Integrating Google Assistant is a smarter and more sophisticated way to enjoy accessing your Hisense Smart TV. It functions similarly to Alexa on Hisense TV and helps you with various basic operations, app/options control, media playback, and a lot more remote-free. Hisense TVs with the Google, Android & VIDAA OS are provided with native support for this virtual assistant. Using certain workaround methods, you can also gain access to the feature on the left-out models.
In the forthcoming sections, you will learn the detailed procedure to access Google Assistant on each Hisense TV model and the pre-requisite conditions involved.
Essential Preparations to Use Google Assistant on Hisense TVs
- Head to the app store of your mobile phone and download the Google Home app [Play Store | App Store]. This app is going to make the Google Assistant setup on Hisense TV possible.
- Connect your Hisense TV to WIFI and ensure that you link your smartphone with the Google Home app to the same network.
- Keep the credentials of your Google/VIDAA account ready so you can log in to the Google Home app for the setup of Hisense TV Google Assistant.
- If you have the Hisense VIDAA TV, launch its Settings and open the System → Voice Service → options. Then, enable the Google Smart Home Service option.
How to Setup Google Assistant on Hisense TVs [Android, Google, and VIDAA OS]
1. Open the Google Home app that you’ve installed on your mobile phone.
2. After going past the initial configuration steps, tap the Add icon (+) at the top of the Home screen on the left side.
3. In the Add and manage section that appears on the next screen, select the Set up device option.
4. The next step differs according to the TV OS.
- If you have Hisense Android & Google TV, select the Set up new devices option. Then, click on Home/Add Another Home → Next and choose your Hisense TV name from the app search result.
- Suppose you are using Hisense VIDAA TV, tap the Works with Google option, and select the Search icon. Type and search VIDAA Voice and click on it. Then, give in your VIDAA account details to link it with the Google account.
5. Now, the Google Assistant is set up on your Hisense TV successfully. Hereafter, you access various TV functions with your voice by utilizing the Google Assistant button on your Hisense TV remote or any paired smart speaker with Google Assistant support.
How to Enable Google Assistant on Other Hisense TV Models [Fire and Roku OS]
Hisense TVs with Fire & Roku OS have their own built-in voice assistants, and they are Alexa and Roku Voice, respectively. To use the Hey Google feature and control your Hisense TV, you should link your Google account with these voice assistants.
The procedure for doing it on both OS models is in the following section. Before starting, keep a note of your Roku & Amazon account credentials. Likewise, connect the participating app and your Hisense TV set to the same WIFI network.
Hisense Fire TV
1. Install the Amazon Alexa application on your smartphone and log in to it with your Amazon account.
2. Select the Skills & Games option from the Menu & look out for Google Assistant. Once it is found, enable the skill.
3. Now, the Alexa app will ask you to sign in to your Google account and provide a set of instructions on-screen. Follow them carefully, and at the end of the process, the Google Assistant will be all set.
4. You can thereby instruct Google Assistant through Alexa and operate your Hisense Fire TV. For example, command “Alexa, ask Google to open Netflix on TV,” and Google Assistant will launch the Netflix app on your Hisense TV for you.
Hisense Roku TV
1. Download and launch the Google Home app and select the Add icon → Set up device → Works with Google options.
2. Now, use the Search icon and search for Roku. Pick it up from the list and make a selection.
3. Log in to your Roku account and do whatever the app instructs. Click on Continue and merge your Google account later on.
4. Then, select the Google Assistant icon on the Home screen of the Google Home app and provide voice commands to Hisense Roku TV to perform any function.
FAQ
No, Google Assistant can’t be accessed on Hisense Xumo TVs using any method right now.
No, there is no separate remote control for Google Assistant. A dedicated button is given to access the voice assistant on the remote control of Hisense Android & Google TVs.
Check whether the internet is stable and if the same WIFI connection is established between the Hisense TV and smartphone. Make sure you are giving commands louder, and enable the TV Microphone from Settings already. If everything is fine, restart your Hisense TV and smartphone to fix temporary issues. Otherwise, reset the Google Assistant by selecting Settings → Google Assistant → Reset Google Assistant options on Google Home and begin setup once more from the stretch.
