Hey, I'm Diogo Torres Correia from Portugal. I love programming, running, taking photos and learning new things! Zola 2026-11-15T00:00:00+00:00 https://diogotc.com/tags/networking/atom.xml 2026-11-15T00:00:00+00:00 2026-11-15T00:00:00+00:00 Diogo Correia https://diogotc.com/blog/google-home-mini-offline/

<p>A long time ago I bought a 1st generation Google Home Mini and have been using it ever since. Nowadays, I keep its microphone muted and use it as a glorified speaker for <a rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer external" target="_blank" href="https://www.music-assistant.io/">Music Assistant</a>. However, it was bugging me that it still connected to Google’s servers all the time, so last weekend I decided to attempt cutting it off from the internet.</p>