Customer Ratings & Reviews

This Google Home Mini is the best friend ever. You will never be alone.

This is the Best google Product which can be faster than a browser

Good to have someone to talk to. Great music at wake up.

I use my item daily, night and day for many purposes.

I haven't been able to try it yet because the main reason I bought this item was for connecting it with my living room stereo and the Bestbuy website had an audio port listed in the specs (specifically headphone jack marked yes) and I am so disappointed that the one thing I made sure was there has deterred me from wanting to try again. I'll probably give it another shot since this was my attempt to make the jump from the other popular home AI, but it's just a lot of trouble I didnt ask for. I wouldn't openly reccomend this product yet but I wouldnt put down the idea ether. I have two of these due to a discount and both will probably just sit here until I can figure out somewhere else for them.

ha ha ha i should have let this at the store it always not connected to the internet or if you tell it too play a song it plays other songs or it will tell me cant find something this a joke right an its all on us for buying it

I have been debating the Amazon Echo or the Google Home mini, and when BB offered a terrific deal for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, I decided to give it a shot. The setup was easy with the iOS app, although I can't link a payment card for some reason yet. Other than that, I've been very pleased with the device and actually bought four more: two for my home and two for gifts. After syncing with my Google account, Spotify, Pandora, and Netflix, I am able to play my music library synced from iTunes to Google Play Music as well as access all of the aforementioned services. I haven't synced my Nest thermostats yet, but that's next. I also like that it works seamlessly with Google Voice, and I'm able to make calls for free through the Minis using just my voice. The daily rundown by saying, "Hi, Google. Tell me about my day" is also useful as it tells me weather, calendar items, and casts news from various sources that I can listen to while I work in my home office. I'll be continuing to teach it my voice, and expand its functionality as I add services. I'd definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a smart, simple, entry-level helper/home automation system.

Relatively easy setup (I'm an IT professional, so easy for me) LIKE: Recognizes voice as mine, Amazon's Echo Dot recognizes any without distinction. *DING* plus a star . . . LIKE: Form factor is nice & like the mostly hidden lights behind the material. LIKE: Speaker is better than Amazon's Echo Dot (volume & bass, anyway) although really, if you want good sound, you're not going to use the device by itself anyway . . . ah well, *DING* plus a star. LIKE: Connected immediately to YouTube (I pay for red) when signing in with my existing google account and it immediately picked up my preferences. *DING, DING* plus 2 stars! (Amazon Music has proven fairly restrictive & often shifted prime songs in and out of their basic Prime inclusion: trying to force an additional prime music subscription, which I refuse to do, considering I already pay for Prime. So YouTube has been my go-to for the last year or so & glad it's already on board.) LIKE: Had light bulbs and plug switches connected to Kasa's TP-Link and already controlling them with Amazon's Echo Dot . . . with sign in connection established between Google Home & Kasa's TP-Link, all were immediately available for control . . . plus I could rename each device specific to Google Home. *DING* plus a star. DISLIKE: Can't change the wake phrase. You're stuck with OK Google or Hey Google. *DING* minus 1/2 star. (Echo has 4 options, one of them is "computer" . . . which is what I like) DISLIKE: AI voice limited to male & female with no real variations: I don't particularly like or dislike either voice. DISLIKE: ABSOLUTELY HAD to install Google Home on my phone or iPad (would rather I didn't HAVE to do that, no option for Windows 10, but oh well *DING* minus 1/2 star). SUMMARY: If you're big into Amazon, stick with Echo, it's roughly equivalent in ability. If you're not really into Amazon, Google Home is probably your better bet. For either, if you're new to the whole AI automation thing, you should start with the Home Mini (or Echo Dot) & a few outlet plugs and/or controllable light bulbs in the bedroom. Set up a morning routine & go from there . . . a LOT of really great stuff. Certainly more to come, as this whole AI thing is just getting started. Remember this thing is sitting there listening to everything 24/7 . . . so if you're into conspiracy theories or nefarious activities . . . you might want to think twice about providing an audio channel into your home space. I'm not personally worried at this point, but am definitely going to keep my ears open for what is going on in the home consumer AI space . . .

