Why I'm returning the Google Nest Hub Max 

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You should have sent Lyle to the Google head office and try to RMA it. Lyle: "My bird died in your Nest"

Maybe Lyle manufactured yours.

1979: "I hope the government didn't wiretape my phone." 2019: "Hey wiretap, what's the weather for tomorrow ?"

"The Mic is always listening", that's called a "Bug".

Since this video came out griping on the max there has been numerous updates, and added apps like Hulu, Netflix, Disney plus etc..Most of the gripes have been hashed out. The only gripes I still have with this is that it's too expensive for a display with a 800 resolution, and the limited RU-vid control. I don't have the problem with random ads because it's signed into my premium account, but the limited functions of their own website is sad..

Quite a bit of misinformation here and underutilised in your testing. It's a voice assistant. Hence it's in the 'home' or now the 'nest' range - it's not designed to be or meant to be a fully fledged tablet experience. You can ask for and watch RU-vid vids by name or search query, cast any video to it from RU-vid or Netflix and others, ask for and receive a whole host of search results. You can drop in on your CCTV cameras (Nest or others), it has a built-in Nest camera too. We use ours to stream our little daughters room as a baby monitor (nest camera in her room, and no we aren't worried about some weirdo hacking into our cameras as have a secure mesh network) and when the doorbell goes the visitor pops up on the screen where you can speak to them. You can stream Spotify, Google Play Music (or Tune-In radio and BBC radio player here in the UK) and have it as part of a multi-room speaker group. In my kitchen I have the hub and at the other end a Google Max speaker for stereo sound. We have ours connected to Google Photos so it displays an always-up-to-date digital photo frame. Yeah, I'm locked into their ecosystem, but rather that than Amazon's which is the equivalent of the Ring doorbells Vs the Google-owned Nest Doorbell. Just a bit shite looking and mainstream, and everyone has them...like an iPhone! Personally as I'm neither a criminal or a terrorist, or live in North Korea, I'm not overreacting about being listened too or watched. Plus, personalised adverts ... rather that than irrelevant ones - how do we think this whole search and smart device thing hangs together?

I stream Netflix and Disney + to my nest hub all the time.....

Make sure to update your video:) There have been many improvements in the last two years including being able to link Disney plus, Netflix, Hulu, RU-vid which also carries your purchased google play movies in it's library now even, and a few others. While there is still room for improvements, it's definitely not this basic anymore.

it's around a ~$200 tablet that is meant to supplement your NEST and Google home experience.. you returned it because it's not an an worthy of your entertainment needs. The hub acts as a screen for your nest cams, a reliable google assistant, and you can cast anything you want to watch from your phone. It's also a great slideshow for pictures. idk what you expected from the hub max.

Just picked up the new normal one and it's perfect for what I need it for and what it's made for, extra lil screen in my kitchen that can play music and cast videos to. I think as long as they're priced well and cheap then it's gonna be great plus nice to see it can control other home devices. Fair call though if I had paid 2.5x times the price for the big one I would probably be annoyed, that being said I want the bigger speaker haha but that's not worth the extra price!

You were expecting a tablet for $100-$230? Come on Kyle. This is more of a smart radio or clock that also happens to have chromecast built in to it. Your expectations were set way too high for $230 hardware with Google assistant built into it. I have 2 google home hub and use them everyday. The one in my bedroom helps me plan out my day, and one the one my living room helps me manage lighting and youtube playlist while I'm enjoying a meal. Is someone at the door or calling my phone? "Okay Google, pause the video (video paused on my TV)". Did I miss something interesting in the video? "Okay Google, rewind the video by 10 seconds." One of the videos on the playlist turned out to be boring or clickbait? "Okay Google, play the next video." This is actually one the only Google devices that I can recommend that didn't feel like it was Google just slapping their name on it (Google nest security cams with no free recording and Google wifi router with lack of advance settings).

