Start music in the HEOS app, then ask your Google Assistant to control volume, play, pause, skip tracks and more.
“Hey Google, next track in the Living Room.”
“Hey Google, volume up in the Kitchen.”
For more details, please visit our FAQs.
frequently asked questions
‘Works with the Google Assistant’ technology is continuously improving. Beginning 2019, use your voice to queue up music services, power on/off devices, switch inputs and more — coming soon.
| FUNCTION | EXAMPLE |
 AMAZON ALEXA
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 APPLE SIRI
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 GOOGLE ASSISTANT
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| Ask to play music or a podcast (song, album, station, etc.) | [Voice Agent], play The Beatles in the Living Room | Yes (Amazon Music, TuneIn) | Yes (Apple Music) | Coming Soon* |
| Volume Control** | [Voice Agent], change volume to 30 in the Kitchen | Yes | Yes (via AirPlay only. Spotify Connect, HEOS sources etc not currently supported) | Yes |
| Transport Control** | [Voice Agent], next/previous track in the Kitchen | Yes | Yes (via AirPlay only. Spotify Connect, HEOS sources etc not currently supported) | Yes |
| Power On/Off*** | [Voice Agent], turn on/off the Living Room | Yes | No | Coming Soon |
| Input Switching*** | AVR: [Voice Agent], switch input to Blu-ray in the Living Room Sound Bar: [Voice Agent], switch input to HDMI 1 in the Bedroom |
Yes | No | Coming Soon |
| Group Devices | [Voice Agent], group Kitchen and Living Room | No | Yes | No |
| How to Control | Ask Alexa from Alexa app or Alexa built-in devices such as Amazon Echo devices, Polk Command Bar, etc. | Ask Siri from iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV or HomePod | Ask Google Assistant from Google Assistant app or Google Assistant built-in devices such as Google Home devices, Polk Assist, etc. | |
| Compatible Devices | [Marantz] All AVR & HiFi models with HEOS built-in
[HEOS] HEOS 1 HS2, HEOS 3 HS2, HEOS 5 HS2, HEOS 7 HS2, HEOS Amp HS2, HEOS Link HS2, HEOS Drive HS2, HEOS Superlink, HEOS AVR, HEOS Bar, HEOS Home Cinema HS2 |
[Marantz] All AVR & HiFi models with HEOS built-in [HEOS] HEOS HomeCinema HS2 |
[Marantz] All AVR & HiFi models with HEOS built-in
[HEOS] HEOS 1 HS2, HEOS 3 HS2, HEOS 5 HS2, HEOS 7 HS2, HEOS Amp HS2, HEOS Link HS2, HEOS Drive HS2, HEOS Superlink, HEOS AVR, HEOS Bar, HEOS Home Cinema HS2 |
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| Countries Supported | US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria | Global | US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand. More languages will be supported later. |
*Supports music services currently featured within the HEOS app — will not play Spotify, Apple Music or Google Play Music
** Works for all music services supported by HEOS, including Spotify
*** Works on AVR & HiFi models only
