Google Home Guides

What are Google Home Guides about?

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

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

Many owners of Google Home 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 Google Home users.

List of recent Google Home guides

Here is the list of most recent Google Home guides. The complete list of Galaxy Home guides can be found in Google Home Guides.

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How to customize Google Home settings?

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Why you need to customize Google Home settings?

After settings up Google Home, you can start to use it immediately.

But you may not know you can customize Google Home settings to meet your needs and to get more from your Google Home.

All customization for Google Home settings can (and must) be done through Google Home app.

In this guide, I will show you how to customize Google Home settings (and Google Assistant settings), and what the options are for all Google Home devices and what are for individual Google Home devices.

What are the options to customize Google Home settings?

Google Home is actually powered by Google Assistant as explained in this page.

So, to customize Google Home settings, you have the following two options to:

  • customize Google Assistant, which is tied to your Google account for all Google Home devices.
  • customize Google Home (and Google Assistant) settings for individual Google Home device.

These two options to customize Google Home settings work to compliment each other, both from Google Home app.

Some Google Assistant settings and customization will affect all your Google Home devices using Google Assistant.

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How to connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker?

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In addition to using Google Home, Google Home Max and Google Home Mini as a Bluetooth speaker (for your mobile devices), you can also connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker so that you can route the audio output to the Bluetooth speaker.

All Google Home devices (Google Home, Google Home Mini, Google Nest Mini, Google Home Max) can now connect to a Bluetooth speaker and send audio output to the Bluetooth speakers. Although only Google Home is used in the text, the guide also applies to Google Home Mini (including the 2nd Gen of Google Home Mini) and Google Home Max.

This Google Home guide shows you how to use, set up and connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker.

What’s the difference between using Google Home as a Bluetooth speaker and connecting Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker?

When you use Google Home as a Bluetooth speaker, you can play media from your mobile device and hear the sound from the Google Home speaker.

The audio was transmitted to Google Home (or Google Home Mini, Google Home Max) using the Bluetooth connection between your mobile device and Google Home.

You may need this option when … Read the rest

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Understand the layout of Nest Hub (including Nest Hub 2nd Gen, Google Home Hub)

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You need to understand the layout of the Nest Hub (including Nest Hub 2nd Gen and Google Hoem Hub) to use the smart display effectively.

This Google Home guide explains the layout of Nest Hub, the function and usage of each part of the smart display to help you get started quickly with your Google Nest Hub.

Because the layout of Nest Hub, Nest Hub 2nd  Gen, and Google Home Hub is identical, this guide applies to all of these 3 Google smart display devices.

Why do you need to know the layout of Nest Hub?

Although you interact with Google Home Hub, Google Nest Hub, and Nest Hub 2nd Gen mainly through voice commands (Google Assistant) and the touchscreen, you may still need to use some buttons, for example,  to mute the microphone, to reset Nest Hub.

Also, if you know the location of the sensors, you may have a better understanding of some issues you may encounter due to blocked sensors.

Anyway, a smart display can work for you for at least a few years. You should spend a few minutes understanding the layout of Nest Hub. It will pay off soon.

Are there any differences in the

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About Google Home Guides

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About 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 … Read the rest

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How to Use Quick Gestures on Nest Hub 2nd Gen and Nest Hub Max?

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Nest Hub Max and Nest Hub 2nd Gen allow you to use Quick Gestures to control the media playing and dismiss alarms.

This Google Home guide explains what the quick gestures are, how to use them on Nest Hub 2nd Gen and Nest Hub Max, and the differences of this feature on Nest Hub 2nd Gen and Nest Hub Max.

Please note, this feature (quick gestures) is NOT available on Google Home Hub and Nest Hub 1st Gen.

What are quick gestures on Nest Hub?

Quick gestures let you control media, timers, and alarms on the 2nd Gen of Nest Hub or on Nest Hub Max, without using your voice or touching the screen.

In other words, with this feature,  you can use your hand gestures in the air to pause or resume media, dismiss timers, snooze or dismiss alarms.

On Nest Hub Max, you must turn on the camera to use the hand gesture.

Nest Hub 2nd Gen does not have a camera, as explained here. It uses the Soli sensor to detect your hand gestures and act accordingly.

Sometimes, quick gestures are referred to as “air gestures” because you actually wave your hands in the air. … Read the rest

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Meaning of Google Home LED lights (and colors)

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You can understand the status of Google Home by checking the LED lights (and colours).

This Google Home guide explains why you should know the meaning of Google Home LED lights and the exact meaning (and possible implications) of all LED lights pattern on Google Home.