From another PC enthusiast's perspective on the Google Home Hub that wanted to finally take the plunge onto making my home "smart". I didn't like it's limitations either so after finding the requirements to run Google Home/Assistant I went looking for an Android tablet with close to the same specs. All it needed to have is at least Android Lollipop (some sites said Marshmallow, but whatever, I can root the device and put a custom ROM on it), 2.4 GHz WI-fI, and Bluetooth (I couldn't find a specific spec, but most GA devices have at least 4.1). I looked on Ebay and found SEVERAL tablets in the $50 to 100 dollar price point that easily covered these specs. I ended up finding a HTC Nexus 9 for 50 bucks! It has BT 4.1, 2.4 and 5 GHz a/b/n/ac Wi-Fi, and updatable to Nougat 7.1.1, so all the bases are covered, PLUS it's a Google endorsed product. BONUS! Now the microphone issue, since a tablet's mic isn't suited for picking up voices from a distance. I picked up a EDUTIGE EIM-001 far field microphone for under 30 dollars on Amazon. So I now have a much more capable device with full Android Nougat and all of the full Play Store apps. The resolution is FAR superior with the Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset and decent stereo sound with HTC's "Boom Sound". Once I invested in a case/stand for the tablet, I'm still under $100 dollars for a much better Google Home Hub experience and have the option to go portable with the tablet if I want also!

That ad was enjoyable, Lyle's brother

With it being December 1st, this is the last HUB on my mind

I am getting one of these free of charge later on today. My broadband contract was over, and I was shopping around, I came across Vodafone doing broadband for £23, but the next day they started advertising the Google Home Nest Max promotion, which was £28 a month instead of £23. I cancelled my original order so that I could get this, as it still works out a hell of a lot cheaper than the £40 that my old provider wanted to charge me. You have to watch a lot of adverts on a computer when you watch any youtube content, so pretty much you cannot really complain about them showing you adverts on this device. If you want to avoid the adverts then pay for youtube premium.

My favorite part about the Google home hub is that it works just like a Chromecast! You can just cast almost any app from your phone. And you can cast your phone screen onto it. Not sure why that isn't mentioned here

This is exactly what I was looking for, a real review, not a stupid open box or someone that is always all excited and hyped for no reason. Thank you for helping with my decision. I was looking for a stationary unit that would help on the kitchen and on day to day stuff, that we could also use to check teachers emails, watch RU-vid recipes that many times has information on the notes and other day to day stuff but without having to hunt down the tablet. The Nest hub sure is not it.

Google unequivocally deserves the 'How TF Did This Sham of a Company Ever Succeed?' award. Google+ RU-vid on ANYTHING Android Hangouts This thing Etc etc etc

Thanks for this video. I almost picked this up due to the Black Friday sale pricing. But i felt like it was missing some features. Glad I'm not alone in that.

I understand the criticism from when this device came out by Bitwit. My usage with this machine have been great so far for my needs. I keep mine in my kitchen, far away from our family room and screen. I use it to look up and follow recipes while cooking. My house uses it as a speaker for music while cooking and for family dinners. And when I am away from home I can use the camera to monitor anyone in the kitchen and talk to my family with the Duo app. Eventually when we get outdoor and a doorbell camera it will be the monitor we use when in the kitchen. So for my family we use this several times daily but the barrier of entry was steep.

@bitwit . I use the google home max, and the google home mini exclusively with google products, my house is surrounded by nest cameras And products and the max works flawlessly with them all. “Hey google show me the front yard” goes right to it instantly. thermostat is great. Google duo is awesome to video chat with the family. And the camera itself being nest adds and extra security. I feel that this $230 was well worth the price for the features it does have

I got the regular Nest Hub for my moms for Mother's Day because my pops passed away this February and I set it up to display his photos of him and her from his Google Photo and her Google Photo account and she loves it. She doesn't need a camera she barely knows how to work video chat in her phone.

