ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 69The Google Nest Hub Max’s privacy switch
disables its camera and mutes the mic, but
there’s no physical camera shutterdisable the microphones and the camera lens,
although there’s no physical lens cover. (The
competing 10in Amazon Echo Show also lacks an
actual camera shutter.) A green indicator light next to
the lens flashes when the camera is in use.
On the rear of the Nest Hub Max’s base is a barrel-
shaped power port for the included 30-watt power
adaptor. There’s no 3.5mm audio jack for attaching a
speaker, but you can always pair a Bluetooth speaker
to the display, and besides, the Nest Hub Max’s
stereo speakers are nothing to sneeze at. Built into
the vbase are a pair of 18mm tweeters and a 75mm
woofer, and while the Nest Hub Max’s reasonable
detailed and impressively loud sound won’t rival that
of a pricey Sonos One speaker, it still manages to