Google Nest Mini / Google speaker group

Hi @fcusson. Thanks for fast reply. I know that is little mess but That names went to my HA automatically. My Google Cast integration: Media Tab: Nest Hub 2 is the same as Nest Hub in Google Cast. Google Home integration: Google Home App Nest Mini: ![Screenshot_2024-12-05-21-42-30-93_2d2bd67b5e15ae98c151ac739cd68

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I'm gonna be brutally honest with you. If you want decent multiroom audio, like Sonos, get rid of your Google mini speakers. Sure, you can use the Cast integration, pre-define groups in Home app and use Spotcast (custom integration that allows to play Spotify over Chromecast). But it has issues (like dropped Chromecast speakers, Spotify API changing and no option for on the fly speaker changing). I have 6 of them and only use them for voice commands and notifications (after having used it like mentioned above and going crazy at a point). So get a couple of Raspberry Pi's and install …

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Which smart speaker has the smoothest integration in HA?. As a user of Apple devices I tend to get an Apple Homepod for the living and a mini for the first floor, but is that the best choice? I want to use it for playing music, ask questions and control my house (mainly lighting and an audio message that's someone's at the front door, as my dog goes lunatic mode when he hears the door bell). Right now, I use an Ikea Symfonisk for the radio-part and 2 Google Nest Mini's for asking questions. I don't get the integration of the Nest Mini's going in my Home Assistant. Also integrating my Nest …

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