In addition to the native voice command capabilities that come with Control Center, you can now also use voice commands via Google Home. Now, watching TV is truly as easy as saying "watch."
Pairing Control Center with Google Home
To pair Google Home with Control Center, you will first need to add the Caavo Action to your Google Assistant account...
1. Press the CAAVO button
2. Go to Settings > Other Services > Google Assistant
3. Follow the on screen instructions
Voice Commands
When using voice commands you need to leave space in-between the wake up phrase and the command. Using Google Home, you can say things like:
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play Stranger Things
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play CBS
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play Channel 202
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Power On/Off
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Find My Remote
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Watch Netflix
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Search for Guardians of the Galaxy
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Pause
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play
Example Phrases
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play Star Wars
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Play CBS
- Hey Google, tell Caavo to Search for Guardians of the Galaxy
Playing Shows
| Command Type |
Hey Google, tell Caavo to... |
| Play a show | Play/watch "The Baby Boss" |
| Launch an app | Play/watch Netflix |
| Switch to a source device | Play/watch Roku |
| Tune to a channel number | Play/watch Channel 42 |
| Tune to a channel name | Play/watch HBO |
Searching for Shows
| Command Type | Hey Google, tell Caavo to... |
| Search for a show | Search for Top Gun |
| Search for an app | Search for Netflix |
| Search for a source device | Search for Roku |
| Search for a channel number | Search for 42 |
| Search for a channel name | Search for HBO |
| Search for a show on a device | Search for Suits on Roku |
Device Control
| Command | Hey Google, tell Caavo to... |
| Play | Play |
| Stop | Stop |
| Start | Start |
| Mute | Mute |
| Unmute | Unmute |
| Power/turn on/off | Power/turn on/off |
| Power/turn on/off AVR | Power/turn on/off AVR |
Locate Your Remote
| Command | Hey Google, tell Caavo to... |
| Find my remote | Find my remote |
| Where is my remote? | Where is my remote? |
Check out our full list of supported Google Home Voice Commands.
Note: Google Home uses OAuth authentication. This means that when you install the Caavo action on Google Home, it will ask you to sign in with an email / google account. This google account will be linked with your Caavo Account for control. You do NOT need to enter a PIN (as you do with Alexa).
This type of authentication has limitations. If you use the same Caavo Account on multiple Control Centers, the Caavo action will control ALL Control Centers which are using the same Caavo account. The Caavo action does not associate with different boxes, but with a single account - so if that single account is active on multiple devices it will broadcast the command to ALL the devices using that account.
