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Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

whatleydude — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:43:39 GMT

Hey everyone, I've posted about this issue before but basically, if you've ever tried to Netflix to play on your Sony Android TV by speaking to your Google Home, you'll know it refuses to work.

Well, apparently there's a fix coming! Hurrah! This week! Amaze! Lazy bones like me can finally watch Luke Cage without reaching for the remote 😁

Details https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/10/14/can-now-ask-assistant-speaker-play-netflix-android-tv/

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:11:48 GMT

Not yet on my TV.

Fingers crossed and waiting.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:06:04 GMT

Could anyone verify this option enabled on his/ her TV already?

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

olders82 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:03:47 GMT

I can't control Netflix yet but I can turn the TV on/off, change the volume, cast All4 from my Google Home. That's more than used to work. Once Netflix works then I can remove from Chromecast Ultra.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

olders82 — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:03:11 GMT

Quick update - seems the Home integration has regressed. I can no longer control the on/off function though I can control the volume both with voice and the Google Home app.

I still can't control Netflix. I assume this is one of those infuriating "it only works with US English" sitiuations that Google seem to produce.

Seems I'll be sticking with the Chromecast Ultra for the foreseeable future.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:35:26 GMT

Just for an hour or so yesterday, I managed to turn on/off TV using Google Home Mini, even starting Netflix. I achieved it by selecting "English" as the language in TV instead of my native one. But suddenly it stopped working again. Volume control and youtube commands are still ok.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

Devilmiki — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:12:00 GMT

Hi, someone have some news?

I've tested yesterday and I couldn't turn on/off tv and even play Netflix..

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:21:29 GMT

Since Wednesday, the "turn TV on/ off" voice command works with Google Home (Google Assistant in general). I have not tried the netflix command.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

Devilmiki — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:29:10 GMT

Mmh.. Then today I retry..

Yesterday with Sony A1 I've this problem..

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

stychy — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:18:58 GMT

same her started working 2 weks ago now had to remove tv from marthome because setting were not good and add it again now i can`t play estflix oryoutube videos? help please oly created account to post this thanks

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Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

stychy — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:20:19 GMT

bad spelling now i cant delete that post haha anyway help appreciated

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

adamski99_uk — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:44:11 GMT

Looks like the software is broken again, I can't switch off my TV using my Google Home Mini. It was working a couple of days ago so I think a google update may have borked it.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:54:50 GMT

Everything worked fine for a couple of months, till the latest "Google for Android TV" app update.

Since then, the response to the "play youtube videos on TV" command on Google Home is that something went wrong etc. etc. Netflix voice command still works.

Is it really so difficult a Google or Chromacast built-in app update not to ruin something that already works?

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

adamski99_uk — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:30:15 GMT

I've just updated the Chromecast built in app and now switching on and off now works again with my Google Home mini assistant again.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

blinkinek — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:16:30 GMT

Still doesn't work on my Bravia from 2015. Latest firmware and updates installed. I get "sorry I can't play Netflix on Android TV yet".

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

stychy — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:21:21 GMT

yeah same here pal 6months still same problem

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

zer0ner0 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:58:09 GMT

I am giving up on this!

Since the Oreo update (one week ago) the TV has stopped turning on and off using voice commands to Google Home.

Yesterday I realised that the Netflix voice commands returns an error message too.

All of these used to work before.

And last but not least, I think that the latest chromecast built-in or google app update causes a problem to Youtube casting from phone to TV.

Really frustrated.

Re: Android TV, Google Home, and Netflix: FIXED!

joexn.com — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:43:44 GMT

If you're still having issues whereby your Sony Bravia is not being properly controlled by Google Assistant and are receiving errors like 'I’m sorry, there was an error and I was unable to control your home device', I wrote a post on my site which helped my fix the issues completely here: http://joexn.com/controlling-a-sony-bravia-with-google-assistant/

I don't earn money off this site or anything, just a place to update the post.