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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Google Home Mini, use our service manual.

  1. Google Home Mini Teardown, Google Home Mini Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • The Google Home Mini opens from the bottom There is an orange plastic disc with a piece of orange rubber attached to it. The piece of orange plastic is glued to the device.

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    • Use the metal spudger and place it between the housing and the rubberized plastic disc.

    • NOTE: You need to set the spudger to go under the plastic disk, not between the rubber and the plastic disk. The Google Home Mini opens from the bottom. This is a rubberized plastic disc glued to the device.

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    • Now move around with the spudger under the plastic plate until the adhesive has dissolved on the entire surfacem

    • Next, carefully peel the plate off.

  4. Google Home Mini Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Now remove the 4 screws.

    • 4 x 6mm T6 screws

    • If there is still glue over the screw heads you can easily pierce with the screwdriver. Do not remove glue, as the bottom will not hold otherwise later.

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    • After turning the device over, you can gently lift the fabric-covered top.

    • While keeping the device close to the device as in the picture, first disconnect the ribbon cable from the connector with a spudger.

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    • Now loosen 4 more screws on the top of the unit

    • 4 x 8mm T9 screws

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    • Now remove the speaker cable with a spudger.

    • Next, loosen 4 more screws

    • 4x 9mm T6 screws

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    • Now remove the metal insert and carefully lift the board with a spudger

    • The board is glued to 2 locations lightly, but can still be removed easily.

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    • Motherboard

    • Microphones

    • Status LEDs

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Norman Schleicher

Member since: 01/13/18

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Sehr gute Anleitung. Fachlich korrekt(habe es selbst ausprobiert) und passende Bilder. Vielen Dank.

Regionaut - Reply

Do you know the resistance (ohm) of the speaker?

Bennet Heidekorn - Reply

Did you ever find this out? I know the home is 4ohm, presuming this is the same?

Barry Craig -

For anyone coming to this late, it is a 4ohm speaker.

Barry Craig -

Is it a 4 Ohm 3 Watt driver?

NĂ–ME Technologys and Designs -

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