I use a harmony smart hub to control my home theater and my Google Home for voice controls with it. However I want to pair the remote that came with my Google TV so that I can control the volume. I have tried it through the wizard that comes with the Google TV and also just simply adding the Chromecast to the Harmony Hub but that also does not work.
Thoughts?
You can configure the remote through the settings. No need to run the wizard. As for the Harmony hub, add it as a Nexus Player or Shield TV and it will connect via bluetooth.
I just received a follow-up email from harmony, they just added Chromecast with Google TV device support.
John (Logi)
Oct 9, 2020, 7:09 AM PDT
This is a follow up email. We are glad to inform you that we now support the Google Chromecast with Google TV. You can add this device with the following information below.
Manufacturer: Google
Model: Chromecast with Google TV
Please note that only Hub based remote model supports this device. IR based remotes like Harmony 650/665/950/One/etc.. Do not support this device.
Isn't the Google remote Bluetooth?
I emailed harmony and they provided basically no answer as to when they might add the Google tv controls. Similar to other folks I can add the nexus player with no issues. My biggest concern is app updates. Vudu is only hdx and Disney does not have Atmos. I know this is on the app owners.
Anyone else having issues during bluetooth pairing? The Chromecast just says "couldn't pair".
I configured it as nexus player and it is working as expected. We may need to wait till Harmony update their database to include google tv.