Based on my experience trying to activate a brand new Nest Mini speake
using my Pixel 6, the only real solution is to put the Pixel back in the
box and go buy a Motorola smartphone. What a foolish mess this is...
No idea how to check the firmware on the Mini. My Pixel 6 is running
Android 12 with updates through July 5th as of when the issue was
encountered. Not seeing reference to firmware for the phone. Let me know
if you need anything else (and perhaps how...
Hi, Muddi. My experience with my new Nest Mini mirrors CherylK's. I got
the same 'need to activate before setup' msg. and went to the Help
article referred to. As I'm in the US (East Coast), I followed the US
directions to attempt the Google TV "setu...
I find it mildly absurd that you cannot use Google's flagship phone
(Pixel 6) to "activate" a Google Nest Mini. I, too, had to dig an old
Motorola smart phone out of my desk drawer in order to get Google Home
to recognize and set up the Mini. But the...