I can't help but feel that the problem is that your expectations were a bit high going into this, Kyle. I have a Nest Hub and it works pretty dang good at nearly everything it does. You have to keep in mind that this isn't just a stationary tablet, it's a passive device. Think of it like a Google Home and a Chromecast merged into one single device. You can use your voice to pull up a RU-vid video -just like you could if you had a separate Google Home and Chromecast- but the best UI experience is always going to be to pull it up through your phone/tablet and cast it to the Nest Hub. If you need more interaction (like/dislike, comments, etc) with a particular video, then that's what your phone and tablet are for. This thing is designed for someone who has flour stuck to their fingers and wants to set/pause timers, run a quick Google search, turn on/off lights, check who's at the front door, set the thermostat, etc. If you want to play a video tutorial of how to make glazed ham, then you're probably going to search through videos on your phone to find the one you want before you get to the point where your hands are covered in food/grease/etc and will cast it to the hub before you start cooking (though I do agree that searching for videos via voice and touch input could be improved). Also, I subscribe to RU-vid Premium, so I NEVER see ads on my Nest Hub. Also, the reason you couldn't pull up your Wyze cam on it is because the Wyze cloud service sucks ass and you have to go into the Google Home app on your phone and disconnect and log back into the service to make it work (I have to do this about once or twice every couple months). The Nest Hello and the Logitech Circle cams always pull up perfectly, on the other hand, so it doesn't seem to be a Google issue but rather a device manufacturer issue. Personally, I agree that the Nest Hub Max is overpriced for what it is and would recommend getting the smaller Nest Home Hub instead for a fraction of the cost, seeing as the speaker isn't really that bad, I have no need for a built in camera, and the screen isn't that much smaller. But the bottom line is that I already knew what to expect from my Nest Hub before I even got it home because I always research everything I buy before buying it. I guess for the layperson who sees it on the shelf at Home Depot and says "ooh shiny" and brings it home will probably have a less pleasant experience if they think what they are buying is a kitchen tablet rather than a smart assistant that has a built-in display.

Dude, I had to pause at 7m for this... Seriously you want to search youtube on the thing? You carry a phone right? "Cast to kitchen display". However you are right the recipe implementation and no method to look something like that up on a phone and send it to the screen is a definite deal breaker. Our smaller display sucks for that reason.

6:39 Do we have Lofi squad here

It's NOT a tablet replacement. I love mine so meh on ur rant. "Fell short in every sense" yet you gave it props in many areas and a 5 out of 10. It's better than any other smartscreen hub. Imho

2:53 I don't know about the Max, but on the smaller one you can cast Hulu to it from your phone.

Don't call this video a "Rant" it's more like an honest review! I just recently bought my Google Nest (The smaller brother to the Google Nest Hub Max) and I experienced everything you mentioned in this video. The Amazon Echo Show, seems to have way more features than this. The price I bought my Google Nest Hub $59.99 vs the Google Nest Hub Max $239.99 that leaves the consumer lots to think about! Google should have priced this at $120.00 instead, it's not worth the $239.99 in my opinion!✍✍✍✍✍✍

This is a Real world Review from someone that's actually bought it for themselves and found it Lacking in what it was Advertised as!! Love this kind of "not your everyday tech Item" Review!!

Thank gawd someone did an honest & open discussion about this. I'm a google fanboy but those deficiencies you pointed out (and rarely seem to enter the 'influencer's reviews') really don't make it worthwhile compared to the functionality of an android tablet.

You wanted a tablet and bought a smart display. It's great as a jukebox with Spotify, RU-vid, TuneIn and as a smart home controller. Also allows multi room WiFi music, intercom, Duo videocalls,... Plus doesn't operates with battery which is a big plus for me. Has its own space , like a tablet, a smartphone, smart Tv despite they all overlap on some functions.

I’d purchased the entire Alexa system for Black Friday on a massive deal. The Echo Show 8, Alarm system, Wyze camera, 3 dots for each room and Fire Stick 4K. For a second I thought I’d made a mistake because I heavily use Google Calendar and not much YT videos were expressing why NOT to get it. I’m so glad I watched this video, I saved hundreds. Everything you mentioned would drive me crazy. I love RU-vid cooking videos but If I have to cast it and drain my battery than what’s the point?

Search from your phone and send the video to hub. It's instantaneous. A no brainer.

