | 43 | |
VU 43UT | 43 | |
VU 55-OA | 55 | |
VU 43-OA | 43 | |
VU 65UT | 65 | |
VU 50-OA | 50 | |
VU 43 OA | 43 | |
VU 43 OA -V1 | 43 | |
VU 55-OA | 55 | |
VU 55-OA V1 | 55 | |
VU 50CA | 50 | |
VU 55CA | 55 | |
VU OAUHD75 | 75 | |
Hisense | Hisense 43A71F | 43 |
Hisense 55A71F | 55 | |
Hisense 55A73F | 55 | |
Hisense 40A56E | 40 | |
Hisense 32A56E | 32 | |
Hisense 50A71F | 50 | |
Hisense 65U7QF | 65 | |
Haier | Haier LE43K6600UGA | 43 |
Haier LE40K6600GA | 40 | |
Haier LE43K6600GA | 43 | |
Haier LE50K6600HQGA | 50 | |
Haier LE32K6600GA | 32 | |
Haier LE55U6900HQGA | 55 | |
Haier LE65S8000EGA | 65 | |
Haier LE50U6900HQGA | 50 | |
Haier LE32W2000 | 32 | |
Haier LE55U6500UAG | 55 | |
Haier LE50F9000UAP | 50 | |
Haier LE55K6600HQGA | 55 | |
Haier LE65U6500UAG | 65 | |
Haier LE65U6900HQGA | 65 | |
Infinix | Infinix 43X1 | 43 |
Infinix 32X1 | 32 | |
Kodak | Kodak 50CA7077 | 50 |
Kodak 65CA0101 | 65 | |
Kodak 32HDX7XPRO | 32 | |
Kodak 43CA2022 | 43 | |
Kodak 55CA0909 | 55 | |
Kodak 43UHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
Kodak 55UHDX7XPRO | 55 | |
Kodak 40FHDX7XPRO | 40 | |
Kodak 43FHDX7XPRO | 43 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART V1 | 32 | |
Kodak 32HDXSMART | 32 | |
Kodak 55UHDXSMART | 55 | |
Kodak 40FHDXSMART | 40 | |
Kodak 40FHDXSMART V1 | 40 | |
Motorola | Motorola 55SAUHDMQ | 55 |
Motorola 55SAUHDMG | 55 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDMQ | 43 | |
Motorola 43SAFHDM | 43 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDMG | 43 | |
Motorola 65SAUHDM | 65 | |
Motorola 40SAFHDME | 40 | |
Motorola 55SAUHDM | 55 | |
Motorola 32SAHDME | 32 | |
Motorola 32SAFHDM | 32 | |
Motorola 50SAUHDM | 50 | |
Motorola 43SAUHDM | 43 | |
Motorola 50SAUHDMQ | 50 | |
Motorola 75SAUHDM | 75 | |
Nokia | Nokia 43TAFHDN | 43 |
Nokia 32TAHDN | 32 | |
Nokia 43TAUHDN | 43 | |
Nokia 50TAUHDN | 50 | |
Nokia 55TAUHDN | 55 | |
Nokia 65TAUHDN | 65 | |
Nokia 43CAUHDN | 43 | |
Nokia 55CAUHDN | 55 | |
Nokia 65CAUHDN | 65 | |
OnePlus | OnePlus 43FA0A00 | 43 |
OnePlus 32HA0A00 | 32 | |
OnePlus 55Q1IN-1 | 55 | |
OnePlus 55Q1IN | 55 | |
OnePlus 55UA0A00 | 55 | |
Philips | Philips 58PUT6604 | 58 |
Philips 50PUT6604 | 50 | |
Philips 43PUT7791 | 43 | |
Realme | Realme RMV2004 | 43 |
Realme RMV2005 | 50 | |
Redmi | Redmi L50M6-RA | 50 |
Redmi L55M6-RA | 55 | |
Redmi L65M6-RA | 65 | |
Thomson | Thomson 43TH6000 | 43 |
Thomson 50TH1000 | 50 | |
Thomson 40M4099 | 40 | |
Thomson 40M4099 PRO | 40 | |
Thomson 32M3277 PRO | 32 | |
Thomson 43TH0099 | 43 | |
Thomson 43TH6000_UD9 | 43 | |
Thomson 32PATH0011 | 32 | |
Thomson 50OATHPRO1212 | 50 | |
Thomson 55 OATHPRO 0101 | 55 | |
Thomson 43 OATHPRO 2000 | 43 | |
Thomson 43PATH4545 | 43 | |
Thomson 55PATH5050 | 55 | |
Thomson 65 OATHPRO 2020 | 65 | |
Thomson 40PATH7777 | 40 | |
Thomson 32PATH0011BL | 32 | |
Thomson 50PATH1010 | 50 | |
Thomson 43PATH0009 | 43 | |
Thomson 75 OATHPRO2121 | 75 | |
Thomson 43 OATH 1000 | 43 | |
Thomson 49 OATH 9000 | 49 | |
Thomson 32M3277 | 32 | |
Thomson 55TH1000 | 55 | |
Toshiba | Toshiba 32L5050 | 32 |
Toshiba 55U5050 | 55 | |
Toshiba 43L5050 | 43 |
Get the Most Out of Google Assistant on Android TV
So these are some of the major commands that work on Google Assistant running on Android TV. While I am happy with what Google has done with its voice assistant, especially the voice recognition in regional languages. However, some basic functionalities like creating reminders and alarms are not supported. We hope in the near future, we will have a full-fledged Google Assistant on Android TV.
Anyway, that is all from us. If you loved this article, don’t forget to check out our guide on removing ads from Android TV home screen to get a cleaner experience. And if you have any questions then do comment down below and let us know.