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I'm a little confused as to why this question from 2015 is on the front page of Hacker News. The answer (which may not have been available at the time) is "get
by untog 8y ago
I'm a little confused as to why this question from 2015 is on the front page of Hacker News. The answer (which may not have been available at the time) is "get a family account, which allows multiple simultaneous streams".
- andrewla 8y agoIt does not (directly) allow multiple simultaneous streams. It allows multiple simultaneous users. This means setting up a dummy google account for each device that you wish to have play simultaneously, which is a bit of a pain. Ideally it would be more Netflix-style, which puts a limit on the number of devices but does not really care about "identity", though obviously sharing the password to your Google account is a non-starter for family sharing cases.
- pkaye 8y ago> You can still only stream music from one device at a time on a single Google Id even with the Family Plan. Is this no longer the case?
- untog 8y agoAh, I didn't scroll that far down in the comments. AFAIK, yes, the family plan still only allows one stream per user. But in the situation outlined in the question you'd just use a different account on the Google Home than you do at work.
- ryanmercer 8y agoExactly, just have ryanmercerhome@gmail ryanmercernotathome@gmail and use them accordingly.
- bryanrasmussen 8y agoreading through the thread though I get the impression that this is not necessarily the case.