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Yes, as of this week, you can set the preferences to Australian.
I was wondering the same thing - Do you have a source for this info?
Eg; have you tried it yourself?, or did you read it somewhere "official"?Tried it myself with my US model. It's now set to Australia.
@Crusader: What would be the difference between the us and au model, just the power adapter? They seem to use a custom cable, not just some standard figure-8 cable that you would be able to replace easily. Do you use a wall socket (travel) adapter?
@bozbargain: the adaptor goes in through the base of the unit, so you can't replace it easily. An Australian adapter is indeed the easiest way to go.
the adaptor goes in through the base of the unit, so you can't replace it easily. An Australian adapter is indeed the easiest way to go.
It can be replaced easily with an off the shelf plugpack.
They seem to use a custom cable, not just some standard figure-8 cable that you would be able to replace easily.
They don't use a custom cable, it's a standard 16.5V plugpack with a standard tip on the end.
yeah it's as easy as changing the language option from EN-US -> EN->AU but when you get it, you'll just set it up as EN-AU
https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7124515?hl=en#a…
Do you have a spotify account? I've read a few places you need to use a VPN set to US to get spotify to work on the Home if imported version.
@Maverick-au: In case anyone sees this in their research just FYI the tip may be standard but it is definitely using a custom flat piece of plastic moulding behind the tip.
The replacement adapter that came with my imported version had a 'standard tip'. It works fine, but the unit doesn't sit flush on the surface due to the extra height from the plastic moulding.
The replacement adapter that came with my imported version had a 'standard tip'. It works fine, but the unit doesn't sit flush on the surface due to the extra height from the plastic moulding.
Simple solution is to remove the excess plastic from the moulding and you no longer have a problem.
Google home is a great little device. It's easy to setup and a bit of fun.
Love the voice commands for activating my LIFX lighting, playing music via Google Music and casting videos or music videos to the TV via the Nvidia shield.
Ask Google Home "I'm Feeling Lucky" to activate the inbuilt trivia/qameshow.
Will be buying another.
Cant seem to get an answer to this question, actually I guy on the radio asked it last week and I got all excited to finally hear the answer:
Radio Host: "What can Google Home do that your phone cant"
Tech Guy (Stephen Fenech) : "If your phone is charging on another room then you can use Google Home in a central spot in the house"……..OK, sure, I'll go spend $200 instead of walking to another room and picking up my phone.
Apart from the home automation benefits what is the point of Google Home ?
I should note that I'm not flaming Google Home, I honestly dont understand what it does compared to the voice commands on Google on your smartphone. I have searched the interwebs high & low to find an answer. All I get is 'what is Google Home', 'Google Home VS Amazon Echo', 'Top 10 uses for Google Home'
nothing
It doesn't do anything you can't already do with your phone. Saying that I'm waiting for assistant to come to the Nvidia shield and the Nvidia spot to be released.
I'm also trying to understand what it would do for me, I came to the following:
1) Google Home is (obviously) a speaker.
2) Google Home is always on so truely hand free, with your phone you'd have to pick it up and open Google Assistant (not available for iOS yet in AU).
3) Google Home can control your other wireless speaker - I'm keen to hook it up to my 2 Sony speakers that both have Chromecast built in.
4) Other home automation stuff powered by Google which I'm not quite ready for.Ideally, I'd like to have a few Google Assistant devices around the house with a mic but without a speaker (so a Google Home lite) that I could talk to and instruct to send music to one of my wireless speakers (you could with a Raspberry Pi but that's too techy for me). Or even better, get Sony to update their firmware with the Google Assistant SDK to make their speakers listen to what I have to say. Paying $150 for a Google Home knowing I would bypass the speaker anyway seems a bit expensive.
The advantage is that it's always plugged in and listening (the speaker & microphones - there's numerous are much better quality).
Ours sits in our kitchen/lounge divide. I'd say 50% of its use is for timers (mostly when cooking). 30% is for music/podcats. Xiaomi 10% lights, 10% inae questions (from weather, to how do you spell and the most important thanks to IFTTT "Whose right?" "Daddy is always right & correct"
we're slowlly using it to add to calendar. and when multiple shopping lists are available we'll it use it for that too.