On sale for $29 and I had a left over gift card, this was an impulse buy. I first did not "get" these type of devices. But this is so cool and cheap I went out and bought another. I use the other one as sort of a one way intercom so I don't have to yell at the kids upstairs to announce dinner time. It turns on my Shield TVs in my Family room and Bedroom. It controls my Nest thermostat. Kids love playing games with it. Even my tech wary wife is being won over. Now should I get a third one?

I got mine day one. Having already purchased 2 regular Google home assistants and several Chromecast audio units as well as an Amazon Echo dot. The Mini and the Dot are similar devices performing many of the same functions. I have found that the Mini does everything I would expect and a bit more the music quality is far superior to the Dot with the Mini having a much larger range, although the bass is a bit lacking. Interactions with the Mini are more engaging with the Dot voice being rather mundane. The only thing I found to be a disappointment on the Mini is the lack of a 3.5 mm audio adapter to link to a speaker. You can even make the Mini portable by attaching to a power bank.

I had purchased Google Home last year when it came out. I simply couldn't figure out why I needed it since I had my Pixel phone with me all the time anyway. So I returned it. A year later, it's a different story. Google has made some compelling changes. The most important is that GH now recognizes the voices of different family members and provides personal help and music. The second big change is much better support for Home Automation. I have just got into it this month. It's great to be able to turn on lights, control temperature, arm alarm systems using "Hey Google". I went for a vacation and was able to control my lights and temperature giving an impression that someone was home. Now all of that can be individually controlled by various apps. But it's just more convenient to do it through GH. I have one main GH and a bunch of minis scattered around the house. Over Black Friday, they were going for $20 a pop. For the size, they have pretty good volume and they work really well. I have only 2 complaints about them. There is no wired aux port. So I had to buy a Google Chromecast Audio. I shouldn't have had to do that. Secondly, there is no way to connect a better quality BT speaker so music can be played on them instead but controlled via the Mini. The latter I hope is something Google can fix via a software update. At $50, I may have bought one mini. At its current price of $30, I'd say, it's a pretty good price especially if you don't have a Google Home.

I was really surprised when I picked up the Google Home Mini for only $30, plus I got a $10 Best Buy giftcard! Setup is fairly quick and easy with the Mini and it learns your voice pretty quick. As long as you have a good internet connection the Mini will respond to your questions a lot faster than Siri would on Apple devices. You can set alarms, tell it reminders for the day, add stuff to your shopping list, and a bunch more! I had a chromecast already so all I had to do was link my Netflix and Hulu accounts to the Google Home app and now all I have to say is "Hey Google play <insert show name>" and it'll start off the show on the last episode you watched. I also bought 3 TP-Link Smart LED light bulbs and they work flawlessly with it. Overall i'm very impressed with the Mini and especially cause I got a deal on it. Somethings aren't possible yet like sending text and a couple of other commands that the mini has trouble processing, but with future updates coming i'm sure it'll only make this device even better.

is a little device that’s intended to live in your house or apartment, providing an access point to all of Google’s services whenever you need them, even if your hands are full or you’re not in front of a phone or computer. It can play music, answer questions, tell you the weather, wake you up in the morning, control smart home gadgets, and do other tricks. Everything the Google Home is designed to do can also be done with Amazon’s wildly popular Echo, which launched two years ago. The similarities between the two are near-endless: like Google Home, the Echo is a screenless, connected speaker that’s always listening for a voice command and can play music, answer questions, turn your smart lights on or off, and more. There’s a lot of overlap between these products, and for most intents and purposes, they are all but identical in use. But Home has something that the Echo doesn’t: a wealth of knowledge about the world, my personal preferences, and my habits. In other words, it has Google. I would recommend this to a friend

Good audio quality for it's size. It's really great if your tied in to the Android eco system. Google assistant is pretty good and its great for setting alarms.

