How to Pause and Resume Play on Google Home Mini Smart Speaker

Explains How to Pause and Resume Play on Google Home Mini Smart Speaker. Now you can stop or start play by touching it as follows. You might pause it to stop it from playing audio when ready for bed or when taking a phone call. Or resume play when you no longer need quiet.

When paused, the speaker waits indefinitely for you to resume it.  But it forgets the paused content if you issue some other request besides getting it to play again.

How to Pause and Resume Play on Google Home Mini Smart Speaker: Step by Step

Pause with a Touch

Touch and hold either the volume down area (9 o’clock) on the mini, of the volume up area (3 o’clock). But do not touch both at the same time.  Hold until play stops (usually about a second or so).

The volume control areas on the sides of the mini are found as shown in the picture above, highlighted in pink.

Resume with a Touch

Touch the same spot on the unit once again to resume play.

Pause with a Voice Command

You can also command her to pause by saying, “Hey Google, pause,” or, “Okay Google, stop.”

Resume with a Voice Command

Just speak the “OK Google, Resume” command.

Pause in the Google Home App

You can also pause the Google Home Mini from within the Google Home app.  Find the speaker in the app that you wish to pause. Then, on that speaker’s Home page, tap the Pause button.

Resume in the Google Home App

Again on the speaker’s home page, tap the Play button.

 

How to Pause and Resume Play on Google Home Mini Smart Speaker: Pausing a Multi Room Group

Note that if your mini is part of a multi room group, and that group is playing a stream to all of its speakers, then pausing the mini will also pause the other speakers in that group.

Resume Play on a Multi Rom Group

Resume play by touching the same spot on the speaker, or just speak the “OK Google, Resume” command.

That’s it!

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References for How to Pause and Resume Play on Google Home Mini Smart Speaker

1. Control Google Home by touch  from Google Support
2. Where to Buy a Google Home Mini Smart Speaker