Google Speaker

Product information

Key specs

Smart home platform

Google Assistant, Homey, IFTTT

Power supply type

Power grid

Voice control

Linkable to a protocol

Smart home platform	Google Assistant, Homey, IFTTT
Power supply type	Power grid
Voice control
Linkable to a protocol

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Pros and cons

According to our smart home hub expert

• Thanks to the voice control, you can control the hub without using your smartphone or tablet.
• With extra Google Assistant speakers, you can easily create a multi-room setup and stream music throughout the house.
• If you connect the speaker to a Google Chromecast, you can stream voice-activated videos to your TV.
• You need a Google account to use functions such as calendar management.
• To control a standard television with the hub, you need a Chromecast.

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Description

The Google Home speaker plays your favorite music and is your hands-free help around the house. The speaker can be set up for each language and country. You get the most recent information about things such as the trains, the weather, and the news from the country that you've set. This isn't available for Belgium yet. You can give commands to play music or to dim your smart lights. Thanks to voice recognition, you can use the speaker with up to 6 people. First connect the speaker to AC power, then use Bluetooth to link it with the Google Home app on your smartphone via Bluetooth. Adjust settings such as the language of the speaker and the temperature display. Do you have Google Chromecast? If so, you can use voice control to stream videos to your television via the speaker and connect the speaker to other Google Cast supported speakers.

Note: The Flemish version of Google Home isn't available yet. This means you use the Dutch or French version in Belgium. When you ask Google Home questions about the news or the weather, you get answers that are about The Netherlands or France. The other smart options, such as controlling your lighting, thermostat, or your music, are available.

The Google Home speaker plays your favorite music and is your hands-free help around the house. The speaker can be set up for each language and country. You get the most recent information about things such as the trains, the weather, and the news from the country that you've set. This isn't available for Belgium yet. You can give commands to play music or to dim your smart lights. Thanks to voice recognition, you can use the speaker with up to 6 people. First connect the speaker to AC power, then use Bluetooth to link it with the Google Home app on your smartphone via Bluetooth. Adjust settings such as the language of the speaker and the temperature display. Do you have Google Chromecast? If so, you can use voice control to stream videos to your television via the speaker and connect the speaker to other Google Cast supported speakers.

Note: The Flemish version of Google Home isn't available yet. This means you use the Dutch or French version in Belgium. When you ask Google Home questions about the news or the weather, you get answers that are about The Netherlands or France. The other smart options, such as controlling your lighting, thermostat, or your music, are available.

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Included by default

• Manual
• Charging cable

Included by default

• Manual
• Charging cable

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Key specs

Smart home platform

Google Assistant, Homey, IFTTT

Power supply type

Power grid

Voice control

Linkable to a protocol

Smart home platform	Google Assistant, Homey, IFTTT
Power supply type	Power grid
Voice control
Linkable to a protocol

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Reviews

382 reviews

9,1/10 (382 reviews)

Rating

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5 stars 0 reviews

133 reviews with 4 stars

4 stars 0 reviews

15 reviews with 3 stars

3 stars 0 reviews

2 reviews with 2 stars

2 stars 0 reviews

1 reviews with 1 star

1 star 0 reviews

Rating per section

Sound quality

8,7

Range

8,4

Installation & user friendliness

9,4

Price-quality ratio

8,3

Connectivity

8,8

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Most helpful reviews

9,1/10

Dear Home Assistant!

• solidity
• Multiple languages possible
• Sometimes mixes languages

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• Filip
• 18 July 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Top product with many options

• Works well with KAKU
• Good sound
• Some difficulty with voice control at first but he / she learns quickly

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• J.w.f. rackwitsz
• 31 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,3/10

Handy, but doesn't function optimally yet

• The sound is much better than with the Google Mini
• Design looks good
• Companion app could be better

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• Wim schoenmakers
• 28 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

Perfect for making a home smart.

• easy setup
• Very good sound
• Can learn something from certain phrases

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• Wouter holtslag
• 3 December 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,7/10

Handiness in a modern jacket

• humor from google
• Albert Heijn
• Dutch version still has a lot to learn but is well on its way.

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• Evelien hunter
• 30 November 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Is worth it's money!!

• good sound
• functions perfectly
• no battery in practice, just very nice in combination.

