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    • What is Google Home?
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    • Google Home Mini vs Google Home
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    • Nest Audio vs Google Home: new features and improvements
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  • Google Home
    • Google Home layout and buttons
    • Meaning of Google Home LED lights (and colors)
    • How to factory data reset Google Home?
    • 3 methods to change Google Home volume and how to silence Google Home
    • How to create and use Google Home speaker pair (stereo pairing)?
    • How to set up Google Home with Google Home app?
    • How to rename Google Home?
    • How to find and redeem Google Home promotional offers?
    • How to customize Google Home settings?
    • How to use Google Home as a Bluetooth speaker?
    • How to change Google Home WiFi network settings?
    • How to adjust alarm volume and timer volume in Google Home, Google Home Mini, Nest Audio and Google Home Max?
    • How to adjust the equalizer (EQ) of Google Home, Google Home Mini and Google Home Max?
  • Home Mini
    • How to connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker?
    • Meaning of Google Home Mini LED lights and Google Home Max LED lights
    • How to use touch control for Google Home Mini?
    • How to reset Google Home Mini?
    • How to reset Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen)?
    • Google Home Mini layout and buttons
    • Layout of Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen)
    • Google Home Mini vs Google Home
    • How to adjust alarm volume and timer volume in Google Home, Google Home Mini, Nest Audio and Google Home Max?
    • Google Nest Mini vs Home Mini: what’s new and what’s not changed?
  • Nest Audio
    • Nest Audio Layout
    • How to Factory Data Reset Nest Audio?
    • How to control Nest Audio?
    • Meaning of Nest Audio LED lights
    • Nest Audio vs Google Home: new features and improvements
  • Nest Hub
    • Understand the layout of Nest Hub (including Nest Hub 2nd Gen, Google Home Hub)
    • How to Factory Data Reset Nest Hub (Google Home Hub and Nest Hub 2nd Gen)?
    • Nest Hub 2nd Gen vs Nest Hub vs Google Home Hub: what’s new and what’s not changed?
    • How to Use Quick Gestures on Nest Hub 2nd Gen and Nest Hub Max?

About Google Home Guides

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1) About Google Home Guides community
2) List of Google Home Guides
2.1) Google Home update
2.2) Google Home how-to guides
2.3) Google Home Mini how-to guides
2.4) Nest Audio Guides
2.5) Google Nest Hub Guides (including Google Home Hub and Nest Hub Max)
3) Google Home Guides community welcomes your feedback

Google Home Guides communityAbout Google Home Guides community

Google Home is a revolutionary product powered by Google Assistant.

The family of Google Home family is expanding: Google Home, Google Home Mini, Google Home Max, Google Home Hub (Nest Hub), Google Next Hub Max, Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen of Google Home Mini), and Nest Audio.

Many owners of Google Home devices may have questions or encounter some issues in using Google Home, although it is designed to be user-friendly.

Google Home Guides offer the best guides, tips, and tricks for owners of Google Home.

It is a community for owners of Google Home devices to help other owners.

We are NOT affiliated with Google by any means. So, if you have any warranty issues, please contact the seller or Google directly

List of Google Home Guides

Google Home Guides will cover everything on Google Home smart speakers (Google Home, Home Mini, Home Max, Nest Home Mini, and Nest Audio) and smart display (Google Home Hub, Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max) through the following five sections.

Please note, new Google Home guides are regularly released after they are tested.

So, if you cannot find the guides you need, you may check again later.

You can also leave your questions or problems in the comment box below; the community will try to help you solve your Google Home related problems.

Google Home update

This section covers the latest update on Google Home, technology info related to Google Home.

The latest Google Home update includes:

  • What is Google Home?
  • What is Google Assistant?
  • Google Home Mini vs. Google Home: what’s the difference and which one is for you?
  • Nest Audio vs Google Home: new features and improvements — A review of Nest Audio
  • and more

Google Home how-to guides

This section is the flagship content of Google Home guides.

The detailed how-to guides show you how to set up, use and manage Google Home.

Many tips and tricks for using Google Home will also be covered, together with the new features of Google Home.

Standard features and functions of Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max are also covered in this section.

The latest Google Home how-to guides include:

  • How to set up Google Home?
  • Google Home layout, buttons and the base
  • How to use the Google Home app?
  • How to reset (factory data reset) Google Home?
  • Meaning of Google Home LED lights (and colors)
  • How to find and redeem Google Home offers?
  • How to rename Google Home (change the name for Google Home)?
  • What are the supported services on Google Home?
  • How to adjust Google Home volume? How to silence Google Home?
  • How to customize Google Home settings?
  • How to turn off the mic on Google Home?
  • How to use Google Home guest mode?
  • How to use the micro USB port in Google Home?
  • How to set up and manage alarms in Google Home?
  • How to use the timer in Google Home?
  • How to use the shopping list in Google Home?
  • Hoe to play games with Google Home?
  • How to change WiFi network for Google Home?
  • How to use Google Home to control Chromecast and Chromecast Audio?
  • How to use Google Home as a Bluetooth speaker?
  • How to adjust alarm volume and timer volume in Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max?
  • How to adjust the equalizer (EQ) of Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max?
  • How to connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker?
  • How to pair two Google Home speakers and create a Google Home speaker pair (stereo pairing)?
  • And more.

