Hey, so fun fact, the Google Home mini actually does have sensors in the middle. They were just disabled because they were too sensitive, to the point where they would randomly activate the assistant. Google later fixed the problem by deactivating those sensors.
Heck, I received an Echo Dot for 99cents in Dec and i'm now using my free Google Mini after paying $19 for 3 months of Spotify i got today, so i'm pretty pleased with it, as well, since i live in an rv. Thanks for the video.
Thanks you. Google is sending these out free of charge in England at the moment to folk that are subscribed to RU-vid premium. Just got mine but every room already has a gen 1. Lol. Thanks for the video my American cousin.
The importance of offline LAN control can't be understated if you have all your lights set up. Smart homes will definitely at least some offline voice control devices in the future.
I really enjoyed this video I like how you explained all the details I do have a google home mini that I received as a gift but I would probably try the google nest mini. Thank you for sharing.
I didn't know there was a difference between the two of them until I saw this video...I thought they just made a name change. 🤪 Thanks for the upload. 👍🏾 BTW...I have the original Google Home Mini...Got it as a gift for Christmas a few years ago. 😏
The original mini did have a middle sensor but there was an issue that caused them to constantly record users so they just disabled the functionality on all of them...
I'll take the Nest. Since that's what Google is sending me for free. Got to love that. As well as the fact that I have an Amazon Echo and I don't know why people like those things. Useless you get a skill, it's hard to get the kind of response I get from my phone's Google assistant. We might ask the echo what the temperature is.....
I have both and tbh no it’s really not needed unless you really need the upgraded speaker quality or the wall mount means a lot. As mentioned speaker quality is noticeable.. I also have the nest Home Hub once again speaker quality is noticeable seeing that we are using them for light switches and alarm clocks and turning on and off TVs I cannot justify purchasing new devices for sound quality when the sound quality is not that bad to begin with. It’s like the 10” home hub. Unless Zoom is offered I really don’t use video conferencing and I prefer a mobile device for that.. I have a laptop and tablets so it’s not needed in that space for me but I do like having a device I can see the time, pictures of my wife and kids, or just not turning on my bedroom TV but just activating the home hub to take care of that task. I also have a Echo just for minor task to keep confusion down and take care of some gaps in compatibility
Actually the old Google Home Mini did have a touch sensor on the top as it originally had a function where you could tap it to invoke Google Assistant instead of using the keyword, but it would trigger on its own so Google disabled it. There was a whole debacle regarding this before the device even officially hit store shelves (it happened to a few tech journos). It's odd that they didn't bring this feature back in the Nest Mini since the "button" on the top works just fine.
I mainly use iPhone on my videos so i can airdrop my footage to my mac that i edit on, to show you the setup menus, when i use android devices i have upload the footage to a cloud account or plug in a usb cable and it takes to long.
I’m getting a charcoal google nest home mini for Christmas I have a question Is the google home mini bigger than the nest home mini or are they the same size
I just received my new nest mini & don't really see much difference from my home mini other than what was pointed out. I got mine as a free gift from youtube but I'd say if you have the google home mini, I don't think it's really necessary to buy and upgrade to the nest mini.
It’s for items like smart lights that’s compatible, without wifi how would it get information, it codependent on the google servers. Who know how that will work, well see in the future.
I was having a lot of problems connecting The original home mini to my Xbox series X as a smart speaker. So I can use commands. Kept saying cannot connect the Xbox. So I just bought the nest two hopefully it works! On the original just kept saying can't find Xbox and I had the option on the Xbox for commands on for Google assistant. Like my Google home wasn't recognizing the Xbox on my phone it was weird. Everything was working fine until like a day ago and it doesn't recognize the Xbox anymore or anything
Hi Steve I have one more question when setting up does it matter where I place my nest home mini like does it make a difference If I put it up on a counter or down low like on a bottom shelf or does It not matter where it goes?
I have a nest doorbell and I think my wife got a nest mini from spotify last year. It would be cool if there was some functionality between the two. If there was I might consider buying another one but I think my series 1 google home is just fine.
The “old” one did have the center play/pause button but it got deactivated by google for some reason. It worked when I first purchased it but after a couple updates it just stopped... now you have to hold the side volume bottoms to do the same
I upgraded to Nest mini the sound quality is a bit better however the microphone is to sensitive to other background noises so you need to turn down other distractions to avoid repeating yourself. Is it worth upgrading "NO" I should have kept my original !
How can I get a nest mini for free? I bought the home mini, but with the fact that it's crashing my router every 5 minutes, if rather not buy one until the issue is sorted out. I'm still hopeful that they can fix this with a software update.
I have a Alexa dot, I primarily use it for the smoke detector alert function. I would like to switch to the Google platform, but do not know if it will monitor smoke detectors and breaking glass
The sound in person is a pretty decent difference but if you already have a mini it doesn’t need to be upgraded or if you only have one you can but the nest does sound better
Hey I have my 1st gen connected to my home theatre via a cheap 3.5mm bluetooth audio dongle I got off ebay like 5 years ago. You can change the default music speaker in the google home app and I was able to choose the dongle and works great
nothing really new, at home you barely hear any sound quality differences and the second generation doesnt fit in my wall bracket...so i would have to buy a new one too...nope...oh and the second gen has more power consumption, which means it will costs more, and due to the fact that it is a 24/7 device...no thanks!
How do I play Chess against my Google Nest Mini ? I have a Chess board, I don't need a screen. I've asked it the question about if it plays games it suggests 3, and more, I say 'Chess' and then whatever game or skill it shows as a RU-vid search on my Chromecast Ultra (without Google TV). Alexa does just about everything better, even the weather and I can play Chess games against my Echo Dot, or Alexa app on my phone no problem. Google has dropped the ball on everything their devices do.
@@TechSteve Ha ha, no the door was shut and the bathroom is in a different part of the house plus she said "OK playing on bedroom speaker", and I went 'what the heck!...
I hate the barrel plug wire. It's a pain to get something longer. If it was USB C it around have been about infinity times better. I need more then the included cable lenght
If you hv connection troubles, the best possible solution I found was; *take it outside on a hard surface in the sun *grab your favourite hammer and wohlah! Best 'connection' experience i hav had with this device ever.
If you watch some other vids or have one in person it’s quite the difference but if you already have a mini it doesn’t need to be upgraded I only got the nest cause we are moving and I sold my mini for the same price as I could get a brand new nest so lol
Great video for us who are going to buy intelligent speakers. I have a question though, will I be able to hear music from iTunes on google nest 2 ?? greetings from Denmark Hope you stay healthy despite covid19, I will not comment on your new president but .... ;-) I am happy ;-)
You should have purchased the sky color to make it more obvious which one was the new model as SKY is the only new color added... Good information though Steve 👍
Google disabled the tap in the middle to pause function 'cause some of the original minis were recording all the time. You can pause on the older model by holding your finger to the side instead of tapping the side.
