How to Set Up the Google Home Mini

Table of Content

• Control unit
• Voice commands for Philips Hue scenes
• Set up with Hue Bridge
• Add the bulb to a new room in your current home
• Use the Google Home app

Make sure your mobile device, your speaker or display, and your smart light bulbs, are all on the same Wi-Fi network. If you use a bridge, also check the Wi-Fi network of the bridge. Use the Google Home app to connect smart lights with Google Home devices.

Then, tap the light bulb you’re having issues with and scroll down to the “Help” section. Here, you’ll find a list of common issues and how to fix them. You can use Voice Match to turn on/off your lights if you have a Google Home Mini or Max. Then, tap the light bulb you want to control and scroll down to the “Voice Match” section. Tap “Add Voice Match” and follow the prompts. If you have a Google Home Mini or Max, you can use location-based triggers to turn on/off your lights.

Control unit

The Hue Bridge typically costs around $60. Setting up smart lights is easy — but it’s even easier with Seamless Setup when you set up your Philips Hue Bluetooth-enabled lights in the Google Home app. And it is so fun to be able to control your lights around your home with simple voice commands. Create a unique name. Type in the desired name for your bulb that you'll use for voice commands. Once all added you are set to go, any voice commands used now should change your lights and turn them on and off.

Once you have downloaded the Google Home app, make sure that your Bluetooth is turned on. Open the app and choose a Google account to connect to and select "Get started" Once your app is looking for devices, you’re ready for the next step. You can connect up to 6 C by GE light bulbs for each speaker or display. I seen a nice amout of videos and let me tell you it is not as easy to set everything up like in the videos. If you have set up Hue and added it to Google home then great, but what if you then add a new bulb in the future and you want to add this to Google Home. If you have got a new Google home or the mini and it is set up, you can now start adding your home devices such as your Hue bulbs and lights.

Voice commands for Philips Hue scenes

If you have had any issue with these steps, check our troubleshoot steps below. If you can't find your lights, force close the Google Home app and try again. The signal between your bulb and your speaker or display might not be strong enough. To increase the signal strength, move the bulb and your speaker or display closer to each other.

Once the app has discovered the light, tap it to select. Tap the back arrow icon to return to the main screen of the Google Home app. All your Philips Hue lights and Rooms will now be listed.

Set up with Hue Bridge

Lastly, the bottom button controls both the brightness when you hold it down, as well as turning the music feature on and off. The top button turns the Govee Smart Lights on and off. Followed by the button that changes the LED’s colors. The control unit is easy to place anywhere as it has a 3M backing and can stick to almost anything.

(If it doesn't, tap the Device button in the top right and then tap the Add New Device button to get instructions on how to find the device.) Tap Set Up. The Google Home adds a ton of convenience and ease to your home with the ability to play music, turn on the lights or hear the weather forecast. On your mobile device or tablet, turn Wi-Fi off and then back on. Reopen the Google Home app and try to set it up again.

Add the bulb to a new room in your current home

For better control, give each of your bulbs its own nickname. To schedule a Routine, set the time and day, and the speaker you want to use. At the top left, tap Add Set up device Works with Google. Download the Google Home App if you do not have it already and set it up with your Google Home device.

If you're still unable to resolve the issue,share feedback about speakers and displays. Make sure you have the latest version of the Google Home app. At the top right, tap Settings Remove device Remove. At the top right, tap Settings Home choose a home tap Next choose a room tap Next.

Works with the Google Assistant

Then, tap the light bulb you want to control and scroll down to the “Location” section. Tap “Add Location” and follow the prompts. Factory reset your bulbs.Note that the reset sequence is different depending on your bulbs’ firmware version. If your bulbs don’t flash on and off 3 times after you finish the first reset sequence, you'll need to use the second reset sequence.

Here, you’ll see information about the current state of your light, such as whether it’s on or off, what color it is, and how bright it is. You can also set a schedule for your lights so they automatically turn on or off at certain times. Then, tap the light bulb you want to schedule and scroll down to the “Schedules” section. Next, tap “Create Schedule” and follow the prompts. Works with the Google Assistant light bulbs are compatible with the Google Assistant but are not Made for Google. To set up Works with the Google Assistant bulbs, you'll need both the Google Home app and the bulb maker’s app.

Doesn’t connect to google at all. Adding via the Google Home app, you log in, then are prompted to “simply tap the big button” to authenticate. Tried short taps, long presses, hard presses, soft presses, nothing. No response at all, just a big animated hand showing how simple it is to get working by only doing what I’ve done a dozen times. After a few minutes it says “Do you want to try again?

Then attempt to re-setup your bulbs using the Google Home app. Other devices near your speaker or display, or C by GE bulbs, might cause interference. If you have a nearby Wi-Fi router, cordless phone, microwave, or Bluetooth speaker, move it further away if you can.