Customer Ratings & Reviews

Mine is the first-gen Home Mini. My gripes are two-fold: 1.) It's a pitiful bluetooth standalone speaker, and won't stay connected to any device I pair to it. (Including a Pixel phone.) Casting to the device works fine, but trying to connect to it as a bluetooth speaker just doesn't work reliably - it cuts out after a few seconds or minutes. They've released half a dozen updates since I've had the speaker, and none have resolved this. 2.) Voice Recognition on this first-gen unit isn't as fast/accurate as the newer devices, which perform V-R locally on the device as opposed to querying the net. Otherwise, it's useful for controlling lights and setting timers/alarms, asking weather and traffic queries, and general information.

I've really enjoyed using this thing. It's a decent speaker and my kids love it. There are so many things you can do with it that I wasn't even aware of before I bought it.

Great, handy and useful. Whatever pops on your mind, just ask this little wizard and you'll get answers from weather to traffic to news.. Google at its best!

I've never used any personal assistant devices other than Apple's Siri on my iPhone. However, I'm in the middle of expanding home automation for my house, so this little device was a must have. I wasn't interested in too much of voice control (like playing music or asking about the weather), but connectivity with my other devices throughout the house. This little gadget supports my thermostat, some of the smart light bulbs and my favorite thing is the connectivity with my nest hello which is a smart doorbell. I think it will be improved even more over the years as the technology improves as well. Highly recommended.

Excellent product and sound its crystal clear. For the size of the speaker I was impressed with the sound. Price is just right

It does very well with voice recognition and responds to you instantly 98% responses are accurate unless it miss hears you but a great overall product!

Coupled with a Google Home, these little guys provide you a way to pipe sound to your entire home inexpensively. Put one in every room and they double as an intercom system.

This was easy to set up initially. I have had a difficult time getting it to make calls and sync to my contact list on my phone. I do really love it so far though

I've been wanting one of these for a while and I love it and so does my children (mainly the 4 year old lol). can't wait to get a few more to see it really work.

my friend can't stop talking about this product. she actually talk this thing to sleep... the no I actually said that it was tired. and did not want to talk... no joke

Bought for my nephew and family. They love it. It sets the thermostat and turns the lights on and off. Plus their 3 year old loves requesting her favorite songs.

Put this on the 3rd floor so I don't have to walk upstairs to reach my children. Speaker sounds great! Don't call me lazy, just love my tech!

The google assistant is very helpful to have around the house! Whether using it as a stand-alone product or with other smart devices, it gets the job done well.

I have the other various google assistance speakers, and this one is a great one to add to the collection. Answers basic questions, plays music, and more!

Bought this so we could control the lights in the basement. Great color to stand out. Speakers carry sound and music quite well through the whole basement.

The small but very functional product is my daily buddy. It help my entire family to get important information everyday. Nice product sitting in my living room.

I think mom will benefit from the Google Mini. I also bought my self one too

There was an offer for a free one with my Nest Camera, so had to pick it up!

Bought this to give to a friend for Christmas. He loves it and loves that you can ask google anything, instead of having to type it into your phone or computer.

It's nice that you can just ask Google in a second any question ok Google what is the weather or what is on my calendar today its absolutely amazing thank you