ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85The Nest Mini does change things up a bit by
letting you tap the top of the speaker to pause your
music. Indeed, that was the original intent with the
Home Mini, until it turned out that the top button –
which was also supposed to let you summon Google
Assistant without speaking the wake word001 – could
be inadvertently activated by the fabric itself. Google
ended up moving the play/pause button functionality
to the sides before the original Home Mini shipped to
customers, and even now with the Nest Mini, tapping
the top button won’t wake Assistant.
In another thoughtful change, built-in proximity
sensors activate new LEDs on each side when your
hand nears the speaker, tipping you off that those
invisible side volume buttons are ready and waiting.The Google Nest Mini retains the Home
Mini’s mic mute switch, although the
Micro-USB charging port has been
replaced with a barrel connector