If you have a google display smart speaker, such as the Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max models among others, you are in luck. From now on you can enjoy all the content of Disney + on them just by asking Google Assistant to play it. So, if you're interested, here's how you can link the service.
Disney+ comes to smart speakers with screens
Google announced an interesting novelty for all owners of a smart speaker with a screen from the company or any other model compatible with Google Assistant. From Disney+ can now be linked with the aim of being able to access its entire catalog just by asking the company's voice assistant.
Thus, in the same way that it already happened with Netflix, you only have to go to the Google Home or Assistant application to add your account and from there, with a simple "Hey Google, play the second season of The Mandalorian" you will begin to see this or any other series or movie available in the catalog.
Logically, as you can already guess, the multimedia experience will not be nearly the same as what you will have with a television with a larger screen diagonal and a good sound system. But for those moments when you are cooking or just doing the dishes, etc., it can be quite handy to be able to ask it to play some content of interest to you.
Of course, it is important to know that, at least for now, touch screen controls do not allow use of the service interface. This means that you will not be able to tap on it to change the show or movie or perform other types of actions. Everything must be through voice commands or gestures.
The latter are supported and allow you to use the Nest Hub Max camera, for example, to pause or resume playback just by raising your hand. Although most will resort mainly to the use of the voice for all these actions.
How to link Disney+ to your Google smart speaker
To link your Disney+ account to your smart speaker with a display and support for Google Assistant, the easiest thing to do is to resort to the Google Home application on your smartphone. Once in it, follow these steps:
- On the home screen, tap on your icon to access profile
- Once done, tap now on Wizard Settings
- On the new screen that appears, select the Services tab
- Go to the option Video and Photos
- There it will appear link disney+
- When you press you are redirected to the Disney website to log in
- Once done, everything will be ready and you will be able to access your catalog via voice
If for some reason you don't see the Link Disney+ account option and you do see Netflix and YouTube Kids, don't worry. You may need to wait a few hours for the option to roll out, or be a bit more patient until it arrives in your region. Because the launch has not been global.
At this time, the option to link Disney+ to Google Assistant is only available for the following countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the same way, do not despair, according to Google it will only be a matter of a few months before it reaches more regions. So be patient.