Google Home Archives

Sonos and Google are Going to Battle Over Audio Patents

Kellen January 7, 2020

Sonos, maker of high-end audio that kicked off the multi-room media industry years before everyone else caught on to the brilliant concept, is suing Google over patents it holds on that very technology. You probably don't need me to explain this, but Sonos is...

Google Just Killed Xiaomi’s Assistant and Google Home Integrations (Updated)

Kellen January 2, 2020

UPDATE 1/17: Xiaomi says that this issue is now resolved. Google just took swift action against Xiaomi products that integrate with Google Assistant and Google Home. After a redditor posted a disturbing security issue involving his Xiaomi-made WiFi camera, the...

DEAL: Save $20 on Google Home ($79), $24 on Google Home Mini ($25)

Tim November 12, 2019

Should you feel bad about giving Google Home Mini devices out as holiday presents? I don't, and since they're always on sale (or given away for free at times), I think they make perfect little stocking stuffers. Right now, you can pick up a Google Home Mini...

Original Google Home, Home Mini Get Speaker Pairing for Stereo Sound

Tim October 28, 2019

Recently added into the Google Home app, owners of original Google Home and Google Home Mini units can now pair their speakers to create a set of stereo speakers, an ability that was previously not there. As you may recall, this feature was available to other...

You Can Now Move Streams Between Google Cast Devices With Your Voice

Tim October 8, 2019

At long last, users can now move music and video streams between Google Cast-supported devices with nothing but their voice. Before this change, let's say you casted music to your bathroom speaker, but now want to move it to the living room. To do, you'd have...

Google Loses #2 Spot in Global Smart Speaker Sales

Tim August 26, 2019

According to the latest Q2 figures in the smart speaker category, Google has officially lost its #2 spot in the global market, falling to #3. Taking over that #2 spot behind Amazon is Baidu, a relative newcomer to the category. In terms of figures, Google's Q2...

Nest Migration to Google Accounts is Now Live

Kellen August 19, 2019

This morning, Google updated a bunch of their Google Nest Help pages with FAQ and instructions over migrating your Nest account to a Google account. Up until a few minutes ago, we weren't seeing the option to perform the migration, but a Nest app update that...

Google Home Now Less Obnoxious When It Comes to Turning Off Lights

Kellen July 24, 2019

Every night for the past several years, I've run two Google Assistant commands. The first is to turn on my bedroom lights, followed by a second not long after to turn them back off. Each time I do that, Google responds with an audio reply that it has done...