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SONY HT-S40R 5.1 Sound Bar Bluetooth question

will_107 — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:48:07 GMT

I have a google home mini in my room.

I was looking to able to use this soundbar (Bluetooth and non WiFi I believe) to be used as a speaker from my google home and also when I want to play music from my phone via Bluetooth. My question is could the soundbar have both my phone and google as connections and jump to whichever one is playing music.

My Bluetooth is always turned on on my phone, so is the soundbar smart enough to go to the google if my phone is not playing music?

thanks

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:33:17 GMT

It does not have compatibility with Google so, I am afraid it can only play directly from a Smartphone for example, or you have to physically connect it to a Google Home device.

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:06:00 GMT

Thanks for your reply.

so can I not connect via Bluetooth?

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:14:11 GMT

I mean connect the google home via Bluetooth

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:14:16 GMT

The problem is finding a way to tell Google Home mini to send Audio to the Soundbar.

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:42:22 GMT

In the google home app you can make a Bluetooth default speaker, would this option work?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:04:46 GMT

There you should be able to pair the soundbar to the Google Home Mini, choice Pair Bluetooth speaker ...

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:36:44 GMT

I connected my small Bluetooth speaker and yea works like a speaker but the google talking is still via its own google home pod. So like radio and music plays via the Bluetooth speaker.

For the soundbars that say works with google, I assume that is just google and everything talks via it? Like more compatible as you say?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:44:08 GMT

On that same screen you should choose the default device for music and audio, I think....

You may have just paired them...

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:03:13 GMT

Yes right enough. It’s doesn’t give me any more options though.

it does say audio as u say

i see the line ‘When you ask Will’s Room speaker for music, it’ll play on the speaker selected below’ but I don’t know how to get the audio ?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:08:47 GMT

In the image above you only have your GoogleHome mini device and the Android TV, after pairing you should also have the Soundbar and you should be able to select it by pressing on it (that section is used to choose the device that will play music and audio).

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:18:23 GMT

When I connect my Bluetooth speaker it gives me no other options and it only plays music?

unless the soundbar gives further options?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:22:13 GMT

Actually it should already be okay because Bluetooth 4.2 Speaker is selected and then you should hear the music from the Soundbar...

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:23:16 GMT

Yes that’s what I thought, I hear the music via speaker 4.2, just not the audio (as in google talking). I’m not sure how to get the audio to the speaker

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:24:31 GMT

Maybe this is the difference to soundbars with google?

or what is the difference you know of from soundbars to soundbars that work with google?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:34:33 GMT

A Google Home compatible device does not need a Google Home device that controls it or needs to be connected to...

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will_107 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:38:05 GMT

Ok so I was thinking that may be it. So a soundbar that works with google. Actually has a google built in?

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:48:14 GMT

In UK? This is the only one (on Sony site) who work with Google Assistant:

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/audio-home-cinema/t/sound-bars?gal-filter-features-soundbars-en_gl-2015-12=google-assistant

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Marino.Manolo — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:53:22 GMT

Ok, on the link page I used a filter to search for products that have the Google Assistant but there are others, you have to look for the models that "declare": Work with Google Assistant ...

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Anonymous — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:57:06 GMT

The HT-ZF9 is the only soundbar which comes with Google assistant.