Here’s when your free Google Home Mini should arrive

Anyone who places a pre-order for the Pixel 2 by October 19 will receive a free Google Home Mini. Last year’s promotion for the Pixel was a free Daydream View, but now Google wants to get its home-based digital assistant into as many homes on possible. It’ll certainly help more people discover the power of Google Assistant. And, if they like it, maybe they’ll purchase more units or consider the other models.

Google, though, didn’t clearly say when the freebie would ship after the promotion was announced. Fortunately, the company recently clarified on how Pixel 2 owners are getting the free Google Home Mini.

Here’s the message Google sent out over the weekend: