Control Google smart devices by touch
Use touch controls to adjust the volume, media playback functions, and more on your Google smart speaker or display.
Important: Touch controls change only the volume of media and voice assistant. Learn how to change the volume of alarms and timers.
Speakers
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Play, pause, or stop media, or end a current phone call Tap the center of the Nest Audio. |
👁 tap area |
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Stop a ringing alarm or timer Tap the center of the Nest Audio. |
👁 tap area |
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Turn up the volume Tap the right side of the Nest Audio. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. |
👁 volume up touch location |
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Turn down the volume Tap the left side of the Nest Audio. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down touch location |
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Turn mic on or off Toggle the switch next to the power cord.
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👁 microphone switch |
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Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the center of the Nest Audio. Hold for about 15 seconds. |
👁 tap area |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from the Nest Audio. |
👁 unplug power |
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Play, pause, or stop media, or end a current phone call Tap the center of the Nest Wifi point. |
👁 Nest Wifi center tap |
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Stop a ringing alarm or timer Tap the center of the Nest Wifi point. |
👁 Nest Wifi center tap |
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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%. |
👁 Nest Wifi point volume up |
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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%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 Nest Wifi point volume down |
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Turn mic on or off Toggle the switch next to the power cord.
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👁 Nest Wifi point mic on-off |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from the Nest Wifi point. |
👁 Nest Wifi unplug |
👁 Googel Nest Mini
Google Nest Mini (2nd gen)
The Google Nest Mini (2nd gen) has a wall mount screw slot on the back. If your device doesn’t have a wall mount screw slot, it's a Google Home Mini (1st gen).
To reverse the right and left controls:
- Open the Google Home app 👁 Image
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- Tap Home 👁 Image
👁 and then
All devices 👁 Image
, then touch and hold your device's tile. - Tap Settings 👁 Image
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Audio 👁 Image
Reverse device controls.
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Play, pause, or stop media, or end a current phone call Tap the center of the Nest Mini. |
👁 Google Nest Mini center tap |
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Stop a ringing alarm or timer Tap the center of the Nest Mini. |
👁 Google Nest Mini center tap |
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Turn up the volume 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 Tap the left side of the Nest Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 Google Nest Mini volume down |
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Turn mic on or off Toggle the switch next to the power cord.
Tip: If you turn off the microphone, your assistant can't listen or interact with you. |
👁 Google Nest Mini mic on-off |
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Turn the mic off, then press and hold the lights in the center of the Nest Mini. Hold for about 15 seconds. |
👁 Google Nest Mini reset |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from the Nest Mini. |
👁 Google Nest Mini unplug |
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Play, pause, or stop media, stop a ringing alarm or timer, or end a call Horizontal placement: Tap the line on the top of the Google Home Max. Vertical placement: Tap the line on the right side of the Google Home Max. |
👁 tap vertical line 👁 tap vertical placement |
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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. |
👁 google home max volume adjust 👁 vertical volume adjust |
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Turn mic on or off Toggle the switch on the back of the Google Home Max.
You can't use your voice or the Google Home app to turn the mic on or off. Tip: When you turn off the microphone:
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👁 microphone mute |
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Press and hold the factory reset button above the power cord on the back of the Google Home Max. Find the small gray button. Hold for about 12 seconds. |
👁 home max factory reset button |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from the Google Home Max. |
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Play, pause, or stop media or end a current phone call Press and hold either side of the Home Mini. |
👁 google home mini tap diagram |
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Stop a ringing alarm or timer Press and hold either side of the Home Mini. |
👁 google home mini tap diagram |
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Turn up the volume 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 Press and hold the left side of the Home Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down |
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Turn mic on or off Toggle the switch next to the power cord.
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👁 microphone mute |
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Press and hold the factory reset button located below the power cord on the bottom of the Home Mini. Find the circle etched into the base. Hold for about 12 seconds. |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from the Home Mini. |
👁 unplug cable |
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Play, pause, or stop alarm or timer Tap once on the top of the device. |
👁 Tap play |
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Turn up the volume Swipe clockwise on the top of the device. |
👁 volume up rotation |
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Turn down the volume Swipe counterclockwise on the top of the device. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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👁 volume down rotation |
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Start your request Press and hold on the top of the device. |
👁 touch start access |
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Mic on or off Press the microphone mute button on the back of the device. Tip: If you mute the microphone, your assistant can't listen or interact with you. |
👁 microphone on and off |
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Press and hold the factory reset button on the back of Google Home. |
👁 microphone on and off |
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Turn off power Unplug the power cable from Google Home. |
👁 Cable into Google home |
Displays
You can also use your screen to control your Google Nest display.
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Turn up the volume Press the upper volume button on the back of the Google Nest Hub. |
👁 nest hub volume up button |
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Turn down the volume Press the lower volume button on the back of the Google Nest Hub. |
👁 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.
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Google Nest Hub Max
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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.
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