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Gemini for Home

Thank you for the critiques, the feedback, and helping us improve Gemini for Home

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August 20, 2026

App & Automations

Google Home Release Notes: August 20th

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Cameras and doorbells

Introducing the onn Outdoor Camera Plug-In and onn Outdoor Floodlight Camera Hardwired

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App & Automations

Google Home Update (Spring 2026): Home sweet home is now more helpful

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Cameras and doorbells

With Gemini for Home, your camera becomes your new automation starter

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App & Automations

The right access for the right people, with the new Member role

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Speakers & Displays

Talk Naturally, Get Things Done Faster: Continued Conversation arrives on Gemini for Home

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App & Automations

Bringing enhanced support for the Nest x Yale Lock to the Google Home app

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Thank you for the critiques, the feedback, and helping us improve Gemini for Home Gemini for Home Hey everyone, I wanted to share an email I sent out earlier today to all of our speaker and smart di…

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Google Home Release Notes: September 2nd App & Automations Hey Google Home & Nest Community! It's release notes time again! These are the latest updates posted…

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Google Home Release Notes: August 20th App & Automations Hey Google Home & Nest Community! We're back to share the latest updates from Google Home! These wer…

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Thermostats

Support changes to our earliest generation Nest Learning Thermostats Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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With hot water support, Google Home app now offers complete Nest Thermostat controls Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Full temperature schedules for older Nest Thermostats now in the Google Home app Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Cameras and doorbells

Introducing the onn Outdoor Camera Plug-In and onn Outdoor Floodlight Camera Hardwired Last October, we partnered with Walmart to make home security more accessible, bringing flexible des…

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Enhanced Camera Experience in the Google Home App Hey Google Home & Nest Community, We re here to share some helpful changes to the camera experience …

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With Gemini for Home, your camera becomes your new automation starter Hey Google Home & Nest Community, As we shared in our previous blog post, we are committed to consta…

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Speakers & Displays

Talk Naturally, Get Things Done Faster: Continued Conversation arrives on Gemini for Home Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Speaking Your Language: Gemini for Home voice assistant expands to 16 countries Hey Google Home & Nest Community, When we first introduced the early access program for the Gemini f…

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Expanding early access to the Gemini for Home voice experience Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Locks and Alarms

Step-by-Step Troubleshooting Flow: Nest Locks & Alarms Setup Issues If you're unable to set up your Nest Lock or Alarm, please follow the troubleshooting steps below in…

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Expiration notification going off 3 months early The heads up notification on our smoke and Co2 alarms “expiring soon” goes off multiple times a day.…

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Streamers

Google TV Streamer is now available! Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Chromecast 1st gen I cant connect my chromecast 1 gen. In google home when i click to add ask me to scan the qr but the…

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Gemini for Home

Thank you for the critiques, the feedback, and helping us improve Gemini for Home Hey everyone, I wanted to share an email I sent out earlier today to all of our speaker and smart di…

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Gemini for Home voice assistant - Two Week Recap Note: This post has been migrated from our legacy Nest Community. Please note that the original publ…

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Welcome to Gemini for Home voice assistant, early access: Things to know Hey Nest Community, Welcome to early access for the Gemini for Home voice assistant! We re thrilled …

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App & Automations

Google Home Release Notes: September 2nd Hey Google Home & Nest Community! It's release notes time again! These are the latest updates posted…

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Google Home Release Notes: August 20th Hey Google Home & Nest Community! We're back to share the latest updates from Google Home! These wer…

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Google Home Release Notes: August 5th Hey Google Home & Nest Community! Here are the latest updates from Google Home posted today 8/5 on g…

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Account & Subscriptions

Welcome to the new Google Home & Nest Community! Hey Google Home & Nest Community, We re thrilled to welcome you to our newly updated community! We h…

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Logging Into home.ft.nest.com I cannot access my cameras through the beta app or through home.ft.nest.com due to the error Oops! W…

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Smart Home for Developers

Home API Offline devices After onboarding a new device to google home the devices is now showing up as offline when queried w…

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