Tag: Google Smart Speaker

  • How to Put Google Home Mini in Pairing Mode

    How to Put Google Home Mini in Pairing Mode

    Google Home 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 Home Mini in pairing mode so your streaming smart devices can find and connect to it. How to Put Google Home Mini in…

  • How to Pause Google Home Mini

    How to Pause Google Home Mini

    You can pause or play of the Google Home Mini talking smart speaker 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. When paused, the speaker waits indefinitely for you to resume it.  But it forgets the paused content…

  • Google Home Mini Volume Control Explained

    Google Home Mini Volume Control Explained

    There are many ways to work the Google Home Mini 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…

  • How to Factory Reset Google Mini

    How to Factory Reset Google Mini

    You might factory reset Google Mini smart 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…

  • Does Google Home Speaker Have Bluetooth ?

    Does Google Home Speaker Have Bluetooth ?

    The Google Home speaker can now act as a Bluetooth speaker.  You can connect your iPad, iPod, or other Bluetooth audio source  to the Google Home speaker, and then play music on your device, and have it come out of the Google speaker. You can also pair a BT speaker to Google Home.  Then any…

  • Unlink Spotify from Google Home Mini

    Unlink Spotify from Google Home Mini

    Gives the unlink Spotify from Google Home Mini routine.  Now you may wish unlink (remove, delete) your Spotify account from your Google Home Mini smart speaker because either: You’ve cancelled your Spotify subscription, and just want to get rid of its records from your Google Home app settings, to de clutter. You’re giving the speaker…

  • Google Home Change WiFi

    Google Home Change 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…

  • How to Reset Google Home

    How to Reset Google Home

    You may decide to sell or give your Google Home device to another person. or wish to link it to a different Google account, or connect it to a different Wi-Fi network. So to do these things, we show you how to reset the original Google Home to factory settings. To unlink this device from…

  • How to Use Google Home Mini as Bluetooth Speaker

    How to Use Google Home Mini as Bluetooth Speaker

    The Google Home Mini smart speaker, pictured above, may now be used as a Bluetooth speaker due to firmware and Google Home app updates in the last few years. In this article, we show how to use your tablet or phone to drive this speaker via Bluetooth.  You indeed can send audio to the Mini,…

  • How to Restart Google Home Mini

    How to Restart Google Home Mini

    You may want to know how to restart the Google Home Mini smart speaker if it behaves erratically, becomes non responsive to questions and commands, locks up, emits strange noises, breaks up, chirps unexpectedly, and so on. Always try a speaker restart first, as this often clears up many problems, and avoids the unnecessary action…