Customers are delighted by the Home Mini's sound quality, ease of use, and compact size. Many appreciate its affordability and the helpfulness of the Google Assistant, along with its seamless setup and smart home integration capabilities. The positive feedback highlights the device's overall user-friendliness and value. However, some users express disappointment with the lack of Bluetooth speaker functionality.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for Control of Stereo
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
When looking for a new Stereo Receiver, I found one that was capable of being paired with a Google Home (Sony STR-DN1080). This inexpensive voice control pairs great with it, when the Stereo is set as the default audio device.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
fun product
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got this on sale. Good deal and it works well. Nice alternative to Amazon's competing product (Alexa...).
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great assistant for your smart home
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I bought some of these as gifts and one for myself. It's a really useful assistant and sounds a lot more human when compared to the voice of Amazon's Alexa assistant.
It also has a better speaker and sound quality when compared to Echo dot gen1 and gen2.
I mostly use it to turn on/off my TV which has a chromecast connected and also to stream content to my tv.
It can also be used as a standalone speaker to play music from internet radio stations or from your spotify account.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
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The home mini does exactly what it claims to do. The mini size fits nicely in any small room. It is easy for the whole family to use.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addition for the kitchen and bedroom
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These google home minis are great additions for your bedroom and kitchen. You can broadcast music to all the devices (google home and google home minis) and also broadcast a message to all the devices (or just 1) in the house.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Only one thing holding this back..
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I’ve used Alexa and HomeKit for a while to control devices in my house for a while now. Decided to give the mini a chance. Overall, happy with the connected google world and the ability to get a “smarter” response to requests but setting up connected devices isn’t as straight forward as the other devices out there.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Home Assistant
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Works great! Syncs with all my Google calendars, does trivia, weather, googling, smart home stuff, kitchen timers, recipe help...it's incredibly versitle. Also has amazing microphones that pick up a normal voice across a room
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really cool device
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This is great little device, especially for the money... Speaker is good quality, and the Google Assistant seems to do what we want.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little home automation device
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I never thought I would use one of these home automation speakers, but I received one free with another BB purchase. Boy am I glad for that little freebie. My family and I use this thing all the time, from starting different TVs, running the roomba, adjusting the temperature of our Nest or just listening to music and playing games, we use the home mini constantly. We have ended up using the Google Home so much that we actually bought a couple more for different areas of the home. As long as you're cool with the idea of Google listening to everything you say (which already happens if you have a smartphone) you'll love this little device.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good, not great
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Lots of things are in need of improvement, for example the calendar function will only read 3 appointments at a time, can't get others on the same day until the first ones are passed. Also, it won't announce them as they approach, only as you ask. Other things are also not quite there. But not bad for the price.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Google assistant, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love it
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Excellent companion, nice crisp sound with clarity, base is kind of mediocre, google assistant is quick and responsive.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google is Great
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I purchased this to help me out around the house. My grandmother passed away in September and I moved in with my grandfather to help him with day-to-day tasks and to be company for him. Since I'm helping him as much as I can, I needed a little help myself. Enter Google Home Mini. From the minute I set Google up, it has been a lifesaver. From weather forecasts, to recipes, and travel times...Google has helped me out quite a bit. I'm still learning what all Google can do, but so far I am not disappointed one bit.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A cool tool at a reasonable price
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I Purchased this item for my grandson. It will be perfect because he has a very active Google account and will enjoy the possibilities that are available. Playing games, getting the weather and also using as an alarm clock.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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Great device I have Amazon Echo and Dots and Google Home. I recommend buy one of these and a dot if possible. Alexa may have a slight edge in home automation and calendaring, but for everything else I find google home to be superior. Also with google you can now issue two commands at once which is pretty cool.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice product, great sound, decent price
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice product, great sound, decent price. Easy to set up and integrate with existing google and Nest products.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
These things are handy
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Just tried out the broadcast (intercom) feature and it works well. These look great, work well and are priced right. One thing I haven't figured out how to do is chromecast to my TV via my voice. That's a bit clunky for me.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good device
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Google Home mini is a good assistant to have at home. It annoys me when it starts talking randomly, but, other than it, it works perfectly and is great to play music!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I actually gave this to my inlaws: 90 and 91. They use it every day to check on the weather. I also have it set up so that they can have it call us if they fall or can't get to a phone. So far, they haven't used that and to be honest, I'm not sure that they would remember or know how if they did need to. In any case, they always know what the weather is like. :) This thing could do so much more but it is doing what they want so all is good.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best for old people
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got it for my family and they love it! Weather traffic news songs at night! And alarms! So much fun!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome mini speakers
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We love these so much they are all over our house. So much easier to use and work so much better than Amazon's system.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk