Fix Google Assistant Podcast Voice Commands: Troubleshooting Tips

Below are some troubleshooting tips for fixing Google Assistant’s Podcast voice commands. If you’re having trouble getting your Assistant to correctly play a podcast or are experiencing any other issues, try using these voice commands to troubleshoot the problem.

#1 Playback Issues

“Stop podcast playback”
“Resume podcast playback”
“Fast forward 30 seconds”
“Skip ahead 2 minutes”
“Rewind 10 seconds”
“Go back 1 minute”
“Restart the podcast”
“Play next episode”
“Play previous episode”
“Play the latest episode”
“Play the first episode”
“Play episode number [number]”

#2 Volume Control

“Increase volume”
“Decrease volume”
“Volume up to 60%”
“Mute the podcast”
“Unmute the podcast”

#3 Podcast Search

“Search for a podcast”
“Search for a specific podcast”
“Find the [podcast name] podcast”
“Search for a podcast about [topic]”
“Search for a comedy podcast”
“Search for [podcast name] episode [number]”

#4 Podcast Subscription and Unsubscription

“Subscribe to [podcast name]”
“Unsubscribe from [podcast name]”
“View my subscriptions”
“Show me all the episodes from Subscribed podcast”
“Enable automatic downloads”
“Disable automatic downloads”

#5 Change Podcast App

“Change playback app”
“Use Spotify for podcast playback”
“Use Podcast Addict for podcast playback”
“Use Google Podcasts for podcast playback”