If you’re like most people, you probably use your Google Home device to control your home’s smart devices. But did you know that Google Home can also be used as a guest controller? In this article, we’ll show you how to use guest mode on your Google Home device so that family and friends can control the devices in your home without having to sign in to their Google accounts. To get started, first make sure that your Google Home is connected to the internet. Then open the Google Home app on your mobile device and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen. From here, select Settings > Guest Control. On the next page, you will see a list of all of the devices connected to your home network. To add a new device, click on Add Device and enter its IP address or name. You can then choose which of these devices will be controlled by guests using guest mode. Once you have added all of the devices that you want to allow guests access to, click on Save Changes at the bottom of the page. Now when someone uses their Google Home device as a controller for one of these devices, they will be prompted to sign in with their account information or use guest mode instead. ..
What Is Google Assistant Guest Mode?
The idea behind “Guest Mode” is to turn your Nest Hub, Nest Mini, Google Home, or Google Assistant smart speaker into a public device. It turns off access to any personal results and doesn’t save queries to your account. It’s kind of like “Incognito Mode” in a web browser.
When you set up a device such as a Google Assistant smart speaker, you can enable “personal results.” This means that when you ask for certain things, the Assistant will gather information from your Google Calendar, shopping lists, Gmail, and other accounts associated with you.
The “Voice Match” feature is intended to prevent others from accessing these personal results, but it’s not perfect. The other issue is that any command given to the smart speaker that isn’t personal will still be recorded to your account. “Guest Mode” solves these problems.
How to Turn on Guest Mode
Guest Mode is only supported on Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers and smart displays. It is not available on the Google Assistant found on Android phones, tablets, iPhones, or iPads.
To turn on Guest Mode, simply say “Hey Google, turn on guest mode.” You will hear a chime, and Guest Mode will start.
How to Turn off Guest Mode
As you may have guessed, turning off Guest Mode works in the same way.
Simply say “Hey Google, turn off guest mode.” You will hear a chime, and Guest Mode will end.
It should be noted that while Guest Mode is similar to “Incognito Mode” in a web browser, it’s not as robust. The speaker is still connected to your Google account and any other integrations you have set up. That includes music apps and smart home devices. Also, anyone can use the command to turn off Guest Mode.
Guest Mode is intended to be used when you have guests over at your house with you. It shouldn’t be used as a security feature when you’re away from home. With those limitations in mind, it’s still a pretty handy feature.
