Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

  • Could Not Connect With Your Google Home

    Could Not Connect With Your Google Home

    You may find that you could not connect with your Google Home. It may not answer you when you call it, or you may notice that it does not show as connected in the Google Home app.  Both problems occur when the speaker is no longer linked to your internet network.  These situations can occur…

  • How to Reset Google Mini Speaker

    How to Reset Google Mini Speaker

    You might reset the Google Mini speaker to clear out its data, for gift or sale to another person.  Or, maybe you want to link it to another Google account. But then again, perhaps you desire to connect it to a different Wi-Fi network. Whatever the purpose, this piece should help you with enough instruction…

  • Could Not Communicate With Your Google Home Mini

    Could Not Communicate With Your Google Home Mini

    If you find that you could not communicate with your Google Home 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. First, we assume here that you have the Home App…

  • Google Home Volume Control Explained

    Google Home Volume Control Explained

    There are many ways to work the Google Home volume control.  These depend on the app(s) you’re playing from mostly.  But the Mini itself has two touch pads for controlling volume on its edges. Plus, there’s also a volume control for the speaker in the Google Home app.  Finally, you can access the Google Home…

  • How to Use Google Mini as Bluetooth Speaker

    How to Use Google Mini as Bluetooth Speaker

    You can now use Google Mini as a Bluetooth Speaker due to firmware and Google Home app updates back in 2017.  So in this post, we show how to connect your tablet or phone to this speaker via Bluetooth, and transmit audio to the speaker for room-filling, surprisingly awesome sounding playback given how small the…

  • How to Set Up Google Mini Speaker

    How to Set Up Google Mini Speaker

    This post details how to set up a Google Mini speaker, to account for new WiFi routers or other WiFi changes.  This also works for new speakers that you wish to add to an existing Google account. With your iOS or Android based mobile device and the Google Home app, how to set up your…

  • Google Home Won’t Connect to WiFi

    Google Home Won’t Connect to WiFi

    You may get WiFi connection errors when booting your Google Home speaker. Or, you may notice that your speaker device does not show as connected in the Google Home app.  Both problems occur when the speaker is no longer linked to your WiFi network, unless it is online (i.e. connected successfully to your  network with…

  • Google Mini Won’t Connect to WiFi

    Google Mini Won’t Connect to WiFi

    If you experience this, your Google Mini speaker won’t connect to WiFi due many factors. But to use this speaker, you must address this issue.  So this post details a procedure that when followed, usually avoids these problems.  Furthermore, as we run through this routine, we’ll point out said pitfalls you might encounter and give…

  • Google Home Mini Won’t Connect to WiFi

    Google Home Mini Won’t Connect to WiFi

    If you experience this, your Google Home Mini speaker won’t connect to WiFi due many factors. But to use this speaker, you must address this issue.  So this post details a procedure that when followed, usually avoids these problems.  Furthermore, as we run through this routine, we’ll point out said pitfalls you might encounter and…

  • Google Home Not Connecting to WiFi

    Google Home Not Connecting to WiFi

    You may get WiFi connection errors when booting your Google Home speaker. Or, you may notice that your speaker device does not show as connected in the Google Home app.  Both problems occur when the speaker is no longer linked to your WiFi network, unless it is online (i.e. connected successfully to your  network with…