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As previewed last month with other Android updates, Google Home for Wear OS is letting you set a custom list of device Favorites.
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The Gemini app is getting the ability to Broadcast messages to your Nest speakers and smart displays using the Google Home integration. This is rolling out now.
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As part of bringing Gemini (models) to Assistant on the Nest Mini and Audio, Google is adding more natural voices. Following the initial seven options added in December, Google recently introduced three more voices.
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The Nest x Yale Lock was a pillar of Google’s smart home for years, and perhaps for much longer than it really should have been. Now, a successor of sorts has finally arrived in the new Yale Smart Lock with Matter, which is also the first “Google Home Preferred” product.
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Pixel owners on Android 16 are having edge-to-edge issues with the Routines creator and editor in the Google Home app.
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The latest release notes — version 3.33 — for the Google Home app on Android and iOS are now available.
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In addition to all the Android announcements, Google Home previewed a number of upcoming updates and features today.
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Alongside the Android 16 launch and June 2025 Pixel Drop, Google is highlighting the latest (app) features for all Android devices.
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We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it.
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At I/O 2025, Google announced a new “Home Summary Widget” for Pixel devices, while bringing Gemini to the Home APIs for third-party developers.
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Google Home isn’t high on the ecosystem list that allows third-party manufacturers to display video feeds in-app. Now, Ecobee is one of just a few brands that can integrate video feeds from its doorbell directly through Google Home.
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Google now offers release notes for the Home app on Android and iOS, with the version 3.32 update introducing several new features and bug fixes.
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An ongoing issue in the Google Home app is repeatedly prompting some users to “Set up new Nest Cam features for Nest Hub Max,” despite not actually doing anything.
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After being available as part of a Public Preview phase, the quick Home Panel for your connected smart devices is now rolling out for the Chromecast with Google TV and other Google TV sets.
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The Google Home app is bucking the trend of how most first-party products lack meaningful update release notes.
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While new units are no longer being made, Google has announced that new controls for the Nest x Yale Lock will be coming to the Google Home app soon.
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The Nest brand has been built up for years as it was a pioneer of the smart home, but Google has slowly moved away from what so many people bought into as it has built up the Google Home ecosystem. Now, the Nest you knew is gone for good, and we know what the future looks like.
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In partnership with Google, Yale today announced the Yale Smart Lock with Matter. This serves as a sequel to the Nest x Yale Lock from 2018, which is being discontinued.
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Google announced today that it is no longer manufacturing the 2013/15 Nest Protect or 2018 Nest x Yale Lock, but has some third-party alternatives lined up.
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The Google Home app is finally adding the ability to double-tap to quick seek through camera history. This is currently part of the Public Preview program.
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As announced last month, the Google Home Gemini Extension is no longer in preview and widely available. This stable rollout took a few weeks.
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After first coming to the Public Preview program, the Google Home Gemini Extension is now rolling out to all users. Google tells us that it will be fully available over the coming weeks.
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Starting in the Public Preview program, Google Home is finally adding support for the Nest Protect, as well as Matter-certified smart locks. Android app support is rolling out starting today.
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