With Google smart speakers and displays, you can make calls to friends, family and businesses with your voice. You can also make video calls with a Nest display. Before you make a call from your speaker or display, set up the calling methods that you want to use.
Important:
- Legacy calls, previously known as Duo, are being upgraded to Meet calls on speakers and displays.
- Incoming and outgoing 1:1 calls are supported on speakers and displays.
- Incoming group calls are supported on displays.
- Incoming group calls aren't supported on speakers.
- Google Home Max and Nest Wifi point don't support calling.
- Outgoing group calls aren't supported on speakers and displays.
- Outgoing calls to the same Google Account and linked phone number currently signed in to the Nest device aren't supported.
- The system recognises the device as the 'caller' and can't simultaneously be the 'receiver'.
Make a call on your Nest speaker or display
Start a voice call
Important: This feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do Not Disturb if Digital Wellbeing is enabled.
Voice calls are available on all Google Nest and Home speakers and displays through Google Meet. If you live in the US or Canada, you can also use Google-supported or mobile calling with Google Fi and Google Voice.
Use voice commands to start a call
You can use voice commands to start a call once you've set up your preferred calling method.
Say 'Hey Google', then:
- 'Call [contact name]'.
- 'Call [business name]'.
- 'What is the nearest [business]?' then 'Hey Google, call them'.
- You'll get a prompt to add the name and number to your Google contacts.
- 'Call [phone number]'.
Use your display to start a call
You can make a call with the touchscreen if you've set up household contacts on a Nest display.
- Swipe down from the top of the display screen.
- Tap Communication.
- Tap Call
on the 'Household contacts' screen. The calling method used depends on the contact selected.
on the 'Household contacts' screen. The calling method used depends on the contact selected.Start a video call
You can make video calls with Google Meet.
Video calls are available on Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) and Google Nest Hub Max. Make sure that the device that you use for calling has a camera. Nest Hub and Nest Hub (2nd gen) can receive video but can't send video.
- Say 'Hey Google, video call [contact]'.
- If you've set up household contacts on a Nest display:
- Swipe down from the top of the display screen.
- Tap Communication.
- Tap Video call
on the 'Household contacts' card.
on the 'Household contacts' card.Important:
- Group calling is available in English in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
- This feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do Not Disturb if Digital Wellbeing is enabled.
You can make group video calls with Google Meet on Nest displays. This feature is available in English in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
To start a group call:
- From your contact search box, pick the contacts that you want to start a group call with 'Hey Google, start a group call'.
- Start the group call.
Depending on the group size, the screen might not show everyone in the call. To view someone else in the call, tap the overflow and select the person that you want.
If Digital Wellbeing is enabled, this feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do Not Disturb.
Receive a call on your Nest speaker or display
You can receive Google Meet calls on your Nest speaker or display.
- To answer a call, say 'Hey Google, answer the call'.
- To decline a call, say 'Hey Google, decline the call'.
You can also use one of these options:
- Tap Answer.
- Tap Decline.
- Tap the top to answer.
- Press and hold the top to decline.
- To answer a call, tap the centre of your device.
- To decline a call, tap and hold the centre of your device.
- Tap the side to answer.
- Press and hold the side to decline.
Tip: To temporarily block calls at undesired times, change your call settings.
Mute or unmute a call (Nest displays only)
- To mute a call: On your Nest display screen, tap Mute
.
- To unmute a call: On your Nest display screen, tap Unmute
.
.End a call
To end a call with your voice, say 'Hey Google', then:
- 'End the call'
- 'Hang up'
- 'Stop'
- 'Disconnect'
To end the call with a touch control:
- Google Nest Hub Max, Google Nest Hub: Tap End call
- Google Home: Tap the top
- Google Nest Mini, Google Nest Audio: Tap the centre
- Google Home Mini: Tap the side
If the recipient ends the call, you should get an end call tone.
Check activity
You can get a voice recording of the query used to start the call or queries used with the voice assistant in My Activity. No other information is recorded.
Google doesn't retain:
- Voice data
- Google Meet calls
- Google to mobile device calls
Google only saves:
- Call duration
- Errors
- Number of calls