AV King’s recommended list for Music, TV, Movies, Radio and other On-Demand media compatible with Google Chromecast systems Free TV: ABC iView; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/abc-iview/id401778175?mt=8 SBS On-Demand; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sbs-on-demand/id542090992?mt=8 7plus (Seven Network - AU); https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/7plus/id1119404646?mt=8 9Now (NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD - AU) **Not top user rated**; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/9now/id542088539?mt=8 10-tenplay (Network Ten Pty Ltd - AU) **Not top user rated**; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tenplay/id409289742?mt=8 Music: Spotify; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/spotify-music/id324684580?mt=8 Radio: iHeart Radio; http://www.iheartradio.com.au/live-custom-radio/ TuneIn Radio; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tunein-radio/id418987775?mt=8 TV/Video On-Demand: Netflix (recommended); https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8 YouTube (recommended – Free / or, pay for ‘YouTube-RED’ in same app [no ads]); https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/youtube-watch-listen-stream/id544007664?mt=8 Foxtel Now (pop pack $15 per month – optional, not tested*); https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/foxtel-now/id1222374381?mt=8 Stan (optional, not ‘recommended’**); https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/stan/id948095331?mt=8 (*:We have not yet tested Foxtel Now as 95% of clients we have that want the ‘FOXTEL’ stations have the full Foxtel box and service – we are happy to support this service for clients that elect to use it. **: Stan seems to be a good service, however, we do not recommend it as an ‘essential’ as you may get the content you need with other cheaper services &/or Foxtel – Stan seems to cost more than you would expect for the content on offer – if you look at just buying Westworld and GOT from Apple TV or Google Play, (~$30per season) vs the cost of Stan, you may be better off buying the ‘premium’ content ‘as required’ from Apple/Google – this is all down to your personal/family needs…) - - - NOTE: ‘Advanced commands’ (skip forward 30sec, pause, resume etc.) may only work in some apps that have ‘bi- directional communications’ programmed in to support all Google Home/Chromecast functions – the short list of apps that have this is: YouTube Netflix Spotify -- NOTE-2: The above links are for iPhone/iPad users on the Apple app store – if you are an Android user, you should find all of the above easily on the Google Play store (Email AV King for support if you have any issues). -- Google Home TEST LIST: a) ok google what is the weather tomorrow? b) ok google play Amy Shark official video from Youtube on main TV (ok google volume to 3 – ok google set volume to 70 percent – ok google volume to 50 – ok google stop) c) ok google play glow from Netflix on bedroom tv [ok google pause - ok google resume - ok google skip forward 5min – ok google stop] d) hey google spell ensuite e) ok google play Ed Sheeran on Dining room tv [ok google skip – ok google play morning music on Chromecast sound] f) hey google how many feet is in 100M (and google can also convert teaspoons in to grams for cooking etc.) g) ok google say that again (as she tells you 328ft and " fast...) h) ok google set an alarm for 15m (this is good for cooking...) i) ok google how do you say bake in the oven for one hour in German j) ok google play double j (this will play from iHeart Radio - see below link for stations you can get for free) - ok google play triple j on main tv k) hey google is it raining in London right now? l) hey google please set me a reminder for 4pm tomorrow to pick up a bottle of rose on my way home from work. m) ok google broadcast dinner time (ok google broadcast movie time – ok google broadcast Miranda tidy your room). n) hey google show me lamb roast recipe videos from Youtube on dining room tv -,- number 3 please. {See more below on page-5 under ‘Use Google Home for education and to find out when the shops close’…} Advanced: NEWS: Set-up news feeds (more settings, ‘services’, News: ABC News Bulletin, BBC News Summary, BBC Minute, CNN News Briefing) SHORTCUTS: Set-up your current favourite music video on Youtube (more settings, ‘services’, Shortcuts: my music time or play my music - DO - play Amy Shark official video from Youtube on dining room tv) [NOTE: The above is the section you will use to say ‘when I say “on my way home’ = SMS my wife this message – SMS not yet active in Australia, service support is under development…] VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICES (and Photos): Set-up your Netflix account (more settings, ‘services’, Videos and photos: link your Netflix account and ‘default’ selected user profile [for the Google assistant account for your Google Home] from here – ‘Manage Profile’ will appear when linked and you click this to confirm you are ‘logged in’) -- Apps to install: app-1; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-home/id680819774?mt=8 app-2; https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-assistant/id1220976145?mt=8 [link all installs of above to the same Gmail account and set-up all google home/chrome devices on same account] GMAIL-NOTE: I (Millin Bear) feel that there is a strong argument to make and keep a new (separate) Gmail account/address for just your Google Home devices (for the family to all use). I have several reasons for thinking that this is a good plan, happy to let you know more about this as part of the consulting services we offer here at AV King. I have things set-up this way at home, and I pay for a Spotify account for just this ‘one user’ – I find that this gives me and my family the maximum benefits of a ‘smart home’ solution like this. Things like the ‘memory items (detailed on next page)’ are then ‘data’ that the whole family can share (this works for my family, but you need to consider that any things you have linked to the main Gmail account can be accessed by any user/person in the home… - I.E. do not then use the ‘memory’ function to save your banking pin number for example… - but, I do use it to remember my Netflix log-in email and password…) PAGE-5: More searches/questions/functions (memory and recall) that Google home can give useful assistance with… Education: E1. Ok google how did aboriginal people first get to Australia? (50k) E2. Ok google What year was Australia discovered? (1770 – 1606~1770 50x ships…) E3. Ok google How many aboriginal people were in Australia when captain cook arrived? (750k in 1788) E4. Ok google when did aboriginal people first come to Australia? (70k – ‘ok google repeated that answer’ to get the web-site that it is from – you can then see what they are talking about that conflicts with the ‘E1’ answer above – OR – ask the same question on the Google Assistant app, and you can click directly to the web-site that it is quoting this answer from…) Cooking: C1. Ok google find me a cocktail recipe that includes brandy and bitters C2. (video) ok google show me some lamb roast recipe videos from Youtube on dining room tv Shopping: S1. Ok google what is the closest woolies? S2. Ok google what time do they close today? Trivia: T1. Ok google what is the real name of singer Lady Gaga? T2. Ok google what year was she born? T3. Ok google play me some of her music. Memory: M1. Ok google can you remember that my friend Daniel Smith lives in Walnut Street Wynnum M1. Ok google can you remember that my friend Simon Dean has his birthday on the 1st of September 1975 M3. Ok google can you remember that the licence plate number on my white Mercedes van is 520 x-ray tango lima Recall: R1. Hey google what street dose my friend Daniel Smith live in? R2. Hey google when is my friend Simon Dean’s birthday? R3. Hey google where dose my friend Daniel Smith live? R4. Hey google what is the licence plate number of my Mercedes van? NOTE: One of the reasons we (AV King) feel that Google home is the dominant platform for ‘home AI’ is the fact you can do things like the above [I.E. link the next question to the last ‘her music / she born / they close’ – as of 01/07/2018 few (if any) of the other home AI systems have this type of ‘added’ conversational functionality…] .