I completely disagree... This was made by someone who is just looking for a tablet, which this thing isn't.. it's great, i fill out shopping lists and it automatically uploads to my phone... Just ask it how to make a sauce and it comes up with a step by step of that sauce... It's awesome, set timers for cooking without having to clean hands... It just works brilliantly

I have the regular Google Home and it seems to work perfectly with all my smart devices, i guess the nest hub max isn't finished yet? either way its still way too expensive. In my opinion

You spent $230 inviting the NSA into your home. American's seem to hate privacy.

Yeah, I feel like you just went in to this with the wrong expectations. It very much appears to be a Google Home but with a screen, and I don't think they've ever tried to market it differently. I'm not sure why you were expecting a full Android tablet experience. But I agree that it's over-priced for what you're getting. For now, I'm sticking to my Google Home Mini's and my phone for smart home controls.

I understand most of these shortcomings. My advice to those here shopping is to get those home hub (not max). It has many of the same limitations, but as a kitchen device it is great. No camera (a plus in my book), always on mic with a physical mute mic switch, and worth it despite the shortcomings listed even if just for these things while in or passing through the kitchen: "OK Google, ..." 1. "Add butter to my shopping list" (Lists can be shared with spouse and are then accessible via phone browser or assistant if you really want to talk to your phone at the store.) 2. "How many tablespoons are in 1 cup?" or other random fact question that you can usually count on assistant to be useful for like "Will it rain today?" even when your phone is charging somewhere else. 3. "Set a timer for 5 minutes" (or alarm, reminder) 4. "Play xyz on Spotify/youtube/etc." 5. "Read me the headlines" If it did just those things, I'd still find it worth the value. And even the smaller one does those things. The value of being able to get that just those things done I'm staring into the fridge, cooking a meal, passing through the kitchen on my way out the door is totally worth it even if there's a lot of potential value left on the table. (but imo get the one without a camera and don't put even that in the bedroom or somewhere else more sensitive.)

It's not marketed as a tablet. It's a Google home device. What were you expecting? You don't but a TV and expect the same features as a computer monitor do you?

I don't have the max but the reason I have the hub is because it is the control center of the nest system. Therefore I think you have mis-aligned expectations for its use. This was not meant for surfing at all really . The number one purpose of the hub in my opinion is to see what the cameras are showing you, see who is at the door or even what the other systems status are. Secondary to that is as an information center. You can ask google what is the weather this week , what time does Homedepot close, how many people died in the earthquake in Peru , what is the exchange rate of the dollar to Euro and that kind of thing. 3rd is that it would also allow you it instantly take notes and make reminders for appointments while you are busy in your kitchen. And down on the list is to put some nice sounding music in the air or as a media player of some kind. You can't just pic exactly what you want but I Imagine you could have programmed playlists you can access on youtube. But I would say for the stuff you are vexed about well you got off track of the point of the hub. However being able to cast to the hub is the fix for whatever you wished it could do for you like a tablet can if you so desire. Other wise go ahead and sit down with your laptop or tablet and have at it. Finally if what you paid for this is your big concern, like a couple hundred bucks, well hell we can all live without a lot of this crap if you are on a tight budget like that. These are luxuries of convenience .

That commercial you did in the beginning. Love it lol

Oh man, almost bought one for smart device control. Instead I bought a cheap wireless charger stand and used an old nexus as a remote control. I also wanted buttons for my lights to view as widgets. I used widget screensaver for always on display and added ifttt widgets to show with a low brightness to prevent burn-in. Works pretty great.

My wife and I saw the ad at 0:35 and we were totally cracking up....because my wife and I are like that too. She said she would have the same responses as wifeysauce..."why?" lol

Completely agree with your 2 main issues. The lack of abity to tweak a search manually by text in RU-vid is so painful and the lack of Netflix blows. Other than that it's OK. The duo calling is pretty good. Gestures are basic but good. Sound is good. In hindsight a docked tab with Bluetooth speaker is better but doesn't look as good

So a tablet without any of the features?

You missing the point. It all in one device google max, that includes google assistant speaker, Google indoor security camera, google chromecast, etc

Needs added two important features: USB or Bluetooth keyboard support & the ability to run portable apps from a USB thumb drive, such as a portable web browser. With an ad blocker app running, would empower the end user to bypass the main annoyance of all the ads.