I didn't think it'd be as useful as it actually is when I bougth it.
The advantage is that it's always plugged in and listening
And that's good is it? It annoys me that Google/ Facebook et al. already target me with ads through my search history and FB likes etc.
Having a permanent listening connection from my home to Google servers (hosted who knows where) strikes me as a bit creepy, not to mention open to abuse.
And before the "tinfoil hat" comments surface, anyone remember this?
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/weeping-angel-hack-samsung-smar…
@skullster704: Obviously it isn't for everyone, and that's completely fine. I like the concept of Google Home, but don't particularly want one, especially for the current price.
I think it's great for the people who aren't bothered by the always listening and make use of it. For the rest of us, there is always an alternative.
It was fantastic when Free Pandora was available on it. But since they pulled out of Australia, no more free music unless you cast to it directly from your phone. Or suck it up with the paid Spotify or Google red/music subscription. I heart radio not yet sorted in Australia yet either.
Btw. Does work as an Audio Chromecast in the house, connects to standard Chromecast on TV's to also play YouTube and other streaming via voice commands.
My main use is expensive alarm clock. Wakes me up, tells me the time, my calendar appointments, reads the news etc.
+1 for the expensive alarm clock.
I purposely leave my phone in the kitchen each night.
I am a shift worker and have a different start time each day.
I like just being able to say "ok Google wake me at 4", and its done. You can also set multiple alarms the same way.
My actual alarm clock is a pain to set for different times each day.
It also controls all the Wemo's in the house turning lights and electric blankets on an off. When I feel really lazy I just tell it to turn the Blanket off while laying in bed rather than fumbling for the Wemo beside the bed.
I have a free youtube red trial subscription, and I can just ask it to play videos from an artist to the chromecast on my bedroom TV.
It can also be useful for Google searches to settle an argument in bed as we have no phones in the bedroom.
In short it's certainly not a must have item, and if you have an android phone it can pretty much do everything the home can. But it's still a cool gimmick and I like it.
So what sort of electric blanket do you have? W/ Bluetooth? How is it switching it off
Blanket would be plugged into a WeMo switch I'm thinking.
@jemichae:
Yep just a regular blanket plugged in Via a Wemo. I can turn it on when I finish work late at night and the bed is toasty when I get home.
hi patestrash,
can you pls tell me if this work, i have been searching for the "ideal" alarm clock for a long time. My partner and I wake up different time weekdays and no alarm weekend. I would like the following features
1. Dual alarm for weekdays, no alarm on the weekends
2. Wake up with increasing volume
3. Turn off alarm by a remote control(any wireless device)-so this won't disturb the person who is asleep & voice controlI had an old iHome and it does all of that. I can't find anything to replace it…….
Dual, triple or any number of alarms on any day is no problem. The way my partner and I use it is just we each tell it what time to wake us the next day as it usually varies each day. I just tried asking it to set an alarm for wednesdays at 10am and it responded that the alarm is set for every wednesday at 10am. So I guess you could do the same for each weekday and your done.
Not that I am aware of.
Since the alarm is already going off we just say "hey google stop". But you can also just touch the top of it. I am not aware of any remote option.
It was fantastic when Free Pandora was available on it. But since they pulled out of Australia,
You should be able to use a Smart DNS to continue to use Pandora. Getflix reckons it will still work.
Can that be set up just for my Sonos speakers or is it on the router / whole network
Along with five 'family members' I pay Google a mere $3 per month for the family plan. That gets me the full Google Play Music and YouTube red access.
Only if everyone pays their part of the subscription. I have to pay the entire family's being the main income owner so you cannot compare your case to mine.
He is referring to splitting the costs with friends/coworkers/randoms
But feel free to keep telling us how unique and special you are, Main Income Owner.
@jjcf: Actually was pointing out that everyone has different circumstances. But go ahead and be an mule about that.
So you get separate profiles based on your individual likes?
Instead of using your Google account to sign up to Google Play Music, you start a family plan, which costs $18 per month. You can invite 5 other people with Google Accounts to use the plan as well. So for only $36 per year, you get unlimited music streaming (and data free thanks to my Optus mobile plan) and never watch a YouTube ad again!