Google Home Mini how-to guides

These Google Home Mini guides cover all unique features of Google Home Mini, including Nest Home Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen).

The differences between Google Home and Google Home Mini, and between Google Home Mini and Google Home Max, are also highlighted.

  • Differences between Google Home and Google Home Mini
  • Google Home Mini layout and buttons
  • How to use touch control for Google Home Mini?
  • How to adjust the volume in Google Home Mini?
  • How to factory data reset Google Home Mini?
  • Meaning of Google Home Mini LED lights, and Google Home Max LED lights
  • Google Nest Mini vs Home Mini: what’s new and what’s not changed?
  • How to reset Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen)?
  • Layout of Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen)
  • and more

Nest Audio Guides

The Nest Audio guides cover the unique features of Google Nest Audio, which is the 2nd Generation of Google Home.

You will learn how to use the Nest Audio from these detailed step-by-step guides.

  • Nest Audio vs Google Home: new features and improvements — A review of Nest Audio
  • Nest Audio Layout
  • How to factory data reset Nest Audio?
  • How to control Nest Audio?
  • Meaning of LED lights on Nest Audio
  • Nest Audio vs Nest Home Mini
  • and many more …

Google Nest Hub Guides (including Google Home Hub and Nest Hub Max)

  • Nest Hub 2nd Gen vs Nest Hub vs Google Home Hub: what’s new and what’s not changed?
  • How to use Sleep Sensing on Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen?
  • How to use Quick Gesture on Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen?
  • How to reset Google Nest Hub and Nest Hub 2nd Gen?
  • Layout of Google Nest Hub

Google Home Guides community welcomes your feedback

If you have any question on Google Home or encounter any problems when using Google Home, you can post the questions or problems in the comment box below.

The community will try to help you.

You can  reach us in the following ways:

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  • the comment box below.

Please note, we are not affiliated with Google or any sellers, and therefore, we cannot answer any warranty or order questions.

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Comments

  1. Margaret Zorbas says

    December 27, 2017 at 4:40 pm

    How do I hook up Google Home with my Xfinity remote?

    Reply
    • simon says

      December 27, 2017 at 11:46 pm

      Not yet directly. Xfinity home does have voice commands.


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  2. Barbara Boutte says

    May 24, 2018 at 10:23 am

    I cannot get certain answers to certain questions . Google home all ways say it cannot help me with that. Can it teach me certain words in spanish?

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    • simon says

      May 24, 2018 at 10:29 am

      You may try to rephrase the question. Spanish support on Google home is still limited. You can try Google Assistant on your Android phones. It has better support for Spanish.


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  3. Roger says

    July 24, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    How do you reconnect. To Wifi.?

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 25, 2018 at 9:41 am

      Google Home devices will connect to WiFi automatically. You only need to set it up once. If you change network ID or change router, you have to configure it again.


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  4. Pssst says

    January 2, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    Features on Home vary by country, but in January 2019 there are now seven regional dialects of spanish and ten of english for speaking to your Assistant

    You can chose any two languages under Settings/Assistant/Languages in any country as a second language,Then ask Google to “translate to spanish”

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    • simon says

      January 3, 2019 at 1:24 am

      Thank you for sharing the info.


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  5. Steve says

    July 25, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    I looked at youtube videos for set-up etc but my HOME app does not look like them (setting button top left missing) also have trouble setting default music players because radio buttons not there??
    downloaded the app about one week ago so have they changed the app or am I doing something wrong ??

    Hope you can help (bought Google home mini 21/07/19)

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 25, 2019 at 3:34 pm

      The Home app changed a lot after merging with Chromecast. One you open the app, it should list all your Google Home and Chromecast devices including devices to be set up. The menu key on the top right is for a link to feedback and help.

      Did you set up the Google Home Mini yet?


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  6. Larry millan says

    August 16, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    Got Google home on fire 10 he but when I play movies from Netflix or prime video I get sound but no pic

    Reply
    • simon says

      August 16, 2020 at 9:54 am

      The problem is due to Fire OS.

      Prime Video is pre-installed. You cannot remove it unless you root the tablet. The pre-installed version of Prime Video does NOT support Chromecast. The version on Play Store supports Chromecast (as explained here), but you cannot install it on Fire tablets.

      Netflix is another story. The app check “compatible” devices. Once it detects it is Fire OS, you can only install it from Amazon App Store. For the version on Amazon Appstore, there is no Chromecast support. For other versions, although they support Chromecast, Netflix blocks the casting function once it detects it is a Fire tablet.

      You should be able to cast most of the other apps, except these two, I guess.


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    • simon says

      August 21, 2020 at 12:36 pm

      Prime video and Netflix app on Fire HD tablets doesn’t support Google cast (Chromecast).

      If you use YouTube, you should see the cast icon and cast it without issues.

      Screen mirroring (screen casting) requires considerable processing power. Fire HD 10 may struggle. But the issue you encountered is very likely due to the two apps. They simply don’t allow the second screen through Google Cast. They only allow you play on fire TV as the second screen.


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