{"id":552727,"date":"2023-02-16T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-google-home-app-now-doubles-as-an-xbox-remote-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T20:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:00:59","slug":"the-google-home-app-now-doubles-as-an-xbox-remote-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-google-home-app-now-doubles-as-an-xbox-remote-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Google Home App Now Doubles as an Xbox Remote \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e55d159e96\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e55d159e96\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-google-home-app-now-doubles-as-an-xbox-remote-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Google_Home_App_Now_Doubles_as_an_Xbox_Remote_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Google Home App Now Doubles as an Xbox Remote \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-google-home-app-now-doubles-as-an-xbox-remote-review-geek\/#Xbox_Series_S\" >Xbox Series S<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Google_Home_App_Now_Doubles_as_an_Xbox_Remote_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Google Home App Now Doubles as an Xbox Remote \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-146018 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/02\/486b34d2.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"A closeup of the Xbox Series X\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" data-credittext=\"Corbin Davenport \/ Review Geek\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Corbin Davenport \/ Review Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Need to control your Xbox without a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>pad? The Google Home <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2F2023%2F02%2F15%2Fxbox-february-update-out-now%2F&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">doubles as an Xbox remote control<\/a>, with touch navigation features, a power button, and volume controls. Of course, if you\u2019ve already set up the Xbox or SmartGlass mobile apps, this feature may be unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft brought Google Assistant compatibility to the Xbox in 2019. This update simply adds Google Home in-app controls to the mix. The interface is similar to what you\u2019ll see in the Xbox and SmartGlass apps\u2014a touchscreen directional pad, power settings, navigational buttons, and dedicated controls to play, pause, fast-forward, or rewind <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146020\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bf3f4bca.png\" alt=\"Xbox controls in the Google Home app.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2F2023%2F02%2F15%2Fxbox-february-update-out-now%2F&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pairing the Xbox with Google Assistant is a simple task.\u00a0Just open the Google Home app, select \u201cAdd,\u201d go to \u201cSet up Device,\u201d and choose \u201cHave Something Already Set Up.\u201d You can then search for your Xbox console. 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