Using Google mini home in holiday let

[Amanda88R]

We are wanting to set up a Google mini at our holiday let to control things like the lights heating etc. and for guests to use as a speaker if possible. But we want to be able to control what guests can change and what they can’t. Is this possible? If it is how do we go about this?

[David_K · Accepted solution]

Google Home Mini and Google Nest Mini devices are not really designed to be used in this manner. They are personal devices you setup with your account, linking it to you, your data and other devices.

The only way you could achieve something like this is to:

1. Setup the device
2. Make sure voice match is turned off
3. Make sure personal results is turned off

But we want to be able to control what guests can change and what they can’t

What specifically do you mean by this? Here are all the speaker settings you can change:

Change Google Nest device settings

[David_K · Accepted solution]

Google Home Mini and Google Nest Mini devices are not really designed to be used in this manner. They are personal devices you setup with your account, linking it to you, your data and other devices.

The only way you could achieve something like this is to:

1. Setup the device
2. Make sure voice match is turned off
3. Make sure personal results is turned off

But we want to be able to control what guests can change and what they can’t

What specifically do you mean by this? Here are all the speaker settings you can change:

Change Google Nest device settings

[Amanda88R]

Hi so sorry for the delay I’ve been really poorly. 

we are wanting to make it so they can do things like turn on and off smart lights and control the heating but not do things like delete devices/lights by accident. So I know there is something called guest mode would that do what I’m after?

[Muddi]

Hey Amanda88R,

Thanks for stopping by on the Google Nest Community Forum.

Chiming in to ensure everything is covered here. Are the troubleshooting steps shared help? By the way, I appreciate @David_K for helping.

Let us know if you're still having issues with your device, and the community will be glad to help.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Muddi]

Hey Amanda88R,

I'd like to check if you're all good to go. Please feel free to respond to this thread if you have questions and I'd be glad to help.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Muddi]

Hey Amanda88R,

I haven’t heard back, so I'll be locking this thread if we won't hear back from you again in 24 hrs. Should that happen, feel free to create a new one if you have more questions or have other concerns in the future.
 

Cheers,

Muddi

[Amanda88R]

I’m really poorly in hospital and haven’t had time to look at your responses yet. Please bear with me

[Muddi]

Hey Amanda88R,

Thanks for coming back to us. Sorry to hear that you're in the hospital. I hope everything is okay. I'll keep this thread open for a while, and wait for an update from you.

Take care!

Cheers,

Muddi

[Amanda88R]

Thank you for that. We are now in a position to actually try and set this up! Sorry for the delay I’ve been very poorly

[Muddi]

Hey Amanda88R,

No worries! I understand. I hope everything is fine. Moving forward, it is possible for your guest to use the speakers in controlling your smart devices in the house. I suggest you set it up on a different email (not your personal email) to avoid other people to see or know your personal details like contacts, and calendar events. For limitations on what they can and cannot do, there's a filter that you use but it depends if your preferred restriction is included. 

Here are the links that might be helpful to you: 

• Explore features
• Set up Digital Wellbeing
• Connect smart home devices in the Google Home app

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Muddi

[Jeran · Accepted solution]

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? 

Thank you,
Jeran
 

[Amanda88R]

No I think that’s everything for now

[Jeran]

Hey there Amanda88R,

Sounds good! In that case, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread for now. If you have any more questions or concerns in the future, please feel free to create a new thread.

Thank you for your help, David and Muddi!

Best regards,

Jeran