

If you have MP3s lying around, you can add these to your free Google Play Music’s library (up to 50,000 songs) and then play these ad-free. Add Existing MP3s to Google Play Music: this is another lesser-known ‘cheat’, but it’s perhaps the most powerful way of getting quality music for free.I cover how to do this below, but the summary is that you play a YouTube music video (or playlist) from your phone, and then use the “ Cast Audio” option of the Google Home app to cast the music to your Google Nest Mini device. Cast YouTube from your phone: this is a bit of a ‘cheat’, but it works great.Try saying “Ok Google, play bird noises” or “Hey Google, help me relax” for a range of ambient noises. Relaxation & white noise sounds: Relax with Google Home sets out simple commands that will play white noise for relaxation purposes.Some of these radio states might be ad-free, but most will contain adverts. Playing radio stations: you can play terrestrial and digital radio stations local to you by saying “ Ok Google, play “.Pandora (America only): if you live in America, having a free Pandora account will bring the same experience as the above two options: similar playlists, with the occasional advert.Spotify Free: Spotify’s free account works the same way as Play Music: when you ask for a specific song, you’ll get an advert-supported playlist of similar songs.In other words, you can’t choose specific songs and you will get ads. Then when you ask Google Mini for a song, it will play a curated radio station of similar songs. But if you click “No Thanks”, you will end up with a free Play Music account. Google Play Music Free: when you hit Google Play Music, you will be presented with pricing options.
