Google took the wraps off a new high-end smart speaker on Wednesday, a $400 device aimed at audiophiles that turns up the heat in the competition with Apple, Amazon and Sonos. The new speaker ...

You can forget about high-end audio from the company since the Google Home Max was discontinued in 2020. There are rumors of a new Nest Audio and Nest Hub Max, but we're in late fall 2024 with ...

Currently, Google Home Max runs on an older firmware version, 1.56.275994. That’s quite an old firmware version in comparison to 3.75.456944 , which the Google Home and original Home Mini run on.

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 .

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.

The quality is there, and this is a drastically better speaker compared to the Google Home Max that, in my view, it replaces. But you’d also probably get most of that out of the Authentics 300 too.

Google didn’t explain why it’s dropping sound detection, but the Home Max runs older firmware (1.56.275994) whereas the newer Google Home devices run firmware version 3.75.456944, as noted by ...

Turn on your Google Home Max and TV, and adjust the audio settings as needed. If you can't find a dedicated auxiliary port on your TV, buy an aux cord-to-optical cable.

The Google Home Max is still the largest speaker Google has released with its assistant. Chris Monroe/CNET. If a new Nest speaker is needed, let's at least go big.

Currently, Google Home Max runs on an older firmware version, 1.56.275994. That’s quite an old firmware version in comparison to 3.75.456944 , which the Google Home and original Home Mini run on.