A Google Home Mini beside a Sony SRS XB10 speaker.

Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing

We give instructions for pairing your Sony XB10 with a Google Assistant speaker, to allow you to play music from that smart speaker through the XB10.

This process works with the original Google Home and Google Home Max speakers as well.

Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing, Step by Step

1. Connect All Devices to the Internet

Make sure to put both your tablet and Google Home speaker online.  E.g. Connect them to the internet.

2. Next, on the Tablet, Run the Google Home App

On our iPad, this app appears on the third home page, as pictured next.

Picture of the Google Home app entry, as shown on the iOS home screen. Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing.
Google Home app entry, as shown on the iOS home screen.

The Google Home app home screen then displays, as pictured next.

Screenshot of the Google Home app on iOS home page, with a -Google Mini Black- speaker highlighted.
Google Home app on iOS home page, with a -Google Mini Black- speaker highlighted.

3. Then, Tap the Speaker you Want to Pair with the XB10

In this demo we’ll be pairing the SRS XB10 with a Google Mini Black smart speaker, which we pointed out in the last picture with a blue arrow.

Touching that speaker entry brings up its control page, as shown next.

Screenshot of the Google Mini control page, with the -Settings- button highlighted.
The Google Mini control page, with the -Settings- button highlighted.

4. Next, Tap the  Settings  Item to Continue with Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing

Find Settings gear button on the screen displayed in the last picture, pointed at by the blue arrow.

Tapping the Settings gear icon brings up the Device Settings screen for your Google Home speaker device.  This looks as displayed on the previous screen.





Note that once this screen came up, we scrolled down to the Device Settings section on this screen to find the Default Speaker option, as pointed out by the blue arrow in the next picture.

Screenshot of the -Device Settings- page, with the -Default Speaker- option highlighted.
The -Device Settings- page, with the -Default Speaker- option highlighted.

5. Next, Tap the Default Speaker Item

Tapping Default Speaker brings up the Choose a default speaker for music and audio screen, as shown next.  This  lets you choose what speaker the Google Home smart speaker we picked in step 4 above, will play through, by default.  On this screen, you choose other devices or device groups you have set up previously.  Or, you can choose to pair your smart speaker with a Bluetooth speaker, which is what we’re going to do here.

Screenshot of the -Choose a Default Speaker- page, with the -Pair Bluetooth Speaker- option highlighted. Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing.
The -Choose a Default Speaker- page, with the -Pair Bluetooth Speaker- option highlighted.

6. Put your Sony XB10 into Discovery Mode

Turn on the XB10, bring it close to the Google Home smart speaker you’re pairing with, and initiate pairing mode on the XB10.  See our post on How to Put Sony XB10 in Pairing Mode  for details.  Your SRS XB10 will not show up in the next step until you place it in pairing mode.

7. Then Tap the Pair Bluetooth Speaker Item

See this item pointed at by the blue arrow, in the last picture.

The Pair your Bluetooth speaker screen then appears as shown next.

Screenshot of the -Pair your Bluetooth Speaker- page, showing the Sony XB10 as found.
The -Pair your Bluetooth Speaker- page, showing the Sony XB10 as found.

Here, we can choose a Bluetooth device from a list of previously paired devices.  In this demo though, there are no previously paired Bluetooth devices.  But notice that the system did find our Sony XB10, and listed it as shown in the last picture.





8. Tap the Found Bluetooth Speaker in the List to Continue with Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing

When you touch the listed speaker you want to pair, a blue ball with a check mark inside appears, as shown next.

Screenshot of the -Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker- page, with the Sony XB10 selected.
The  -Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker- page, with the Sony XB10 selected.

9. Then Tap the Blue   Done   Button

When you touch Done, the system takes you back to the Choose a default speaker for music and audio page.  But notice, as shown in the next picture, that the default speaker for your Google smart speaker is now the Sony XB10.

Screenshot of the -Choose a Default Speaker- page, with the Sony XB10 now paired and set as the default speaker.
The -Choose a Default Speaker- page, with the Sony XB10 now paired and set as the default speaker.

10. Done with Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing !

Your XB10 is now paired with your Google Home smart speaker assistant so that now, you will hear anything you play on the smart speaker, come through the XB10.  Note though, that your smart speaker still hears and speaks to you through its internal speaker, not the paired Bluetooth speaker.

The speakers remain paired until you move them out of range of one another, or turn off the XB10.

You may now exit the Google Home app, or navigate to other pages in it to perform other settings updates as you so desire.

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References for Sony XB10 Google Assistant Pairing

    1. Sony XB10 Official Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the Sony XB10

Revision History

    • 2023-03-14: First published.