Google Home Speaker Unboxing Reveals 5-Foot Fixed Power Cable Before Release
Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jun 24
Google Home Speaker Unboxing Reveals 5-Foot Fixed Power Cable Before Release
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jun 24
Summary
A Reddit buyer who said Walmart sold the unreleased Google Home Speaker early found it uses a non-removable roughly 5-foot USB-C power cable connected to a removable 30W brick.
That design appears to leave no standard USB-C port on the speaker itself, prompting the buyer to call it a repairability nightmare even if the cable could be replaced internally.
The same early hands-on was otherwise positive: setup reportedly took under 10 minutes, and the buyer praised the speaker's volume, midrange and bass performance for its size.
One more hardware concern surfaced alongside the cable issue, with the fabric mesh said to feel somewhat loose over the body, raising durability questions ahead of the wider launch.