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Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement

Introduction

This guide will teach you how to replace a faulty mute button switch in your Google Home with a new one.

What you need

  1. Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement, Interconnect Cable: step 1, image 1 of 3 Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement, Interconnect Cable: step 1, image 2 of 3 Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement, Interconnect Cable: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Removing the lid too quickly could cause you to tear the interconnect cable that attaches the base to the top of the lid.

    • Pull off the Google Home’s magnetically attached base and set it aside.

    • Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four 1.7mm Torx screws deep in the speaker recess so that you can remove the lid.

    • After all four screws are out, pop the lid off the device to open the capsule.

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  2. Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully remove the interconnect cable using a pair of tweezers.

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  4. Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement, Mute Button Switch: step 3, image 1 of 2 Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement, Mute Button Switch: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the ‘O-ring’ that wraps around the device holding the switch panel in place.

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  5. Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Google Home Mute Button Switch Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Using a Torx T6 screwdriver head, unscrew the four black 1.7mm Torx screws.

    • Remove the panel and the mute button switch. If done correctly you should now be able to see the device’s guitar-shaped motherboard.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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