For many, intelligent voice assistants are already another accessory in the home, and because of this, It is also advisable to devote some maintenance to them., both at the software level and on its surface. If you have a Google Nest, Echo or HomePod, you may have noticed that its surface is covered by a mesh-shaped fabric, which is sometimes difficult to clean.
In this article we show you some recommendations to take into account to be able to properly clean your smart speaker without many difficulties.
enemies of alcohol
As we already insisted in our article to properly clean your Smart TV, ethyl alcohol is something to avoid for cleaning electronics, since we can damage its internal components. At most, some preparation that contains isopropyl alcohol, although a little water should suffice.
Depending on the dirt that has been retained in the smart speaker (or basically any speaker that has a mesh surface like the ones mentioned), we will have to proceed in one way or another. And it is that in these devices can be embedded from the hair of our pets, to dust, and even food remains.
In part, we have written this article to see our poor Google Nest Mini, which is already suffering from all the years it has been at home. You can see attached an image of the before and after, although it is true that in person something more is appreciated.
In our case, the speaker had stains on the mesh itself, not embedded dirt, so to deal with stains, just use a microfiber cloth, or something similar that is made of fine cloth, and give it over the entire surface gently and repeatedly. If the stain still does not disappear, we can use a little water, slightly moistening the cloth. In supermarkets we can also find special preparations for cleaning electronic devices without alcohol.
What to do with embedded dirt on your smart speaker
If in your case you have dirt embedded in the mesh of your speakers, you can try, in addition to a microfiber cloth, to use the roller to remove your pet’s hairsince according to some Reddit users, it seems to be hand of the saint (I haven’t had the pleasure of trying it because I don’t have pets).
Lastly, you can also try using a small vacuum cleaner that you have at home to remove embedded dirt or hair that may have been retained in the mesh. However, you should be careful with this method and not get too confident, because the suction could damage the surface of the speaker.
What manufacturers recommend
After having explained our experience to you, we also it is good to take a look at what the brands themselves say. From Amazon they recommend cleaning the Echo with a soft and fine cloth that is slightly moistened with water, or with a little isopropyl alcohol. Google recommends a bit more of the same.
In the case of Apple, they only recommend using a dry cloth and gently wiping it over the surface of the HomePod.