You can use your voice, touch controls, or the Google Home app to control the volume on your Google Nest or Home speaker or display.
- To control the volume of media and Google Assistant, use any method
- To control the volume of alarms and timers, use the Google Home app or your Nest display screen
Control volume by voice
Important: Voice commands change the volume of media and Google Assistant only. They don't change the volume of alarms and timers.
| To do this: | Say "OK Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
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Increase volume by 10% Note: On Google Home Max, the volume will increase by 5%. |
"Turn it up" |
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Decrease volume by 10% Note: On Google Home Max, the volume will decrease by 5%. |
"Turn it down" |
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Set specific volume level Note: The volume ranges from 0-100% or 0-10. At 0, media is muted, but Google 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 Note: Google 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?" |
For more ways you can control your device with your voice, go to Control Google Nest or Home devices by voice.
Control volume by touch
Important: Unless otherwise noted, touch controls change the volume of media and Google Assistant only. They don't change the volume of timers and alarms.
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 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 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 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 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. The 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 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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Google Nest Hub Max
| To do this: | Touch Nest Hub Max like this: | Image |
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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%. Note: 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 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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Control volume from the Google Home app
Control media volume
- Make sure your mobile device or tablet is linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
- Open the Google Home app
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- Tap Favorites
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- Tap the current media session for:
- Playback controls
- Volume control (media and Google Assistant)
- Playback device selection
Control alarm and timer volume
- 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 Favorites
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- Tap and hold your device's tile.
- Tap Settings
Audio
- 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 Google Assistant only.
Control volume with the Quick settings menu
- 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.
Control volume with the Media card
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
- Note: 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.
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