Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice and loud . Does what you needed it to do. Will definitely buy another

I got this on sale at Christmas, and it sounds better than the first generation Home Mini that my daughters have. However, we cannot both play music from the same Google Play music account at the same time even with music that I own. They say that this is industry standard, but it still seems crazy to me since if I owned multiple CDs and two CD players, I could definitely listen in more than one room at the same time. Also, if you don't have a YouTube Music subscription, you can't request particular songs even if you own them. If I ask it to play "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner, it will reply with something along the lines of, "That song is only available for YouTube Music subscribers, but here is a playlist based on Foreigner." I can, however, use a phone and the cast feature to send a particular song to the Nest Mini, but then it becomes a little less useful than a Bluetooth speaker in the sound department since not all apps support this feature. In other areas, it excels, though. You can ask it for weather, news, or other any information that you would ask Google Assistant. Still, if I have to have my phone handy to cast music, I could just use the phone to ask questions...

Just received to use as a digital chime for my Nest Hello doorbell. Super easy setup, great sound, and perfectly integrates with our doorbell. Overall, great buy for a great value.

This is my second Nest Mini. I had been given one originally for a gift 5 years ago. I pretty much use it every day for one thing or another. Just yelling out "whats the temperature" or "what time does a certain store close". These little gadgets are so handy and I know I am NOT using it to its full potential. Just setting little timers when I dont have my phone with me or a alarm to make sure I really dont oversleep. They come in multiple neutral colors to blend in with your home decor. Cost was $25 , normally $50. Its a small, and pretty much fits anywhere. Adjustable volume etc. Everything is controlled from Google home and google assistant.

This 2nd Gen speaker sounds noticably better than the previous gen. However I do have to reset the device every 3-5 months due to weird connectivity issues.

Easy to setup and use. Loud for a small speaker and has good bass. Feels a bit heavier than the 1st generation. The soft touch plastic or rubber used for the bottom half of the speaker feels more premium than the previous Mini.

Very convenient and easy to setup for those on the Google platform. We choose a couple of these smaller Nest Mini speakers rather than the larger speakers as these are our primary audio/music speakers in the home. The are relatively cheap and super convenient for all of the Google Home/Assistant tasks that make life a little easier such as turning on lights, getting an announcement when someone is at the Nest Doorbell cam, asking for the weather or latest news, asking if the garage door is closed or not, etc. I'm still finding products and devices around the house that I can integrate with Google Home. If you want a loud speaker for high quality music this won't be the thing you want. It does a decent job and could be good for a small bedroom, but the primary benefits to this Mini are it's size, value (very cheap when on sale) and convenience. You put them almost anywhere and even mount them on a wall (there's screw/nail hole on the back of the unit for easy hanging).

I bought several of these when they were on sale, gave one to my daughter and put the others in various rooms at my house, one at our cabin in Maine. While they can do many things, the two most common uses I have are to play audio streams from far-away radio stations or to play a particular artist on Apple Music. Yes, I sometimes ask "Hey Google, what time is it?" and other simple questions, too. I particularly liked this color.

I am enjoying my new Google Nest Mini more and more such that I have bought 2 more. The sound on this 2nd generation mini is much improved over the 1st generation version, and I have four of those. (Those 4 are retired, just like I am). I use my minis mostly for listening to music in my two bathrooms and in my dining room. I have one problem with them however. I have being using the new "Move Music" command as I move around my apartment. I can move music to my mins with no problem, but I can't move music from the minis. I don't know if I have a setting set wrong or if the mins have not been updated to execute this command. I think it is more likely a software problem. Hopefully this will be fixed soon. It is just a little frusrating. This coomand works just fine with my other Google devices. It is not the end of the world that the minis have this problem. I am working around it in the meantime.

Having owned the 1st Gen Assistant, we decided to add another to our home. The nice thing about these is linking them together to have seamless music throughout the house. We have 3 minis and 2 Nest Hubs in our home to create a seamless experience throughout the house (2500 sq. ft.). One of my favorite features is the glass breakage detection from the microphones on these. We pay for the Nest subscription that allows for this and it gives us piece of mind while we are gone. I hope like heck that we don't have to find it was needed, however. The sound is rich and fills the rooms, and we would recommend these to anyone.

Great product at a great price. Simple and reliable to use. Sound quality very good from a small speaker. I purchased it as a gift. I already have 3 in my own home. I highly recommend this product.

I use it with the Google Nest, they sound great together. Nest Mini doesn’t have the bass like the Google Nest but together great sound. And useful throughout the house or office

Just moved and my roommate had one that made almost all thr appliances voice activated. So i got one my myself. Easy set up and easy to use.

The Nest Mini is fun to use and interact with. The sound is clear and loud enough when playing music. It is also easy to set up, just follow the instructions in the included manual.

This is the 4th mini we have in our house. We love being able to send messages to our kids using them and setting it to play music on 'whole house'. We also use them for timers, alarms, and turning Philips hue lights on/off.

It works well and does what it needs to. It connects to the wifi easily with no issues and has good sound playback

Great sound, easy and fast setup. Speaker groups works way better than Alexa. No sound drop outs like I was getting with Echo and finally I can do Youtube Music to speaker groups!

I bought two of these Nest Mini Smart Speakers. I love their sound and the ease of use. We keep one in the kitchen and another in the living room. Our Hub is in the bedroom. Great product

Awesome little speaker that works so well with my home automation. It can play music with great sound and also change my lights, lock my door and work as an alarm clock and calendar. For the price point it’s a great buy!

We purchased three of these as part of a home internet upgrade. As part of our Google Nest WiFi we’ve achieved whole home sound system that sounds great. Easy to set up and use. Would recommend to anyone.