Control volume of Google smart speakers and displays
You can use your voice, touch controls, or the Google Home app to control the volume on your Google smart speaker or display.
- To control the volume of media and voice assistant, use any method.
- To control the volume of alarms and timers, use the Google Home app or your display screen.
Control volume by voice
| To do this: | Say "OK Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
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Increase volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will increase by 5%. |
"Turn it up" |
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Decrease volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will decrease by 5%. |
"Turn it down" |
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Set specific volume level The volume ranges from 0-100% or 0-10. At 0, media is muted, but your voice assistant speaks at 5% volume. |
"Volume level 5" |
| Set volume to 100% | "Max volume" |
| Set volume to 5% | "Minimum volume" |
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Mute or unmute media volume Your voice assistant, alarms, and timers will remain at their current volume. |
"Mute" |
| Change volume by a specific amount | "Increase volume by 10%" "Decrease volume by 15%" |
| Get the current volume level | "What's the volume?" |
| Control volume in multiple rooms | “Turn up the volume in the kitchen speaker and turn down the volume in the bedroom.” |
| To do this: | Say "OK Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
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Increase volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will increase by 5%. |
"Turn it up" |
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Decrease volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will decrease by 5%. |
"Turn it down" |
|
Set specific volume level The volume ranges from 0-100% or 0-10. At 0, media is muted, but your voice assistant speaks at 5% volume. |
"Volume level 5" |
| Set volume to 100% | "Max volume" |
| Set volume to 5% | "Minimum volume" |
|
Mute or unmute media volume Your voice assistant, alarms, and timers will remain at their current volume. |
"Mute" |
| Change volume by a specific amount | "Increase volume by 10%" "Decrease volume by 15%" |
| Get the current volume level | "What's the volume?" |
| Control volume in multiple rooms | “Turn up the volume in the kitchen speaker and turn down the volume in the bedroom.” |
Learn more ways to Control Google smart devices by voice.
Control volume by touch
Important: Unless otherwise noted, touch controls change the volume of media and voice assistant only. They don't change the volume of timers and alarms.
Google smart speakers
| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Audio like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the right side of the Nest Audio. Google Nest Wifi pointThe volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. |
👁 volume up touch location |
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Turn down the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the left side of the Nest Audio. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down touch location |
👁 Nest Wifi point
Google Nest Wifi point
| To do this: | Touch Nest Wifi point like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Tap the right side of the Nest Wifi point. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
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Turn down the volume |
Tap the left side of the Nest Wifi point. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Mini like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the right side of the Nest Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
👁 Google Nest Mini volume up |
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Turn down the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the left side of the Nest Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 Google Nest Mini volume down |
| To do this: | Touch Google Home Max like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Horizontal placement: Swipe from left to right along the line on the top of the Google Home Max. Vertical placement: Swipe up along the line on the right side of the Google Home Max. |
👁 google home max volume adjust 👁 vertical volume adjust |
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Turn down the volume |
Horizontal placement: Swipe from right to left along the line on the top of the Google Home Max. Vertical placement: Swipe down along the line on the right side of the Google Home Max. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 google home max volume adjust 👁 vertical volume adjust |
| To do this: | Touch Google Home Mini like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the right side of the Home Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
👁 volume up |
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Turn down the volume 👁 Image |
Tap the left side of the Home Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down |
| To do this: | Touch Google Home like this: | Image |
| Turn up the volume 👁 Image |
On the top of the device, swipe clockwise. | 👁 volume up rotation |
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Turn down the volume 👁 Image |
On the top of the device, swipe counterclockwise. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down rotation |
Google Nest displays
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Google Nest Hub Max
| Action | Image |
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Turn up the volume On the back of the Nest Hub Max, press the upper volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. |
👁 nest hub volume up button |
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Turn down the volume On the back of the Nest Hub Max, press the lower volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 nest hub volume down button |
Additional controls to manage the volume of multiple devices are available on your display. Learn more about multi-room controls.
| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Hub like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
On the back of the Google Nest Hub, press the upper volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. |
👁 nest hub volume up button |
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Turn down the volume |
On the back of the Google Nest Hub, press the lower volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 nest hub volume down button |
Control volume from the Google Home app
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app 👁 Image
. - Tap Home 👁 Image
👁 and then
Favorites 👁 Image
. - Tap the current media session for:
- Playback controls
- Volume control (media and voice assistant)
- Playback device selection
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app 👁 Google Home app
. - Tap Home 👁 Image
👁 and then
All devices 👁 Image
, then touch and hold your device's tile. - Tap Settings 👁 Image
👁 and then
Audio 👁 and then
Alarms & Timers. - Adjust the volume.
Control volume from the Nest display screen
Important: To control the volume of alarms and timers, use the Quick settings menu. The volume button and media card adjust the volume of media and your voice assistant only.
- To open the Quick settings menu, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Volume 👁 Image
. - To change the volume, swipe the slider left or right.
The media card lets you control the volume on all devices that are currently playing media in the home.
- To find the media card, swipe down from the top, then tap Media. If the screen shows the media that's playing, you can tap the screen instead.
- On the active media card, tap [device name] 👁 Image
to get a list of available devices. Each active device in the list has its own slider for volume control. - To change the volume, swipe the slider left or right.