Arlo|Smart Home Security|Wireless HD Security Cameras

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Dill_
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If you don't tell Google assistant which TV/Chromecast, it will default to the first alphabetical option. Within the Google Home app, under Devices you can select "Default TV" but this command does not play well I guess. It totally works for music and Netflix and would decrease the command request length. Every second counts when trying to figure out who is at your front door.
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Norcalarlo
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Thanks for the feedback! That helped a lot. Also I found that the nickname of the camera is vital to Google Home or Google Assistant being able to cast it. I had named my cameras "Front Porch view" and "Back Porch" to which Google Home only wanted to show me rad videos from YouTube when asked. I changed the names to something more unique and now it works quite well.
allnicksgone
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Norcalarlo,
Can you give an example of a nickname that would work? I'm struggling to get anything but YouTube videos to show.
Norcalarlo
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"Front Porch" was changed to "Porch Delivery View". No more YouTube videos after that. I say "Show my Porch Delivery View on Master Bedroom TV" and it works. Also, I went into the Google Home app to update the nickname under Home Control settings. The actual name of my Arlo cameras I left alone.
allnicksgone
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I wasn't having any luck no matter what I changed the name to.

Then I discovered saying "What's on front porch" will work instead of saying "show me front porch".