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Best Google Assistant speakers in 2024
If you like Google Assistant and you're looking for the best speakers to use it with in your home, then you've come to the right place.
When it comes to the best smart speakers on the market, there is really only a choice between two voice assistants. In one corner, you have Amazon Alexa, and in the other, Google Assistant. While very similar in many regards, Google Assistant has one key advantage when it comes to implanting itself into your daily routine: If you use an Android phone, you've probably already been using Google Assistant, perhaps without giving it much thought. But it's there on your phone as a voice assistant, and it's a great tool to add some smart features to your everyday life. A compatible smart speaker will take that very assistant from your phone and insert it into every room in your home.
Best smart speakers in 2024
One of the easiest ways to get your smart home started is with a smart speaker.
Smart speakers have become ubiquitous in daily life, enabling voice assistant control of our smart devices and dispensing facts without picking up our phones. While all the smart speakers on the market have differing levels of sound quality, I’ll let you in on a big secret. They all perform great voice assistant duties.
How to factory reset a Google Nest speaker or smart display
Whether it's acting up or you're passing it on to a new owner, you'll want to know how to reset a Google Nest speaker or display.
As good as smart speakers like the Google Nest Audio are, things will go wrong. Or maybe you just need to safely dispose of them or pass them on to a new owner. In all of these cases, we highly recommend you factory reset your smart speaker or display. While it's easy to reset all of Google's smart speakers and displays, the method varies across devices. And since you can't use your voice or the Google Home app to reset your smart speaker or display, you need to know exactly what to do. To help you out, we've outlined the process for all current Google Nest speakers and smart displays.
Grab these last-minute Google Nest Black Friday deals before they're gone!
Go from dumb home to smart home on the cheap
There's honestly no better time to jump into the smart home game than Black Friday. That's no less true this year, which has seen an absolute truckload of smart home deals. Some of the best have been on Google's excellent Nest range of devices, but they're about to wrap up with Black Friday deals coming to a close soon.
How to update Google Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers
Smart speakers like the Google Nest range are supposed to be super simple to live with, but that said, how do you update them?
Keeping your smart devices up to date can be really easy. But on devices like any of the best smart speakers, it's also not immediately obvious what to do. This is true of the Google Nest Audio and Nest Mini, two of the best Google Assistant speakers you can buy. On your phone, it's easy, it has a screen and a menu and there's always a manual way to check for new software updates.
Amazon and Best Buy are offering some killer deals on Google Nest products
Amazon and Best Buy are currently offering some killer deals on Google Nest smart home products. Read on to learn more.
Several Google Nest smart home products are available at attractive discounts during the ongoing Amazon Prime Day and Best Buy Black Friday in July sale events. If you've been waiting on pulling the trigger on a new smart home setup or just want to add another smart speaker or display to your household, here are some of the best Google Nest deals you can snag right now.
Which music services are supported on Google Assistant and the Google Nest speakers?
There are lots of music services you can listen to with Google Assistant on the Google Nest speakers, here's a full rundown.
One of the most common uses for all the best smart speakers, like the Google Nest Audio, is as a music device. The Nest speakers are more than just a fancy music device, but it's definitely one of the most used features. For music, you need a service to supply the tunes.
Get a Nest Hub for $60 ($40 off), or a Nest Audio speaker for $75 ($25 off)
Google's 7-inch Nest Hub smart display is on sale at multiple retailers, as well as the latest Nest Audio smart speaker.
Google sells a few different smart speakers at the moment. There’s the compact audio-only Nest Mini, the Nest Audio with improved sound quality, the Nest Hub with a touchscreen, and the larger Nest Hub Max with an integrated camera. Even though there's some legal drama surrounding Nest devices right now, they're still excellent smart speakers and smart displays, and now they're all on sale.
You will no longer be able to use Speaker Group volume control on Nest devices
Googles says it will be removing a few features from the Nest devices, including the Speaker Group volume control. Read on.
The ongoing legal fight between Sonos and Google took a huge turn yesterday as the United States International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Sonos. The US trade court declared that Google violated five Sonos patents pertaining to smart speakers. While it remains to be seen how this ruling will affect future Nest products, Google has confirmed it will be rolling out various workarounds (read dropping features) across the ruling-affected products to circumvent Sonos patents. To that end, Googles says it will be removing a few features from the Nest devices, including the Speaker Group volume control.
Get a Google Nest Audio or Nest Hub for just $80 today ($20 off)
You can get a Nest Hub or Nest Audio for $80, a discount of $20 from the usual prices, thanks to a new site-wide sale at Staples.
Google sells a few different smart speakers at the moment. There's the compact audio-only Nest Mini, the Nest Audio with improved sound quality, the Nest Hub with a touchscreen, and the larger Nest Hub Max. Now you can get either a Nest Audio speaker or the latest Nest Hub for $80, a savings of $20 from the usual prices, thanks to a new site-wide coupon at Staples.
Get a Nest Audio or second-gen Nest Hub for $80 today ($20 off)
You can now buy either a Nest Audio speaker or a Nest Hub smart display for $80, $20 off the usual prices, thanks to a sale at Staples.