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• Jens lankamp
• 22 December 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,3/10

cool thing but yes something that always listens to you

• easy to install
• understands quite a lot
• no battery or I haven't been able to find it yet

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• Mark
• 31 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Great device and A lot of fun

• Even more fun than you think, a woman who listens
• Solid construction
• Speaker could be better

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• Jan de kievit
• 28 December 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,7/10

An internet radio with many tools

• Lots of options (Radio, weather, opening times, shopping list, ect)
• Understands the Dutch language well
• Difficulty following orders at times

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• H. s.
• 7 January 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Amazing asset

• Set everything up in the app
• Always listens well
• No alarm clock when internet goes down

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• Erik van der vlist
• 15 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,1/10

Dear Home Assistant!

• solidity
• Multiple languages possible
• Sound quality
• Sometimes mixes languages

Very good device. Better than Siri. Speaks nice Dutch but Flemish would be even better. It is not yet possible to add news from VRT via the App. Very good for setting timers and alarms. Have already purchased a Google Home mini for the bedroom via Coolblue. Not perfect yet but on the way to become it. Google supplies quality hardware and software! Am very satisfied.

• Filip
• 18 July 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Top product with many options

• Works well with KAKU
• Good sound
• Works well with chromecast
• Some difficulty with voice control at first but he / she learns quickly

Super easy to just control all the lights with voice and play all the music you ask for

• J.w.f. rackwitsz
• 31 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,3/10

Handy, but doesn't function optimally yet

• The sound is much better than with the Google Mini
• Design looks good
• Multilingual including Dutch
• Companion app could be better

Having already had 1 year of experience with both English Google Mini and Amazon Dot versions, we recently decided to buy the Google Home as well. Especially for the better audio quality compared to the Google Mini. The Home is well built, feels solid and sounds good. Installation was easy in the Google Home app on my Android phone. If you want a different language, you can easily change this in your Home app on your smartphone. Unfortunately, the Amazon Dot can only be used in English or German in our region.
Unfortunately, after startup, the Dutch Google Home software did not function optimally. The Home sometimes didn't respond at all, and couldn't find my Philips HUE lamps either. He also often did not understand what I wanted. Now, after a week, everything is working better, and I can control all my Philips HUE lamps and the Nest thermostat, and it all functions reasonably well. In Dutch there are now always fewer functions and apps available than in English.
I can't get voice match (voice recognition) to work either, so guests or family members can ask my Google Home for my private matters such as my personal agenda (G+) or Google reminders.
The intention is precisely that every family member can request and use his own agenda, music, timers and reminders. Choosing a different voice for the Google Home also doesn't work (yet?). Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to link a Harmony Hub to our Dutch Google Home, despite the fact that a Harmony app is available in the software.
Streaming from YouTube to a Chromecast on the TV works perfectly via the Google Home, and it automatically switches the TV on and off again.
Conclusion: It takes some getting used to for the user to use the Google Home optimally. He can't handle words like 'heating', for example, but he understands 'thermostat' perfectly. The Google Home software is apparently also learning, and sometimes hard of hearing, but it gets a little better every week. It is a nice and handy device to have at home, with endless possibilities.

• Wim schoenmakers
• 28 October 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

803578

Manufacturer code

GA00341-NL

Brand

Google Nest

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Carry-in warranty

Old product returned for free

Physical properties

Height

8,8 cm

Depth

21,6 cm

Width

15,5 cm

Weight

1 kg

Color

White

Material

Fabric, Plastic

Built-in screen

Built-in microphone

Water-resistant

Power supply

Power supply type

Power grid

Network and streaming

Link to router

Wireless

Multi-room audio

Multi-room functions

Make a stereo pair, Surround sound mode, Zones separately, Zones simultaneously

Plays from network

AirPlay

Google Cast

Spotify Connect

Bluetooth

Bluetooth profiles

Hands-Free Profile (HFP), Headset Profile (HSP), Remote control (AVRCP), Standard Audio (A2DP)

NFC

Streaming services

Google Play Music, Netflix, Spotify, TuneIn, YouTube

Number of devices that can be paired

1

Smart Home compatibility

Controls via app

Compatible with smartphone / apps

Controlled via Apple app

Controlled via Android app

Controlled via Windows app

Linkable to home automation

Control panel included

Smart home platform

Google Assistant, Homey, IFTTT

Other properties

Voice control

Clock speed

1,2 GHz

Frequencies

2400

Number of frequency channels

2

Protocol

Bluetooth

Introduction year and updates

Guaranteed support with updates

36 months after release date

Year introduced

2016

Introduction month

November