Please note, due to the differences between Google Home vs Nest Audio

(2nd gen Google Home) and Google Home vs Google Home Mini (and Google Nest Mini), the LED lights on Google Home are different from other Google Home speakers. So, this guide applies to Google Home (1st Gen) only. You may check this guide on the meaning of Nest Audio LED lights, and this guide for the meaning of LED lights on Google Home Mini (and 2nd Gen Google Home Mini/ Google Nest Mini).

Why do you need to know the meaning of Google Home LED lights?

As mentioned in Google Home layout, Google Home only has one physical button to turn on/off the microphone,  or to factory data reset Google Home.

The touch panel in the top of Google Home plays a very important role in using and configuring Google Home.  And the LED lights (and their colours) give … Read the rest

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Google Nest Mini vs Home Mini: what’s new and what’s not changed?

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In the Made by Google 2019 event on October 15, 2019, Google released an updated version of Google Home Mini under the name of Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen).

Google started to brand their smart home devices under Nest in 2018. Google Home Mini actually is the last Google Home device getting the Nest brand.

As the 2nd generation of Google Home Mini, many owners and potential buyers want to know the differences and improvements of Google Next Mini (2nd Gen).

This Google Home guide compares Google Nest Mini vs Home Mini and explains the new features and some unchanged features.

The layout of Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen) can be found here.

Google Nest Mini vs Home Mini: what’s not changed?

Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen) looks like the Google Home Mini. There are many unchanged features/design.

Price ($49)

Google Nest Mini has an identical price tag ($49) as Google Home Mini. It is one of the most affordable smart speakers in the market.

Similar to other Google smart speakers, Google (and some retailers) will very likely try to give you a free Google Nest Mini when you purchase some other products.

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Layout of Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen)

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You need to know the layout of the Google Nest Mini (the 2nd Gen of Google Home Mini) and the functions of each part to use the smart speaker effectively.

Although Google Nest Mini (the 2nd Gen of Google Home Mini) looks almost identical to the 1st Gen Google Home Mini, there are some differences as explained in this post.

This Google Home Mini guide explains the layout of the Google Nest Mini (aka Google Home Mini 2nd Gen), functions of each part, and how to check the device info.

So, this guide is for the 2nd Gen of Google Home Mini (Nest Mini) only. If you own the 1st Gen Google Home Mini, please check this page.

The layout of Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen): top

On the top, Google Nest Mini (Google Home Mini 2nd Gen) has 3 regions for touch controls:

  1. Major touch panel. You can tap this area to play, pause, or stop media play. When you are on a call (Duo), you tap this area to end the phone call. You can also tap this area to stop the ringing of alarm or timer. The LED colours in this

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Google Home Mini layout and buttons

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Compared to Google Home, Google Home Mini is not just smaller or cheaper. Google Home Mini layout and buttons are also different from those of Google Home.

Although Googe Home, Google Home Mini and Google Home Max all have almost identical functions and features, Google Home Mini layout is substantially different from that of Google Home (and Google Home Max).

As explained in this guide, the look of Google Home and Google Home Mini is different:

  • Google Home Mini is smaller;
  • Google Home Mini does not have a removable base.
  • Google Home Mini does not have a USB port at the bottom.
  • Google Home Mini uses a different top touch panel.

The difference between the Google Home Mini layout and buttons and those of Google Home was not discussed.

In this guide, the Google Home Mini layout and buttons will be shown and explained so that you can use Google Home Mini easily.

Please note, this guide is for the 1st generation of Google Home Mini, which is slightly different from Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen Google Home Mini) as explained in this guide.  For the layout of the 2nd Gen Google Home Mini (Google nest mini), please … Read the rest

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How to change Google Home WiFi network settings?

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When you need to change Google Home WiFi network settings?

After setting up Google Home, normally you will not change WiFi settings although you may change other settings for Google Home.

Some Google Home settings can be done through voice command, or through the touch panel, or through Google Home app.

For example you can adjust volume of Google Home with any of the 3 methods.

Because Google Home can only save one WiFi network info, you may have to change Google WiFi network settings if you change your WiFi network.

Sometimes, you may have to factory data reset the Google Home due to WiFi network changes.

How to use a new router without changing Google Home WiFi network settings?

You can use a new router without changing Google Home WiFi network settings.

Some guides in the internet may mistakenly tell you that you must factory data reset Google Home if you change router.

But actually, it is NOT necessary to factory data reset your Google Home.

Actually, it is not necessary to change anything in Google Home if you follow these two rules:

  1. Use the identical WiFi network name (SSID) when you set up the new

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Enjoy your Google Home.