Very informative video. I'd be interested to see you give similar devices like the Echo Show or Facebook Portal a spin just to see if they are also lacking in functionality.

"You just keep scrolling forever until you find a video you like" Moves past a ton of Linus videos.....good man lol

So far im loving this device. I don't have a tablet and just use my phone to browse or my PC. Also to be fair its my first time having a smart speaker. So im enjoying using it in my vanity area where i can just talk to it to play music and cast any youtube vids while im getting ready. There was also this time where i coudnt find my phone and i asked it wher it was and it rang my phone. haha maybe its just the smart assistant thats making me like it alot. Im thinking of buying multiple Hubs and spreading it around the house so i can blast synced music all over the house while im doing chores.

Thanks for this. I wanted to get this for RU-vid as well and you've showed that it doesn't work properly. And you're right...the video didn't take off. I've searched for "Google nest hub" a number of times and yours never popped up.

I purchased a Nest Max two days ago, waiting for the delivery, but I've got disappointed after watching your video. No keyboard, No Browser, No installable apps! Horrible! What Google has thought by releasing such a device in 2020! i have to look for another cool gadget for my home or my car! Thanks for the review

I got a Nest Hub Max on Black Friday and don't regret purchasing it. With that said, I do agree 100% with what you said in this video. I am just fortunate it works with every single device I have linked it to, my main gripe is that it does not let you use Google Hangouts and a few other video call services. It's like they are trying to force you to use Google Duo.... smh.

This thing doesn't work! When I use duo calling the other side can't hear me - the mic is off with no reason! To solve this, I then have to cancel the call and call again! The meeting feature doesn't work either! There is a blank white page in the middle of the screen! And when you file in a report, you can not add your own picture to illustrate the problem. And finally the Nest protect is not integrated properly with Google home so you cannot see the camera from google, only nest! and if you turn on 'home monitoring features' the Nest will malfunction and won't use the home/away feature so it will send you an intruder alert and send you your own picture! unbelievable!

I need to return mine also there are so many things that this does not do, one is that it does not install apps you have to search for everything and the on screen gboard does not have a microphone. Also the microphone in the RU-vid search bar does not function. Another complaint is that in order for the nest cam to work you have to migrate your nest cam account to Google, I have six other nest cams and I do not want to migrate the account. There are flaws involved with migrating the nest cam account to Google. There are additional problems with this but they are too numerous to waste my breath on so I'm returning it and will probably buy a laptop

So if you buy a nest camera for inside it's about $170. This unit can be used as a nest cam and it works really well. So the fact that you're getting two for one is really nice. I cast RU-vid TV to this device all the time in the kitchen and it's great great audio great video. With all that being said I feel like it's a great value.

You can cast to the google nest from your phone or tablet, close the RU-vid app on the phone, and it will continue to play on the google nest. That way both of your devices are not tied up. A work around for not having a keyboard on the nest hub.

You nailed it! I own the smaller Google Home and you are 100% right. It's good for my child to watch Peppa Pig and if you want to suddenly dance in your kitchen to a youtube tune but... yes, the rest is pants and frustration. And god, Don't try to ask to play some lullabies for your child in the evening, you will get Flo Rida songs with you can imagine, not quite for children lyrics. The most annoying I guess is pushing RU-vid Music instead of official music videos regardless of the 20 different ways you ask it to play! Sorry, to be fair, if you have Chromcast on your TVs it's good for casting or even turning off your TV.

Thanks, you just saved me some money. My clock radio has finally bitten the dust, & FM reception where I live was flakey AF. So I was wondering if these would work as an alarm clock & wake me playing Tunein radio stations using my Wi-Fi for better sound? I guess not? Seeing hamstrung this thing is.

