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Google Home update fixes Nest ‘Live View’ issues, improves Nest Hub and Gemini for speakers
A new Google Home update is rolling out with a fix for “Live View” issues affecting Nest Cam devices, improvements for the Nest Hub, upgrades for Gemini, and more.
As per usual, the latest Google Home update can be split up into a few categories, starting with Gemini. Still in early access, enrolled users can expect further improvements to smart home controls, faster timers, and “more conversational voice feedback,” as well as faster Broadcasts.
Most notable on the Gemini front is improvements to Nest Hubs, with smart displays now showing “relevant images when helpful” when you ask questions.
Visual answers with images on smart displays: On-screen answers on smart displays now will include relevant images when helpful so you can take in information at a glance.
In the Google Home app, Google is adding a “Google Home Premium” page to the settings menu, an “Eco Mode Everywhere” toggle for homes with multiple Nest Thermostats, and support for Home keys in Google Wallet for compatible locks.
More software updates are rolling out for older Nest Cam devices, including a fix for the “Live View” issue that’s been in place on some devices such as Nest Hello. You can also remove an unmigrated Nest Hello from the Home app even if it is offline. Other camera updates in this update include:
On the AI agent front, Google Home MCP connections now allow agents to control automations as well as accessing new controls and status checks across “thermostats, fans, air purifiers, robot vacuums, lighting effects, kitchen appliances, EV chargers, and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.”
Google is also rolling out smart speaker updates right now, but details on what’s new are limited.
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