Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- GA01588-US
- SKU:
- 6428306
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers are delighted by the Nest Audio's excellent sound quality, ease of use, and impressive bass response. Many appreciate its compact size and stylish design, finding it easy to set up and integrate with the Google Assistant. However, some users have experienced issues with Bluetooth connectivity and software glitches. A lack of aux input was also noted as a drawback by some customers.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Good upgrade
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I definitely like having these upgraded units versus previous generations. Much better Fuller sound with deeper base
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Good but not perfect
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound quality, but the software still needs some work, sometimes I have to ask multiple times and sometimes it won’t respond to commands such as volume down.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Nest Support
Posted .Hi Chad479, thanks for sharing your experience. We regret to hear that the Nest Audio isn’t responding with voice commands as expected.
If you haven’t yet, you can try doing the following:
Retrain Voice Match
- On your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Assistant settings and then Voice Match.
- Tap Teach your Assistant your voice again and then Retrain.
Change Nest Audio's hotword sensitivity
- Open your Google Home app.
- Select your Nest Audio.
- At the top right, tap the Settings (Gear) icon.
- Then tap Audio.
- Then tap "Hey Google" sensitivity and adjust the slider to make your Nest Audio more responsive to the hotword.
If the issue still persists, we suggest reaching out to our support team so that we can take a look at the issue and help improve your experience. You can contact us here: https://support.google.com/googlenest/gethelp
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Bigger is better
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.You know I had the mini for a lot of years but I’m glad I got this bigger one feels nice good to hear with the sound.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
It’s all you’ll need to get rich audio in a room
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sound is crisp and clear. Fills the room with high quality sound and interactive with my nest hub.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Good, but not perfect
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound quality, but the software still needs some work, sometimes I have to ask multiple times and sometimes it won’t respond to commands such as volume down.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Nest Support
Posted .Hi Chad479, thanks for appreciating the sound quality of Nest Audio. We're sorry to hear about your disappointment with the response from the Google Assistant when giving voice commands.
To improve how the Google Assistant recognizes your voice commands, we recommend retraining your Nest Audio with your voice using the Voice Match feature. Here's how:
Retrain using Voice Match:
- On your phone or tablet, open the Google Home app.
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Assistant settings and then Voice Match.
- Tap Teach your Assistant your voice again and then Retrain.
Change Nest Audio's hotword sensitivity:
- Open your Google Home app.
- Select your Nest Audio.
- At the top right, tap the Settings (Gear) icon.
- Then tap Audio.
- Then tap "Hey Google" sensitivity and adjust the slider to make your Nest Hub more responsive to the hotword.
If you need further help, our support team would be happy to assist you. Please reach out to any of our agents here: https://support.google.com/googlenest/gethelp
- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great Sound
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love it! Has great sound and base. I would definitely buy this again.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Nice sound
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love these pair of speakers patiently waiting on that chromecast update to run tv audio through them to use as stereo speakers without bluetooth
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
It's great
||Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works like a charm. Sounds good. Way worth the money
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great sound quality for music
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love the full sound quality. Was a little concerned that bass would not come through fully in such a small design, but that wasn't the case.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Works well with my smart home setup
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Minimal look with pretty good sound and bass. While I think alexa works better with voice commands I feel like google works better controlling my 3rd party devices.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Adding a smart assistant to the home.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice to have the Google Nest Audio. Took some time setting up and adjusting to using it. Great sound during the holidays for playing must when working in the kitchen. Overall, very happy with it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Sounds great
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great sound. Don’t like how you can’t control what you are playing on it from the Apple Music app. You
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Connectivity
JA
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Enjoying google. I use it for music and it is connected to my front door snd heating/AC
I would recommend this to a friend Great sound quality
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.One the many great products that Google / Nest makes. This speaker is much more compact then the original ones, but is still plenty loud enough.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Nest is nice
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easily just as nice as the Amazon echo and more...the voice recognition is fantastic and we’re excited to hook up to our cam system soon
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great Speaker
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nest audio is great. Excellent sound quality, great bass and super fast responses from Google. Google has once again knocked it out the park.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Loved using it!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to set up and use. However, it did not interact with our thermostat and smart fridge so we had to return it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Impressed
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this mostly because I love google assistant but I'm really impressed by the sound quality of the speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Impressed
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this mostly because I love google assistant but I'm really impressed by the sound quality of the speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Great sound!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sound is awesome on this speaker. I had one and wanted a second for another room.
I would recommend this to a friend