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6 Fresh New Features Arrive in Android Feature Drop for June

Kellen June 10, 2025 1

In addition to Android 16 arriving and Google giving Pixel owners a Feature Drop, they've also given all Android owners their own June Feature Drop. While not the largest in history, there are at least 6 items you should know about. The June Android Feature...

Google Hints at New Home Devices on the Way

Kellen March 31, 2025 6

Google announced at the end of last week that it was stopping production on two of its best home products, the Nest Protect and Nest x Yale Lock. That announcement sure made it sound like they might be trying to distance themselves from being a company who...

Google Ends Production of Nest Protect, Nest x Yale Lock – Here’s What You Need to Know

Kellen March 28, 2025 6

Google started off the day by giving us a Pixel 9a launch date and then followed it up by announcing that they will no longer make the Nest Protect and the Nest x Yale Lock. Since many of you may have these devices in your homes, there are some things to know....

Now Everyone Can Control Smart Home Devices With Gemini App

Tim January 23, 2025 1

Last year, Google started pushing the ability for select users to control smart home devices via the Gemini app on Android. This is now officially leaving Public Preview and rolling out to all supported users. On top of making it available to all, Google has...

Google Home Gains Support for Nest Protect Smoke Alarms and You Can Delete Your Nest App Now

Kellen January 16, 2025 20

As a part of the Public Preview program for the Google Home app, Google is introducing support for Nest Protect smoke and CO alarms. These might be the final Nest devices that were stuck in the old Nest app, so this is pretty big news for those of us who...

Google Opens Public Developer Beta for Home APIs

Tim January 7, 2025 2

It was at 2024's Google I/O when Google announced the Home APIs, allowing developers increased access to create "innovative experiences for the home." This week during CES, the company announced that it has opened a public developer beta for the Android...

Google Home Devices Get First Taste of Gemini in Place of Assistant

Kellen December 13, 2024 8

We are inching closer to the day that Google Assistant is fully retired and Gemini takes its place as the assistant-like service on our devices. Google is already heavily pushing Gemini on phones and now it appears to be testing the waters for your Google Home...

All Nest Cams Now Eligible for Google Home Transfer in Public Preview

Tim November 19, 2024 4

Google announced this week that it has opened eligibility in Public Preview for all Nest cameras dating back to 2015 to be transferred over to Google Home. This means that your eligible camera will be controlled via the Google Home app instead of the Nest app,...