Thanks in tumid part to thelow - cost Echo Dot , Amazon grabbed an early trail in the smart speaker quad . But this fall Google hit back firmly with the Home Mini , which has become the best cheap smart talker to buyfor most people . Unfortunately , shortly after its launching , a bugaffecting the top touch controls in some Home Minis caused Google to handicap the feature for prevent its machine from recordingaudio at all clock time .
But now , after two months , Google has a partial fix for Mini ’s “ touch touch ” issue . The troupe has addressed the problem viaa new firmware update(version 1.29 ) , which Gizmodo can confirm is already be useable for user in Google’sfirmware preview distribution channel . The update does n’t restore all of the Home Mini ’s touching controls though , as manually triggering phonation controls using a long press on the top of the twist still wo n’t crop .
However , you will be able to play or pause music , end phone calls , and quiet warning signal by performing a long wardrobe on either side of the gimmick . We ’ve reached out to Google to line up out when the 1.29 microcode will be usable to all users , but we have n’t listen back yet .
There ’s no word yet if the $ 400 Home Max sustain from standardized issuance , as the verbalizer just went on sale this hebdomad . But we ’ll be sure to test it out as before long as we get our hands on Google ’s newfangled gamey - end fresh talker .
[ Update 8:10 promethium ] After we make out for comment , a Google spokesperson responded saying that the addition of ghost controls to the side of the Home Mini in the latest firmware are meant to replace the original top touch control , which Google will not be fetch back .
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