The Google Home Max is the much more interesting — and much more expensive — device. It’s a $399 stereo speaker that’s designed to take on other speakers from Sonos, Bose, and Apple’s ...

Just like Google's first smart display, the Google Home Hub, you can control the Nest Hub Max with your voice through the built-in Google Assistant.It will respond to all of the same commands as ...

Google Home Max first launched in 2017, making it the oldest smart speaker Google currently sells without a newer model available. At a normal price of $299, it’s also the most expensive speaker ...

But like Apple, Google ended up pulling the plug on Home Max, though the company technically did it first in late 2020. The product was officially removed from sale in early 2021 .

Currently, Google Home Max runs on an older firmware version, 1.56.275994. That’s quite an old firmware version in comparison ...

Notably, Google Home Max is the only speaker that's affected. Other smart speakers in the Google or Nest family, such as the ...

Google just launched its preemptive attack on Apple’s HomePod. Google's high-end Home Max speaker is now available from Best Buy and Verizon, two months after the product was announced.