Google sells a few different smart speakers at the moment, including the compact Nest Mini, the larger Nest Audio, the Nest Hub with a touchscreen, and the upgraded Nest Hub Max. Now you can get either a Nest Audio speaker or the latest Nest Hub for $80, a savings of $20 from the usual prices, thanks to a new site-wide coupon at Staples.
Get a Nest Audio smart speaker for $80 today ($20 off)
Google's best smart speaker for audio quality is on sale for $20 below the usual price, in all colors.
Google's best standalone smart speaker is the Nest Audio. It doesn't have a touchscreen, like the Nest Hub and other smart displays, but it offers excellent sound quality and the ability to pair two units together for stereo sound. The speaker normally goes for around $90-100, but it's currently on sale for $79.99 at multiple retail stores.
Google Home Max discontinued as last available units sell out
Google confirmed that it will no longer manufacturer the Google Home Max, ending a three-year run for the behemoth speaker.
Google’s larger-than-life Home Max is being retired, the company confirmed on Monday. After three years on the market — its anniversary was December 11 — Google said the last remaining units in its store have been sold, with no plans to manufacture new stock. It’s the end of an era for Google’s monstrous HiFi speaker.
Apple Music rolls out for Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays
Google has announced that Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays now support Apple Music in the U.S. and other regions.
The fire’s going, hot chocolate is made, and snow is falling outside. Now, the only thing you need is to play some relaxing holiday music. Speaking of which, Google announced on Monday that Apple Music is now available on Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays.
Google is working on Nest Audio integration with Chromecast
Google has confirmed it’s working on making it possible to use Nest Audio as the primary audio output of your TV. Read on to know more!
Nest Audio is the latest smart speaker from Google, replacing the original Google Home that launched all the way back in 2016. The Nest Audio not only offers much better sound quality, but it also looks aesthetically pleasing in its fabric-covered body. We rated the Nest Audio highly for its amazing sound quality in our review. While the speaker makes for a great choice for streaming music and listening to podcasts, you’ll soon be able to utilize Google's new smart speaker for watching movies and TV shows.
Google Nest Audio review: A powerful choice to embrace the Assistant ecosystem
The Google Nest Audio sits in the middle of Google's Assistant-based smart speaker portfolio. Here's our review of the Nest Audio!
Back in 2016 at its I/O developer conference, Google introduced the Google Assistant alongside the original Google Home smart speaker. At the time, Google Assistant was perceived as Google Now 2.0, a virtual assistant that adopted a conversational approach to search backed by Google's artificial intelligence and machine learning. Fast forward to 2020, and Google Assistant has evolved into a potent virtual assistant — arguably even the best. Google Assistant powers some of the highlighting experiences on Android, and its deep, thoughtful, and focused integration on Pixel smartphones is what makes them a Pixel in the first place.
Google Pixel 4a and Nest Audio launched in India for ₹29,999 and ₹6,999
Google has launched the Pixel 4a and Nest Audio in India, coming in at ₹29,999 and ₹6,999 respectively. Read on to know more!
At the Made by Google event earlier this month, Google finally lifted the covers off the new Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G. Along with the two new smartphones, the company unveiled the Nest Audio smart speaker and the Google Chromecast with Google TV streaming stick. While the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4a will not be coming to India, Google has launched the Pixel 4a and Nest Audio in the country.
Google won't bring the Pixel 5 or Pixel 4a 5G to India, but the Pixel 4a and Nest Audio launch this month
Google won't be launching the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G in India, but the regular Pixel 4a and Nest Audio smart speaker will be launched later this month.
At the Made by Google event yesterday, Google finally lifted the covers off the new Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G. Along with the two new smartphones, the company unveiled the Nest Audio smart speaker and the Google Chromecast with Google TV streaming stick. Following the announcement, Google revealed that the new Chromecast dongle is already up for sale in the US, the Nest Audio speaker would be available starting October 5th, and the new Pixel devices will start shipping to buyers in select regions by October 15th. Sadly though, fans in India won't get a chance to purchase the new Pixel hardware once again.
The Nest Audio is a $99 Google Assistant smart speaker with powerful audio
The Google Nest Audio is the latest smart speaker from Google, bringing together a powerful speaker with Google Assistant. Read on for more!
The Google Nest Mini (the successor to the Google Home Mini) is an incredibly popular compact smart speaker. However, Google’s ambitions with Assistant-enabled speakers started with the original Google Home four years ago. That device is long overdue for a successor, and we seem to finally have one. Meet the new Google Nest Audio, the latest smart speaker from Google with Google Assistant functionality.
Watch Google announce the Google Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, and new Chromecast and Nest devices!
Google is announcing the Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, Chromecast with Google TV, and Nest Audio today. Here's how to watch the event and our recap.
Today is September 30th, the date that Google set for its "Launch Night In" event. The event starts in under 1 hour, and we're expecting to see Google announce 2 new Pixel phones, 1 new Chromecast, and 1 new smart speaker. Thanks to leaks, official teasers from Google, and retailers breaking street date, we know pretty much everything about the new Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, Chromecast with Google TV, and Nest Audio.