Can you use Google Nest Mini as Bluetooth speakers?

Can you use Google Nest Mini as Bluetooth speakers

The Google Nest range are superb smart speakers that allow you to listen to music, ask for advice, control smart home devices, and more. But they also need Wi-Fi to operate. If your internet connection is dropped, what can you do?! Well, you can use Google Nest Mini as Bluetooth speakers!

 

Thanks to its Bluetooth capability, you can enjoy any audio from your phone or laptop. Turning your Google Nest device into a plain old Bluetooth speaker couldn’t be simpler!

 

Follow these quick steps to use your Google Nest/Home Mini speaker or Google Nest display as a Bluetooth speaker with your smartphone or laptop.

 

 

Playing music on your Google Nest/Home speaker or display using Bluetooth

The following 3 steps will allow you to play music stored on your mobile device (phone or tablet) or computer on your Google Nest or Home speaker or display using Bluetooth. This includes music downloaded from iTunes, Audible, Apple Music and personal playlists.

 

 

Step 1. Pair your mobile device and speaker or display

From the Google Home app

  1. Open the Google Home app
  2. Touch and hold the tile of the device that you want to pair
  3. Tap Settings > Audio > Paired Bluetooth devices > Enable pairing mode.

 

From your mobile device’s Bluetooth settings

  1. On your mobile device’s home screen, tap Settings > Bluetooth
  2. Turn on Bluetooth
  3. Tap the name of the speaker or display that you’d like to pair.

 

From your computer’s Bluetooth settings

Note: Steps vary depending on computer or laptop model.

 

Windows OS

  1. Select the Start button > type ‘Bluetooth’ > select Bluetooth settings from the list
  2. Turn on Bluetooth
  3. Tap the name of the speaker or display that you’d like to pair.

 

Mac OS

  1. Click the Apple menu > System preferences
  2. Find the Bluetooth icon
  3. Turn on Bluetooth
  4. Select the name of the speaker or display that you’d like to pair.

 

 

Google Nest mini bluetooth speaker

 

 

Step 2. Connect your mobile device and speaker or display

If your speaker or display is paired with multiple mobile devices, it will connect to the most recently paired device. Google has an excellent article that will help you to check which mobile devices are connected to your speaker or display.

 

Using your mobile device

  1. Open Bluetooth settings on your mobile device
  2. Under ‘Available devices’, tap the speaker or display that you paired to your mobile device.

 

Using your voice

If you prefer to use voice commands with the built-in Google Assistant, you can simply say: “Hey Google, Connect to Bluetooth“, and it will search for devices to connect to using Bluetooth.

 

Once linked, your mobile device will stay connected to your speaker or display until you disconnect. Again, you can simply say: “Hey Google, Disconnect to Bluetooth“.

 

 

Step 3. Enjoy listening to music

After your mobile device is paired and connected to your speaker or display, you can listen to music and playlists using basic and advanced music commands.

 

How to manage paired and connected devices

You can manage your devices using the Google Home app that’s free and available from both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

 

Check which mobile device is paired with your device

  1. Open the Google Home app
  2. Touch and hold your device’s tile
  3. At the top right, tap Settings > Audio Paired Bluetooth devices
  4. You’ll see your mobile device and the date it was paired.

 

Unpair mobile device and your speaker or display

  1. Open the Google Home app
  2. Touch and hold the tile of the device that you want to unpair
  3. At the top right, tap Settings > Audio Paired Bluetooth devices
  4. Tap the X next to the device that you want to unpair  Unpair.

 

Using your voice

You can also use voice commands to complete this action. Here are a few phrases to try:

  • Turn on your speaker or display’s Bluetooth: “Hey Google, turn on Bluetooth”
  • Check pairing status: “Hey Google, is Bluetooth active?”
  • Check pairing status: “Hey Google, is Bluetooth paired?”
  • Check pairing status: “Hey Google, is Bluetooth connected?”
  • Exit Bluetooth pairing: “Hey Google, exit Bluetooth pairing”
  • Exit Bluetooth pairing: “Hey Google, cancel Bluetooth pairing”
  • Clear all paired devices: “Hey Google, clear all paired Bluetooth devices”
  • Clear all paired devices: “Hey Google, clear all Bluetooth devices”

 

 

Google Home mini speaker bluetooth

 

 

That’s how to use Google Nest Mini as Bluetooth speakers

Once your device is paired with your Google Nest/Home speaker or display, you can start using it just like any ordinary Bluetooth speaker.

 

You can listen to audio files you’ve saved locally or from apps that Google Home isn’t supporting. You can even stream movies on your phone or laptop and use the speaker for the audio to get that multimedia room feel.

 

So, that’s how to use Google Nest Mini as Bluetooth speakers! With an internet connection, you can stream music, including from Spotify to your Nest Mini.

About the author: Ashley Saunders

Passionate about all things smart home tech, I'm the editor-in-chief of My Dream Haus. On the weekend, you'll find me installing even more Fibaro and Z-Wave devices at home, walking dogs, or watching America TV sitcoms! Explore more articles from this author.