Nest and Google Home went through major changes recently, from ditching Google Assistant (now Gemini for Home is rolling out ...

Matter is finally happening. After launching the standard earlier this year and some manufacturers making their updates available, Google is today launching Matter support on Nest devices and Android.

April 2024 marks the official end of the Nest Secure home security system. Google has officially dropped support for Nest Secure and -- after more than a year of warnings -- moved focus to other Nest ...

Popular home security camera companies Ring and Google Nest have never been more competitive. With new hardware releases and massive AI upgrades in Gemini for Home and Alexa Plus in Oct. 2025, these ...

Back in October, Google ended software support for the original and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats. On the ...

Got a Google Nest speaker or display? If so, you’re all set for Matter, the long-anticipated smart home standard that’s poised to bridge the gaps between ecosystems such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google Home ...

Black Friday is a time of mystery, and a time to empty your bank account. To that end, the internet’s chock full of deals on Google Nest products today, available via Amazon and Target. If you’ve been ...

At some point, most people will have to pick a side between Amazon and Google. Both are giants in the smart home space, whether in terms of the best smart speakers, or the best video doorbells. You ...

Matter, the smart home standard that promises to unify us all, continues its slow and steady release across platforms. Google is the next to announce compatibility for its Nest devices and Android ...

A curious and restrictive change to Google Home makes it so that newer Nest devices can now only be placed in one speaker group at a time. Speaker groups allow for “synchronous music throughout the ...

Google says it has already updated millions of Nest devices and billions of Android devices to support the new smart home standard, so you can now connect your Google Home devices to any ...