For a technology freak, this is perfect. I have so many things linked to the Mini! Lights, music, weather, and more. It is nice that Google created a smaller version. Mine even recognizes "Hey Google" from commercials on TV but doesn't respond to the command since it has learned my voice. My favorite thing is that I paired it with Phillips Hue lights. Imagine the clap-on-clap-off in modern times. Also, you can play games and search the web for information. It even adds things to your shopping list so you can retrieve them on your phone!!!

This is a roughly doughnut sized device that gives all the functionality of the larger Google Home but at a much smaller price. You link it up to your phone (I'm not sure if this is Android only) and then you can ask it the same kind of questions you can ask the Google Assistant on your phone. "What's the weather like tomorrow?" or "What's my day look like today?". I have one of these and have some smart plugs so I can say things like "Turn on the Christmas tree" and magic happens!

I stated with original series and then when minis came out, before they lowers price of originals I bought some of these for my work office, my home office and my bedroom. They do everything the original does. The only thing different that I don’t fancy is that sometimes it not quite as responsive as the originals. But still i plan to buy 3’more of these at their new price point for various locations at home and 1’for my truck. Yup, for my truck. Read the below review I posted about the Systems overall and see just how much value and dependence this tool has brought to our home. ####%%%%%%% I have tried so many things and returned a few companies products i this learning curve. The HUE lights are highly addictive. At first their point seemed too high for my hobby project that my wife would not accept right off the bat. They’ve lowered the prices and a still pumping out great new products. They are very reliable and very customizable. I love them. I love them I love them. See below for another review I placed about the Google Assistant see just how well the lighting has melded into my wife’s Psyche!!!!! =============••= Yes, “them”. At first I bought one and I bought an Echo also. I kept my Google Home Assistant Speaker and returned the Exho. I have bought 2 of the original style and two of the minis for my home. Couple with my smart switches, outlets and bulbs and with both chromecast to 1 tv and the other to anextra monitor and then 2 of the audiocast to two diffferent high output audio speakers in larger rooms and without an Assistant in those particular my house is coming alive. It’s funny, at first my wife kind of put off and frustrated with me doing this. Now she’s fully onboard, so much that other morning after just awakening she hurting the living to fold some cloths she left on the couch the night beforehand. I was still I bed and I heard her say “Turn Living Room” af few moment later I head her say it again. And then I heard her say “Turn everything on” and I could tell by her voice she was frustrated and I could tell by looking the cracked door that no lights were so. So. I said, the ‘mini’ speaker in my bedroom, “Ok Google, Turn Everything On” and voila the living room, dining room, bed room, kitchen, breakfast, many lamps and the Christmas tree all lit up to the preintendes brightness values. I get up an go toward her and say “Whats Up?” I then say, you gotta say Hey Google or Ok Google first. She said well they came on and I told her I heard and and did it for her from the room. She was irritated that her voice sauce was not tuning on the Lights. I have slowly building my system for about 4 months now. During the period she has become so used to the Speakers and talking to command them that she even thought to just go and Flick a switch or button for any light. She’s used to bossing these rooms around I guess. It was truly very cute and funny. BUT the best part is the feedback. ALL the MUSIC from google play. We have a very extensive Apple iTunes Music Library I have compiled from about 4000 CD and then the stuff we purchase through Intunes. I was actually waiting for the new Apple speaker to show up and that why I don’t have one of the larger model Googles. Apple has not delivered I’m just stick to my Google. Any back to the music. Our purchased library is huge. GOOGLE PLAY is exponentially larger and it rocks. I can come home and say Hey Google play some cool Jazz from the 50 and she will begin to fill the room with all kinds of music and artist I would never even think of. I can ask her to Play Contemporay Christian and she’ll plank all out favorites and a bunch of new songs my local radio stations have not let me hear yet. Wi H google play mynacccount in Yourube is upgraded to Red status. That means no stupid you tube ads and I think higher quality definition. She’ll play YouTube to the assistant and Cast devices in audio and replay the contest on my monitors (better that that echo display) and she’ll play my Netflix, news cast and a ton of other stuff on to my chrome cast. In the morning she tell me about the weather, my travel time and my agenda and reads to me the top headlines. We use the one in the kitchen the most. It is usable from Kitchen Living Breakfast ans Dining room areas with how my house it laid out and where I placed it. A great resource she pull up recipes, set times, and does so much. And now, she able to make phone calls too. The call come from my number so my contact know to answer and still I can use her to call MY phone on those occasions it has misplaced itself. My wife, it know her voice from mine and she can do all the above for her preferences. What I really really really want and am waiting in creating calendar events that tie into my Gmail ( and Apple and Outlook) Account’s and the ability to send voice to text messages from her. And real large on my wants to read and create emails. She say something like, “i’m Sorry I can’t help with that yet”. Come on google. Give it to me. My family came for thanksgiving. They fell in love. On Black Friday I bought a bunch of products to get them for Christmas. They’ll be hooked.

