You can use your voice, touch controls, or the Google Home app to control the volume on your Google smart speaker or display.
- To control the volume of media and voice assistant, use any method.
- To control the volume of alarms and timers, use the Google Home app or your display screen.
Control volume by voice
| To do this: | Say "OK Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
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Increase volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will increase by 5%. |
"Turn it up" |
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Decrease volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will decrease by 5%. |
"Turn it down" |
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Set specific volume level The volume ranges from 0-100% or 0-10. At 0, media is muted, but your voice assistant speaks at 5% volume. |
"Volume level 5" |
| Set volume to 100% | "Max volume" |
| Set volume to 5% | "Minimum volume" |
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Mute or unmute media volume Your voice assistant, alarms, and timers will remain at their current volume. |
"Mute" |
| Change volume by a specific amount | "Increase volume by 10%" "Decrease volume by 15%" |
| Get the current volume level | "What's the volume?" |
| Control volume in multiple rooms | “Turn up the volume in the kitchen speaker and turn down the volume in the bedroom.” |
| To do this: | Say "OK Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
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Increase volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will increase by 5%. |
"Turn it up" |
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Decrease volume by 10% On Google Home Max, the volume will decrease by 5%. |
"Turn it down" |
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Set specific volume level The volume ranges from 0-100% or 0-10. At 0, media is muted, but your voice assistant speaks at 5% volume. |
"Volume level 5" |
| Set volume to 100% | "Max volume" |
| Set volume to 5% | "Minimum volume" |
|
Mute or unmute media volume Your voice assistant, alarms, and timers will remain at their current volume. |
"Mute" |
| Change volume by a specific amount | "Increase volume by 10%" "Decrease volume by 15%" |
| Get the current volume level | "What's the volume?" |
| Control volume in multiple rooms | “Turn up the volume in the kitchen speaker and turn down the volume in the bedroom.” |
Learn more ways to Control Google smart devices by voice.
Control volume by touch
Important: Unless otherwise noted, touch controls change the volume of media and voice assistant only. They don't change the volume of timers and alarms.
Google smart speakers
Google Nest Audio
| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Audio like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Tap the right side of the Nest Audio. Google Nest Wifi pointThe volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. |
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Turn down the volume |
Tap the left side of the Nest Audio. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 5%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Nest Wifi point
| To do this: | Touch Nest Wifi point like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Tap the right side of the Nest Wifi point. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
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Turn down the volume |
Tap the left side of the Nest Wifi point. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Nest Mini (2nd gen)
| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Mini like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Tap the right side of the Nest Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
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Turn down the volume |
Tap the left side of the Nest Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Home Max
| To do this: | Touch Google Home Max like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Horizontal placement: Swipe from left to right along the line on the top of the Google Home Max. Vertical placement: Swipe up along the line on the right side of the Google Home Max. |
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Turn down the volume |
Horizontal placement: Swipe from right to left along the line on the top of the Google Home Max. Vertical placement: Swipe down along the line on the right side of the Google Home Max. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Home Mini (1st gen)
| To do this: | Touch Google Home Mini like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
Tap the right side of the Home Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. |
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Turn down the volume |
Tap the left side of the Home Mini. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each tap changes the volume by 10%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Home
| To do this: | Touch Google Home like this: | Image |
Turn up the volume  |
On the top of the device, swipe clockwise. |  |
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Turn down the volume |
On the top of the device, swipe counterclockwise. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Google Nest displays
Google Nest Hub Max
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Turn up the volume On the back of the Nest Hub Max, press the upper volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. |
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Turn down the volume On the back of the Nest Hub Max, press the lower volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. Tip: When the volume is set to 0:
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Additional controls to manage the volume of multiple devices are available on your display. Learn more about multi-room controls.
Google Nest Hub
| To do this: | Touch Google Nest Hub like this: | Image |
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Turn up the volume |
On the back of the Google Nest Hub, press the upper volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. |
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Turn down the volume |
On the back of the Google Nest Hub, press the lower volume button. The volume ranges from 0-100%. Each press changes the volume by 5%. Note: When the volume is set to 0:
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Control volume from the Google Home app
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app
.
- Tap Home
Favorites
.
- Tap the current media session for:
- Playback controls
- Volume control (media and voice assistant)
- Playback device selection
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app
- Tap Home
, then touch and hold your device's tile.
- Tap Settings
- Adjust the volume.
Control volume from the Nest display screen
Important: To control the volume of alarms and timers, use the Quick settings menu. The volume button and media card adjust the volume of media and your voice assistant only.
- To open the Quick settings menu, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Volume
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- Use the main volume control slider
- If needed, tap Expand
to open the volume control slider for timers and alarms
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- Use the main volume control slider
- To change the volume, swipe the slider left or right.
The media card lets you control the volume on all devices that are currently playing media in the home.
- To find the media card, swipe down from the top, then tap Media. If the screen shows the media that's playing, you can tap the screen instead.
- On the active media card, tap [device name]
to get a list of available devices. Each active device in the list has its own slider for volume control.
- To change the volume, swipe the slider left or right.