How to Find and Use Google Home Hub Hidden Settings

Adjust brightness, volume, alarms, Wi-Fi, and Do Not Disturb settings

What to Know

  • Tap Google Home Hub screen > swipe up to adjust Brightness, Volume, Do Not Disturb, and Alarms.
  • Tap middle icon to turn on Do Not Disturb; the setting is on when the icon is blue.
  • Tap the Settings (gear icon) to access other information like Wi-Fi, license information, device version, etc.

This article explains how to find and use the Google Home Hub hidden settings. That way, you can adjust the Home Hub settings without voice commands when there's a lot of background noise or you just don't want to talk to the assistant.

How to Access Google Home Hub's Hidden Settings

To access your Google Home Hub's hidden settings:

  1. Tap the Google Home Hub screen and swipe up.

    An illustration of how to swipe up on Google Home Hub.
  2. Once the hidden settings show up, you can use them to adjust the settings on your Google Home Hub, including brightness, volume, Do Not Disturb, and Alarms.

    The setting on Google Home Hub.
  3. Tap the Gear icon in the far right to access other information like Wi-Fi, license information, device version, etc.

    Advanced settings on Google Home Hub.
  4. That's it!

Use Home Hub Settings for Brightness, Volume, and Do Not Disturb

To adjust brightness settings and more:

  1. Tap the Brightness icon on the far left. Swipe the brightness bar at the bottom of the screen to adjust the brightness accordingly.

    Adjust brightness on Google Home Hub.
  2. Tap the Volume icon second from the left. Swipe left or right on the volume bar to adjust the volume accordingly.

    Adjust volume on Google Home Hub.
  3. Tap the icon in the middle to turn n Do Not Disturb; the setting is on when the icon is blue.

    How to access Do Not Disturb on Google Home Hub.

    Tap the same icon to disable Do Not Disturb.

  4. You're done!

How to Set an Alarm Using the Hidden Screen Settings

To set an alarm:

  1. Tap the Alarms icon second from the right.

    How to access Alarms on Google Home Hub.
  2. Once in the alarms menu, tap the Plus (+) to create a new alarm.

    How to add an alarm on Google Home Hub.
  3. Swipe up and down on the hours and minutes to set the designated time for the alarm, then tap Set to create the alarm.

    Set alarm time on Google Home Hub.

    If there is already an alarm that you want to edit, just tap on it and modify the time.

  4. You're done!

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