Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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Could Not Connect to Google Mini
If you find that you could not connect to Google Mini, this can be due many factors. But to use this speaker, you must resolve this issue. So this post details a procedure that when followed, usually avoids the problems that cause this. Now we assume here that you have the Home App installed and…
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How to Make Google Home a Bluetooth Speaker
The Google Home, pictured above, you can make into a Bluetooth speaker due to firmware and Google Home app updates in the last several years. In this piece, we show how to link your Google Home device to a tablet or phone to play audio on it just as you would do on a common…
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How to Bluetooth a Sony Speaker
This post shows how to Bluetooth to the typical Sony speaker (the XG300) in this demo. But practially every other Sony speaker works in similar fashion. Now allows joining it with common wireless devices. E.g. Including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets along with Android devices…
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Does Google Home Mini Have Bluetooth ?
The Google Home Mini smart speaker, like the first Google Home, indeed does offer the ability to act as a Bluetooth speaker. You can connect your iPad, iPod, iPhone, or other Bluetooth audio source to the Mini, and then play music on your device, and have the audio come out of the Mini. While serving…
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Google Mini Reset Button, Where Is It
Where is the reset button on Google Home Mini speaker? Most smart speakers do indeed have a reset button. Or at least, there’s a reset button combination that you press when you want to factory reset the unit. So you use this button or button combination to reset these speakers when they behave in strange…
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How to Make Google Mini a Bluetooth Speaker
The Google Mini, pictured above, you can make into a Bluetooth speaker due to firmware and Google Home app updates in the last several years. In this piece, we show how to link your Google Mini to a tablet or phone to play audio on it just as you would do on a common BT…
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How to Make Google Home Mini a Bluetooth Speaker
The Google Home Mini, pictured above, you can make into a Bluetooth speaker due to firmware and Google Home app updates in the last several years. In this piece, we show how to link your Google Home Mini to a tablet or phone to play audio on it just as you would do on a…
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Does Google Mini Have Bluetooth ?
The Google Mini, like the first Google Home, indeed does offer the ability to act as a Bluetooth speaker. You can connect your iPad, iPod, iPhone, or other Bluetooth audio source to the Mini, and then play music on your device, and have the audio come out of the Mini. While serving as a BT…
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How to Put Google Mini in Pairing Mode
Google Mini can now also work as a Bluetooth Speaker due to firmware and Home app updates back in 2017. So in this post, we show how to put the Google Mini in pairing mode so your streaming smart devices can find and connect to it. How to Put Google Mini in Pairing Mode, Step…
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Google Home Mini Adapter Details
The adapter shipped with the Google Home Mini is a typical medium-current USB supply. So we cover the Google Home Mini adapter here. But if you’re not able to find an original replacement adapter, any high power USB supply with a micro USB jack works too. However, the five foot long white cable is permanently…