I like my Google hub. All your complaints can be solved just by controlling it with your phone. No big deal

Hulu works on my Google next hub Max and so does plex

There's Netflix, Hulu, and RU-vid TV on this device.

you can cast to it if your app is castable. I have the Lenovo version and love mine

Good to see your favorites includes Linus :D

I brought one for Christmas and disappointed in that it does so little. The girl inJB Hifi said I could stream tv and use it like a tablet but you can’t . Jbhifi train your people on what this does ( which won’t take so long as it does so little)What a missed opportunity as we wanted to use it as a small tv we could use outside. No useful apps Yes you can make video calls but you have to use duo who nobody uses It has good sound though I’ll give it that but it’s just a speaker with a limited screen We will take ours back too - don’t get -very pricey over $300 in Australia and apart from better sound doesn’t do much more than a google mini

Good rant 10/10, would watch again! Especially since I've tried its smaller brother and I agree with everything, it feels like an afterthought.

Glad I watched this video. I was contemplating buying one. I'll stick with my phone or tablet instead. As always, great videos Kyle.

Hmm I have the Google hub max lil brother and my kids love it. They are always playing music or watching RU-vid without ads because I'm a Google music subscriber which I believe makes a huge difference. I think if someone enjoyed the G hub why wouldn't they like the G hub max? Let's be honest it's all about video calls. If that isn't a necessity or you are worried about Google always listening well heck you wouldn't have any smart device in your home to begin with. With prices slashed for the holidays people need to ask is it worth the purchase.

For that ad, you should have used a pcie bifurcarion riser. That way you can have your capture card as well as good graphics. Win win, and no one needs to fight over the top system.

But does it run Stadia?

Lets talk about how it cannot cohesively support their own products. Constantly having to reboot or resysnc, delete or readd devices and to date I still cannot get the camera to turn on for duo calls ... I very well might send this back myself

Did anyone else notice the camera was sort of... Pulsing? When pointed at the hub? It was weird, like the camera was coming in and out every second or so, but only by a tiny amount. I wouldn't say it was autofocus freaking out, because his hand was there and if it was autofocus was the issue I think the video would pull in and out more trying to get his hand in focus

The thing is so cheap, you’re being ignorant. It’s not a phone or a computer. It’s more to control your house by command. This thing is super genius!!! It has so many benefits

@bitwit you can load up disney+ and all sorts of apps and cast it to the screen. Wife watches movies on it that way.

Being this is 6 months old.. I hope they fixed some of this.. I really want it for its nest ability.. watch my cameras and adjust my thermostat.. set timers.. etc

Thanks for this video! I am new to the whole Google Assistant/smart home architecture. I got a free Google home mini with my upgrade to Spotify premium and have been enjoying the use of it so far! Are your issues primarily with this specific device or Google's architecture in particular? Are there other devices you would recommend to expand on one's smart home experience?

Thanks so much for this video, was really considering buying one of these and won’t be wasting my money now

I'm taking my POS standard Hub to the range on my next trip. It restarts constantly or just flat out freezes. It is also useless as you've found out. Oh, I can send it back but they'll charge me if they can't duplicate the issues....I'm not risking that when I got it free with my Pixel 3 purchase.

Good review you saved people money,i came here to watch a review because BT emailed me and offered the thing to me half price £40 with a code as a customer(was £80 RRP BT say) we have 2 Android tablets and very good bluetooth speaker although i connect through mini headphone jack and longish cable,never really use bluetooth in doors as my speaker is small i just move it to phone,Tablet or whatever other device will connect to my little speaker:)

So you bought it to do exactly the same things you could do with a laptop? Which you already have...

I like my Google home mini, I use as an alarm clock and very little else. Alexa is my go to for my smart stuffs in the apartment. Also, Alexa alerts me of my Amazon deliveries, local bus schedules w/ transit app, weather and my pick of news updates. All around, I prefer the Alexa over my Google mini, but it was a cheap, in the box, buy from a forum sale I saw on TPU. It serves it's purpose but is limited, no Amazon music, for example...

If you could get the new Google Assistant Ambient mode on your Tab then you could gain some of the function that the Hub has when it's just waiting to be used.

I bought the smaller Google Home hub for primary use as a digital photo frame that displays photos from Google Photos. That part works well except when you turn the lights off at night it goes to a dim clock... You can adjust the sensitivity of how dark it has to be before engaging but you can't turn it off... WTF? I sometimes cast Twitch, Facebook or RU-vid videos from my phone, but there is no way to do that without the phone which is silly in 2019. The added price of the new Nest Hub Max is unjustified. To say this is a new product as a defense for the lack of functionality isn't reasonable. This has been out for around 2 years hasn't it (original Google Home hub)? It doesn't seem like much has changed since launch....