Anyone hooked one up to a Logitech Smart Hub? Logitech's site says the Harmony Action is only available in the US.
I'm keen to pick one up (likely locally) but no Logitech Harmony support would be a dealbreaker.
Not supported in Australia yet :( I bought one last night mainly because of this and didn't realise!
Link your Harmony Hub to IFTTT. then create an Applet using Google Assistant voice command as the trigger and your harmony activity as the action.
You can take it further and use Webhooks as the trigger (any http event), and pretty much do anything.
My house is full of zwave devices, connected to a Fibaro Home Centre 2, with everything controlled by Google voice commands (lights, sprinklers etc)OS Google Home hardware works fine. Cut the plug off and replace with AU. Or, you'll need a right angle connector at the Home end as it won't sit on a flat surface with a straight connector.
Thanks for letting me now - I'll have to give it a miss until they get it sorted out as my Echo Dot handles it perfectly.
I use the Yonomi app to connect Alexa to 2 Harmony Hubs.
To my understanding you should change the language to English US in order to get this feature on your Google Home.
According to every other fear-mongering security sites and consultations, you are being totally bathed in survelliance now anyway with hidden backdoors going everywhere to US, Russia, China, ASIO and Nigeria. Those T&Cs are no different from any other T&Cs for any devices connecting to the Internet from your PC to your mobile phone. They write such clauses to stop people from sueing their company.
The safest devices are devices that are disconnected at the power cord level according to most security agencies. No connectivity, even at a power level.
You cannot have your cake and eat it - wanting full internet access, but no risk of hacking is absurd.
You cannot have your cake and eat it - wanting full internet access, but no risk of hacking is absurd.
99.99% of the population aren't even aware there are backdoors in their daily devices. They don't know Amazon is a strong CIA partner. Nor that Google is a strong NSA partner. Many are unaware they are being spied on by the filthiest of the filth. Giving info means informed decisions can be made.
According to every other fear-mongering security sites and consultation…
If you think this is fear-mongering, I'd like to see your definition of plain old informative. All the information has been spilled about what the NSA and CIA have been up to for decades, for those with an interest in the topic. And yet people willingly hand over the last bit of privacy they have to these filthy corporations by buying these devices for their homes. Don't forget your TVs too:
https://vimeo.com/207509285
https://vimeo.com/207508055Knowing this helps people make informed decisions. About what is allowed. About what isn't. About what can be used instead. And about what can't be used. It isn't fear-mongering. It's good info.
What are you doing online now? Did you not know that your device used to access OzB may also have a very good chance of being spied upon as well? Surely you'd know by now that your device manufacturer whoever that may be, is strongly allied to the US (or Chinese) Govt, along with all your network equipment. Furthermore, your ISP whoever that is also has clauses to capture your information if required to governments in question.
I had put forward an opposition argument to your article to say that people need a balance between using a tin foil hat and an open internet access policy whereby they do have a very good chance of being hacked. If anyone really is that paranoid about being surveyed whether it be from a government or hacker, then they really shouldnt go online at all.
There will ALWAYS be a risk of being hacked in you go online no matter what. So is that going to stop you or others from doing it?
Tired arguments. So because surveillance happens in other areas, we should not resist at all?
Most people don't know what they are buying into and need to know (beyond the manufacturer's hype). That's the first step, before anything else. After that, they can still take some measures to protect themselves if they feel so inclined. But without knowing it: no change.
Would i get the same experience from a 100$ android phone plugged in with no lock or time out on the screen?
If it had always listening mode, and had the assistant built in, then functionally yeah, you'd get the same experience.
But for $50 extra, you'd get a solid speaker system, far fetch microphone, and a much simpler set up process to get your chromecast gear working.
Nevermind, you can't cast anything using the assistant on a phone. So unfortunately not all the functionality
Lame, and here I am think oh boy, oh boy I can get a nice cheap tablet, set it up on my fridge and have the screen unlocked for voice assistant.
US version, not the Australian one that was launched this week.
Saying that, will it pick up Australian customizations when you activate it here?