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Google's Smart Speaker Just Got Smaller. the Homemini Is a Voice-Controlled Speaker That Can Be Used to Playmusic, Control Smart Home Gadgets, Answer Trivia...

What Is Google Mini? | Contextresponse. Com
Google's smart speaker just got smaller. The HomeMini is a voice-controlled speaker that can be used to playmusic, control smart home gadgets, answer trivia questions, addthings to a shopping list, create calendar appointments, or playvideo on a Chromecast-enabled screen.

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Also, what does a Google home mini do?

The Home Mini basically does everythingthe full-sized Google Home does, just in a smaller packagewith a much smaller speaker. It'll answer questions, set timers andalarms, play music, read the news or information from the web, andcontrol a relatively large collection of smart home devicessuch as Hue lights.

Secondly, can Google home mini turn on my TV? If your TV also has HDMI-CEC and that feature isenabled (check your TV's HDMI settings), you can useGoogle Home to tell your Chromecast to turn the TV onor off. Your Google Home can also switch tothe HDMI input the Chromecast is connected to on yourTV when you send a voice command to start playingcontent.

Beside this, is there a monthly fee to use Google home mini?

There is no monthly fee. You can usethe free version of Spotify, Tunein etc for music. All youreally need is a google account, which is also free. Youuse Google Home on your smart phone to setup your GoogleHome.

Can Google Mini make calls?

Make calls on Google Home. With Hands-FreeCalling on Google Home, you can call friends,family, and businesses using just your voice. This functionality isavailable in the U.S., U.K., Canada (English and French) (excludingterritories).

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Can Google home mini make phone calls?

Google Home lets you call anyone in yourcontacts; it doesn't matter if they also own a Google Homespeaker or not. You're calling their actual phone. There'sno way to call someone else's Google Home like youcan make Echo to Echo calls with Alexa. Googleonly supports outgoing calls.

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Does Google home mini play music?

If you want to use the Home Mini to primarilyplay music, you can wirelessly link it to a largerspeaker for better audio quality. (You can use theMini as a Bluetooth speaker for your phone or tablet, but itcannot connect to a larger speaker over Bluetooth as the Echo Dotcan.)
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