No More Google Apps For Windows Or Full Access To

Control your Google Home devices from your desktop or laptop.

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Install an Android emulator for Windows to run Android apps on your PC.

For example, Bluestacks installs and runs several Android applications, including the Google Home app.

For example, you cannot set up Google Home devices using the Chrome browser, so you still need a mobile device or Android emulator for that.

Chrome can, however, cast or stream to any of your Google Home or Chromecast devices.

Update to the latest version of Chrome and verify that your PC and Google Home device connect to the same Wi-Fi network.

To cast or stream to a Google Home device, either select the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of Chrome or right-click an empty area of the page, and then choose Cast followed by your device.

No More Google Apps For Windows Or Full Access To

With an emulator, youll have full access to all Google Home features.

It is also possible to install Google Assistant on Windows to take full advantage of Googles virtual assistant; however, voice support is limited for streaming media from Chrome to Google Home devicesyoull only enjoy a few simple commands such as Stop and Max volume.

No More Google Apps For Windows Or Mac