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 1 out of 5 stars
Not so good
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Sadly it's good if u have only one in the house.
If you have multiple it Marges to the other and if the other person is using YouTube or will change yours and they have no control over it.
God bless have a great day.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Pointless
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This doesn’t do anything your phone doesn’t already do. All other voice control setups have other benefits. This is just a pointless addition to your home.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
it works but it is a privacy violation
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what can I say... I made a mistake and bought this. I thought it was going to make my life convenient and wonderful but all it has made me is paranoid because I feel like it's spying on me all the time
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Impressed
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I have 4 regular sized Google Homes in my house and I was slightly worried about the sound quality out of a smaller speaker, however, I was pleasantly surprised by this device. I hope Google keeps investing in the smart home space and works on even more smart device integration in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Never again
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have both a google and an Alexa and every single time I go to use google there’s always an issue, we unplug it check the app and nothing works. Would not recommend this at all.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not for me
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Got this free with a purchase. After learning about Amazon listening in on conversations, I decided I did not want an item like this in my home. Sold it in an online garage sale
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not smart enough.
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Trouble interacting with my new Sony hdr. Have to say "ok go gole" every fecking time. Three long sylabulls, Alexa is two and easy and now natural to say. Amazon's Alexa wins this one.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
"Im unable to help with that..."
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"im unable to help with that....however im learning more every day". When will he learn more? At this point he can hardly answer 2+2
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Suspicious
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I thought it was a little weird that they were giving these out for free. I returned mine because I really dont trust these. I just have a feeling someone can overhear.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesn’t respond well
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Doesn’t respond well...have to call “hey google” many times or said in a very loud voice. Alexa is much better!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
don't bother, get dot
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very disappointed, not as good as the 2nd gen echo dot. you have to scream in order for it to hear you, microphone suck, should of waited for a 2 gen. i would not recommend
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Can do without
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I personally can do without google. She interrupts conversations and chimes in unwanted. Doesn't have answers to most simple questions. Google is useless
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Listens and Tracks
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If u r serious ant privacy then avoid this.. as soon as i discuss smethin in my room i see a relevant ad on all my devices instantly .. even on tv..
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Does Not Connect to Bluetooth Speakers
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sadly, the Google Home Mini will not connect to Bluetooth speakers. I could not believe it either. I went to the Google help forums and verified it.
Additionally, there is no headphone output to allow hard-wiring into a speaker system.
However, the internal speaker is far superior to the Amazon Echo Dot. So if you don't need to connect to a Bluetooth speaker this is may be the device you want.
After listening to the 70's music station on Google Play, I discovered that I am married to the Amazon Music service.I am not about to set up a whole new service with my personal preferences and create playlists. It would be nice to be able to connect with Amazon Music. Again, this will not be an issue for everyone.
Would I recommend this device to friend? Yes and no. It is a great product if you are ingrained in the Googlesphere. But if you have Echo devices already you will be disappointed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Doesn't work good
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I got this for father's day and it some me up in middle of night saying microphone is off. Very hard to set up. No Bluetooth connection. I took it back.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Returned.
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
After finding out google would not work with our ring system we had no use for this item.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Terrible product!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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Hard to set up and use.... Tried everything and so now I don't even have it connected!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Way better than Amazon echo
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Great design and high quality speaker for the small size. It's smarter than Alexa and keeps surprising with ability to answer random questions. I do miss top tap occasionally, but overall I was pleasantly surprised.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Lousy
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I’m returning in the morning because it keeps bumping off the light accessory. Thus making it necessary for me to reload. Going to get Alexa
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Didn’t like it very much
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I don’t like the Google home/mini. I prefer echo dot (Alexa) instead. This one isn’t as smart as Alexa.