Extremely functional and very loud. Picks up my voice even with a whisper. Only downside is that if you're using it as a speaker for music the sound quality is not amazing. There's a very lowend EQ that helps a very tiny bit but not enough. Definitely optimized for voice. Easy fix by buying a Chromecast Audio and using a pre-existing speaker. Other than that it is an incredible piece of technology. Bought another one the next day for another room in my house.

After owning the full size Google Home, I was interested in the Google Home Mini for my nightstand to use as a Bluetooth speaker and alarm clock. When Black Friday came around and the price dropped to $29 I had to pick it up. Set up is a breeze with the Google Home Mini functioning in a few taps of the app. For my purposes this works perfect. A small speaker that can get reasonably loud in my bedroom. The sound isn't great, but at low volumes it's pleasant and clear. I purchased the Chromecast Audio to stream over wifi to my bedroom stereo for better sound. The voice integration works great. Now when I walk in my room I have the ability to start up the music on either the Google Home Mini or my bedroom stereo all by voice or by smart phone or tablet. I also have a Chromecast which can be operated by voice, but I think it's much better to use your smart phone or tablet. Easy to set the alarm by just telling it to set an alarm. I'm debating adding a Wemo switch to make my lights voice activated like I've done in my living room. All the other Google Assistant stuff is just an added bonus. One thing that makes the Google Home Products stand out in my mind is the ability to ask more complex questions. With Alexa I can ask fairly simple questions and she can't understand what I'm trying to ask. Google is much better with this. Another great thing is that Google regularly updates the product to add new features. Since I've had my Google Home they've added Bluetooth streaming, equalizer, new games and activities. At this price point, this product is awesome and will get better with time. What would make it better is a 3.5mm jack so I don't have to buy an additional Google product to connect it to my stereo.

I had purchased Google Home last year when it came out. I simply couldn't figure out why I needed it since I had my Pixel phone with me all the time anyway. So I returned it. A year later, it's a different story. Google has made some compelling changes. The most important is that GH now recognizes the voices of different family members and provides personal help and music. The second big change is much better support for Home Automation. I have just got into it this month. It's great to be able to turn on lights, control temperature, arm alarm systems using "Hey Google". I went for a vacation and was able to control my lights and temperature giving an impression that someone was home. Now all of that can be individually controlled by various apps. But it's just more convenient to do it through GH. I have one main GH and a bunch of minis scattered around the house. Over Black Friday, they were going for $20 a pop. For the size, they have pretty good volume and they work really well. I have only 2 complaints about them. There is no wired aux port. So I had to buy a Google Chromecast Audio. I shouldn't have had to do that. Secondly, there is no way to connect a better quality BT speaker so music can be played on them instead but controlled via the Mini. The latter I hope is something Google can fix via a software update. At $50, I may have bought one mini. At its current price of $30, I'd say, it's a pretty good price especially if you don't have a Google Home.