Also if you set a timer on the Google nest hub you have to touch the display to stop the alarm, you cant say stop just like on the standard Google home speaker....

"Alexa, who be my bitch?" - - "Google Nest Hub Be My Bitch Sir"

Not sure what you were expecting; it's s a smart speaker with a screen... if you want to scroll through RU-vid with your fingers get an iPad or use your phone. Your not gonna be sitting with this thing in your lap its not ment for that.

I have the nest door bell and nest cameras and when someone rings on the doorbell, it will automatically show the doorbell camera feed on my nest hub which i think is cool. I do wish they would come out with a 1080p version soon.

I agree with wifey source that a dual PC is useless for most cases also that you still can make 1 better than the other. Really the only use case i can see it being used for is a NAS with a integrated full PC that it connects too via the network with another PC with more than enough high end hardware.

Its feels weird when people who make money from ads complain about ads. Google should take notes and stop ads on those channels, so users can be happy.

You can schedule a meeting faster by giving the entire instruction all at once. Great info though, I’ve never tried to use my google home hub like you do. The best feature is seeing all my gold photos showing up as I take pics. Next best is seeing reminders and smarthome stuff

Bought one during black Friday with some hue smart lights and light strips bundle. I put max on my kitchen counter and have been using it whenever I'm cooking or washing dishes. The non-existent browsing ability sucks for sure, so I just cast the YT vid from my phone for bigger display and better audio. The main reason I got max is because my phone and tablet can't pick up my voice when they are playing music and such, which makes hands free rewind/skip impossible. Max sure is overpriced for what it can do as of right now, here is hoping it will get Netflix support down the road. And I personally don't really mind the spying aspect of the mic and cam. I'm just a regular dude living a regular life that has nothing worth hiding.

It’s like they engineered the practicality right out of it. No on screen keyboard and it’s tethered to the countertop. I always saw these and assumed they were tablets with an integrated Bluetooth speaker base stand.

This is the first honest and detailed review of this product that I have seen. This is exactly what I needed to decide if I was going to buy it or not. Thank you very much!

Looks like a first gen iPad sat on a Google Home Mini, but I think that's giving it too much credit. Maybe closer to one of those digital picture frames that were hot for one Black Friday, instead of an iPad.

I have the same problem. I brought it for wifey. I didn't think about having a tablet in my kitchen. Am Gona return mine.. 👍👍👍

The WORST thing about my Google Max Hub is that is loses connection to my Google 'doorbell camera' (newest version). It drives me nuts. I need to monitor my front door Nest/Google Doorbell Camera from my home office desk to keep an eye out for deliveries, arrivals, etc. It works great... for around 15-20 minutes then the Google Max Hub errors stating, "Camera feed is not available" and I lose the picture. The odd thing is that the camera is still working just fine because I can see it on my phone or tablet but not the Max Hub which is the reason why I bought this thing to begin with. All Google can offer as help is to reset everything, which of course I have done many times and does not solve the issue. My WIFI setup is topnotch and leaves nothing to be desired so I do not believe that my system is at fault here. The Max Hub is actually a great unit for other purposes but the fact it will not stay connected is aggravating and there is no solution in sight and no way to actually diagnose what is going on from a more technical standpoint.

The ad for the dual system in the Phantex case: How do you toggle between them with 1 keyboard and monitor and can you transfer files? One use case is a Nvidia equipped side can be used to edit video but the other side can then take the 4K video and transcode the video to lower resolutions for uploading.

It's hard to believe they didn't include a chrome browser on that ad content machine. Basically it's worth little unless you use it to mirror your phone. And most of that stuff you can do off your phone anyway and cast it to a friggin huge smart tv. Google seems to want to become more like Apple in limiting customers experiences, however it does it in the oddest ways. Ways that actually make you go hmmmm, wtf?!?

3:30 Nexus 7, surprised it's still running, was a great tablet for the time though.