BTW, I mentioned disabling Google Assistant on my phone because I
thought having two devices near each other both performing similar
"listening" functions might cause some interference. So far it's been
two days and I haven't heard the popping noise....
The popping started recently for me also, maybe 3 months back. I've had
the mini for at least 2 years.One behavior change I am certain about is
I recently enabled Google Assistant on my phone (Pixel 6a). I never used
it on my phone before because it ...