How to Find a Google Home MAC Address at Setup
If you need to know your Google Home MAC address to connect to your network because of MAC address filtering, you can find it with these steps.
On the Connect to Wi-Fi step, tap the three dots on the upper-right portion of the screen. Select Show MAC address. On iOS, this option appears at the bottom of the display, while Android phones show it at the top of the screen. When you tap this option, a dialog box appears and lists your MAC address.
How to Find a Google Home MAC Address After Setup
If you’ve already set up and added a Google Home speaker via the Google Home app, you can find the MAC address with a few taps.
Select the Google Home device from your Google Home. Tap Settings (the gear icon) on the upper-right corner of the device page On the device’s settings page, select Device information. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and find your device’s MAC address under the section labeled Technical information.
How Do I Find My Google Home Mini MAC Address Without Internet?
It’s not possible to find your Google Home Mini MAC address without an internet connection. While not ideal, you can use a mobile hotspot to access this information.
Taking this approach could be the best option if you need to know your Google Home Mini MAC address to add it to your network’s list of allowed devices but don’t have a Wi-Fi connection.
Set up a personal hotspot on iPhone or the Wi-Fi hotspot on an Android smartphone. On a separate device, follow the setup steps in the Google Home app to locate and connect to your Google Home Mini. On the Connect to Wi-Fi screen, select your mobile hotspot. Tap the three dots on the upper-right part of the screen and choose Show MAC address. Once you have it, you can leave/cancel the setup process.
Can Google See My MAC Address?
Your Google Home device’s MAC address is an identifier tied to the hardware and allows it to communicate with other devices on your network.
When you set up a Google Home device, this information becomes available to you in the Google Home app. Beyond that, it’s not readily accessible outside of your network.
While it’s possible to trace a MAC address with an IP address to gather more information about a device on a local network, it isn’t easy to uncover any personal data associated with it, such as who the owner is.
