Various Retailers have
Google Nest Audio Smart Speaker (Charcoal or Chalk) on sale
from $49.98.
Shipping is free, otherwise select free store pick up where available.
- Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Thanks to community members
mizike789 &
mulligan for finding this deal.
Available from:
- Walmart (Charcoal or Chalk) $49.98
- Best Buy (Charcoal or Chalk) $49.99
- Kohl's (Charcoal or Chalk) $49.99 + earn $10 in Kohl's Cash for use Aug 26 to Sept 2 (details).
- Lowe's (Chalk) $49.99 + free shipping for MyLowe's Rewards Members (free to join).
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#1
• TV is streaming a soccer game
• me to speaker in bathroom: "hey google, can I (loses train of thought)...cancel"
• GA: "okay, stopping living room TV"
• me to speaker in bathroom: "hey google, resume living room TV"
• "nothing's playing right now"
#2
• on hub in kitchen, streaming BBC radio station, clicks on "home group" button to play on all speakers
• it starts playing on the other speakers for a second and then pauses forcing me to have to click play (and it's not a buffering issue, I've patiently waited to test this out)
#3
• me to any speaker: "hey google, play SONG NAME on home group"
• GA: "I'm sorry, I can't find a home group (yet I can click on it on my nest hub screen just fine and it'll play to the home group)"
#4
• me to any speaker: "hey google, play SONG NAME"
• *song starts playing*
• hey google, play on my home group
• GA: "I'm sorry, something went wrong"
#5
• "hey google, turn off my living room light"
• GA: "I'm sorry, it looks like that device isn't available right now"
• I immediately say the same thing again and it turns off
#6
• "hey google, please play (current song) on home group"
• "Sorry, I can't find a home group. Please make sure that device is turned on and connected to the internet."
#7
• "hey google, set living room light to 100%"
• sets it to last setting which was 30%
• one time I said 100% again and it still set it at the last 30% setting, then on the third time it changed it (this has happened twice now)
So yeah, I'm really not a huge advocate anymore, I feel like in the last year or two shit has been going backwards with their AI shit.
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Like others have said it's super hit or miss besides that when it comes to groups or voice commands.
My favorite use for them now is connecting one to a power stop when I'm having a grill out and just playing Spotify.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/home...Id=55788
Is there any AI based smart speakers out there?
Sounded good in a stereo pair but they were inconsistent and I spent too much time trying to work with them and get normal consistent functionality
But I digress- Google is just ok. I have a couple of them puck looking speakers I don't even use anymore, and the Nest Hubs sit largely unused for the most part. Currently the one in my office is buried under a mountain of paperwork.
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I was having problems with the
Groupings disappearing from Spotify on my iPhone
( same on my pixel 7 )
After a lot of trouble shooting , I found if I rebooted the MAX, the groups would come back to Spotify
( even when the groups were missing in Spotify , I could issue voice commands to play on the groups )
I had to do the MAX reboots 1-2 times per week for almost a year
Interesting enough , everything has been completely fine for about 2-months as of today
I'm not sure if an update was pushed out
My home WiFi is UniFi access points , hard wired to UniFi switch and router
I especially recommend this to the people who are complaining about issues with speaker pairs or groups. Ever since I upgraded my WiFi I've had no issues.
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#1
• TV is streaming a soccer game
• me to speaker in bathroom: "hey google, can I (loses train of thought)...cancel"
• GA: "okay, stopping living room TV"
• me to speaker in bathroom: "hey google, resume living room TV"
• "nothing's playing right now"
#2
• on hub in kitchen, streaming BBC radio station, clicks on "home group" button to play on all speakers
• it starts playing on the other speakers for a second and then pauses forcing me to have to click play (and it's not a buffering issue, I've patiently waited to test this out)
#3
• me to any speaker: "hey google, play SONG NAME on home group"
• GA: "I'm sorry, I can't find a home group (yet I can click on it on my nest hub screen just fine and it'll play to the home group)"
#4
• me to any speaker: "hey google, play SONG NAME"
• *song starts playing*
• hey google, play on my home group
• GA: "I'm sorry, something went wrong"
#5
• "hey google, turn off my living room light"
• GA: "I'm sorry, it looks like that device isn't available right now"
• I immediately say the same thing again and it turns off
#6
• "hey google, please play (current song) on home group"
• "Sorry, I can't find a home group. Please make sure that device is turned on and connected to the internet."
#7
• "hey google, set living room light to 100%"
• sets it to last setting which was 30%
• one time I said 100% again and it still set it at the last 30% setting, then on the third time it changed it (this has happened twice now)
So yeah, I'm really not a huge advocate anymore, I feel like in the last year or two shit has been going backwards with their AI shit.
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