5 Ways to Cast and Play Audible on Google Home and Alexa

If you read a lot, you likely already know about Audible, which provides captivating stories through its extensive library of audiobooks.

Even better, because you can cast your favorite audiobook to Google Home and TV as well, you can listen to it without carrying around any extra devices.

We’ll walk you through streaming and playing Audible on Google Home and Alexa in this guide.

Five Methods for Using Alexa and Google Home to Cast and Play Audible

Google Home is a wireless Bluetooth speaker that lets you stream podcasts or audio books to your device by connecting it to the internet and installing the audible app.

Method 1: Via Bluetooth

Here’s how to use Bluetooth to play Audible books on your Google Home:

Note: Make sure your Google Home speaker is configured and prepared for pairing, and that you have installed Audible on the device.

• Activate the Google Home speaker and turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone.

• Say “Hey Google,” to pair Bluetooth near your Google home speaker. Nearby Bluetooth devices will be right away scanned by Google Assistant.

• 3 Hold off until your device is detected and paired with the speaker.

• After a successful pairing, launch the Audible app on your phone, look through the library, and choose the audiobook you wish to listen to.
• Click Play to begin listening to the audiobook at this point.

Method 2: Via Google Home Application

You may listen to audiobooks on the go by using the Google Home app if you’re having problems linking your Bluetooth speaker.

1. Connect your smartphone to the Google Home Wi-Fi network first.
2. Open the Google Home app on your phone, then select the speaker of your choice.
3. Select “Cast my audio” by tapping on it.
4. Tap Cast audio, and then select START NOW from the pop-up menu.
5. Now launch Audible and start listening to the podcast or audiobook you’ve chosen on the speaker of your choice.

Method 3: Via Desktop

To play Audible books on your PC, follow these steps:

1. Verify that your PC and Google Home are linked to the same WiFi network.
2. Open the online browser and navigate to the Audible website. If you haven’t already, sign in.
3. Next, choose your preferred audiobook or podcast and press the Play button.
4. To access the Cast option, perform a right-click on the screen.
5. From the list of compatible devices displayed in the pop-up window, choose your speaker.

Method 4: Via Kindle

If you have a Kindle, here’s how to cast and play audio books from your device on Google Home:

1. Switch on the Kindle device to create a connection with the Google Home and the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Select All by clicking the My Library option on the Kindle home page.
3. Decide anything book you wish to read out and play.

The book starts downloading automatically if it hasn’t already.

4. To connect to your Google Home speaker, launch the Google Home app, select the + Add device option, and adhere to the on-screen directions.
5. After connecting, go back to the Audible app on the Kindle and choose Cast.
6. To start playing the audiobook on your Google Home speaker, select it from the list of options.

How to Cast Audible to Chromecast TV on iPhone

Audible isn’t officially supported, though, according to the Chromecast app store. Nevertheless, you may cast it to Chromecast TV by following these steps:

1. Verify that the WiFi network that your iPhone and Chromecast are linked to is the same.
2. Select Cast my audio > Cast Audio > Start from within the Google Home app.
3. To cast an audiobook, open Audible on your iPhone, select the desired book, then hit the play button.

Casting to your Chromecast TV is starting from Audible.

How to Cast Audible on Alexa

The steps below can be used to play Audible audiobooks on your Alexa:

Note: Verify that Alexa and your Audible account are connected.

1. Activate your phone, launch the Alexa application, and tap the Play button at the bottom..
2. Select “Music & Books.”
3. Select AUDIBLE LIBRARY and wait for the Alexa app to fully load your Audible collection.

After launching, an inventory of all your Audible audiobooks will appear.

4. Choose the audiobook you wish to listen to, and your Alexa device will begin to play it.

You can use voice commands to adjust the title playback while listening to an audiobook.

What are Google Assistant Audible Commands?

Here are some instances of voice commands that you can use with Google Assistant to manage the playback of audiobooks:

• Saying “Hey Google” or “Okay” starts activating Google Assistant Play an Audiobook on Google: Say Press [book title] to get started reading a particular book.
• Proceed with your latest book: Say Go through my book.
• Say anything like “Pause or stop.” To pause the playback, press Pause or Stop.
• Resume: Let’s say Continuing or carrying on with audiobook playback
• Move on: Go to the Next Chapter or Skip [number of times]
• Reverse the direction: Return [amount of times] or select Previous Chapter
• Here is some information about the audiobook: Who wrote this?
• Put More Volume on It: Say, “Boost it up”
• Reduce the Volume, said Put it down.
• Decide on a certain percentage or volume level: Volume to 65%, or Volume 5.

Can Google Home Read Audible Books?

Audible books are not supported by Google Home. On the other hand, you can use the Google Home speaker to listen to audiobooks if you pair it over Bluetooth with your phone or computer.

We hope that this lessons was helpful in getting Audible to work with Alexa and Google Home.

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