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TL;DR
- Some code discovered within the newest Google Home app appears to be mentioning a new Nest Hub Max machine.
- Additionally, clues have been discovered to a potential successor for the favored Nest Audio smart speaker.
It’s been fairly a whereas since Google launched the Nest Hub Max and the Nest Audio smart speakers. With the Pixel pill providing considerably comparable smart hub capabilities, it appeared like Google’s devoted smart speaker/smart hub strains may need been winding down. However, a compelling discovery means that Google may be engaged on new Nest units.
9to5Google‘s exploration of the latest Google Home app (version 3.16) revealed a device labeled as a “Nest Hub Max” alongside the previous 2019 model. Interestingly, this new model appears to retain the classic Google Assistant-powered smart display experience characteristic of the Nest Hub series rather than adopt an Android-based system.
It’s vital to do not forget that whereas discovering references to new units inside app code is thrilling, it doesn’t all the time imply a product launch is true across the nook. Sometimes, these are hints of potential future tasks, and their launch timelines can be unpredictable.
AI in our dwelling?
In current months, Google has closely promoted its Gemini AI throughout services, even providing it as a alternative for Google Assistant on smartphones. Gemini will doubtless play a position in all future Google merchandise, together with any potential new smart speakers. If and when these Nest merchandise materialize, it’ll be fascinating to see how Google absolutely adopts Gemini for its smart dwelling ecosystem.
For now, we’ll add these new Nest merchandise to the rising record of anticipated {hardware} launches at Google I/O 2024, kicking off on May 14th. Would you embrace Gemini in your smart dwelling, or is the tried-and-true Google Assistant nonetheless your choice? Let us know within the feedback under.