Your Google Home is now more convenient and accessible than ever.

Or a camera that can show you when the garbage truck arrived. Or a thermostat you can adjust from your TV remote. They’d all fit right into the imagined future of the 1960s TV show.

But these things aren’t just sci-fi. The Google Home app and compatible smart devices can actually do all of this today. And they’re only getting better, thanks to the new Google Home Speaker (coming in spring 2026), fresh Gemini capabilities, and updates to the Google TV Streamer and the Pixel Watch 4.²The AI upgrade will help you search and understand your camera feed in a snap,^3,4 and talk to your Google and Nest speakers in a more natural way.^5,6 And adding Nest Wifi Pro for whole-home coverage ensures your automations and voice commands will work smoothly in every room. With all this and more, Google is unlocking new ways to help at home.

Whether you’re trying to keep your family safe with a smart security system or looking to automate daily tasks, Google’s smart home controls are now simpler to use, easier to customize, and more accessible than ever.^1,2,3

Your Google Pixel Watch can do a little bit of everything. It combines health, fitness, and sleep tracking with features that let you look up directions, buy what you need online, and get hands-free help on the go. 

It also puts you in charge of your smart home controls anytime, from anywhere in the world. Now you can see a live view of your Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell feeds right on your watch using the Google Home app for Wear OS.^7,8 To get a better look at what’s happening, just pinch to zoom, drag to pan, or use the crown button to shift the view. You can also receive notifications on your Pixel Watch and use it to talk to the person at your camera or doorbell.⁶ And pre-selected Quick Responses – like “Leave the package at the door” – make it a cinch to carry on a speedy exchange.

Say you’re out on a run when your neighbor pops over with fresh vegetables from her garden. As soon as she rings the doorbell, you’ll receive a notification on your phone, plus a live stream view. You can chat with her through your watch and even unlock the front door to let her in, all without breaking stride. You can also customize the face of your Pixel Watch for easier access to the smart devices you use most: your smart lock, the lights in your kitchen, the stereo in your living room, or something else. 

Want to cool down the house once you’re done with your miles? Quickly access your smart thermostat from the Favorites tile with a swipe on your Pixel Watch.^1,2 Now you can enjoy that whoosh of cold air the moment you walk in the door.

With new upgrades, you can now operate your smart home devices – lights, thermostats, and blinds – from your phone, or just by talking to your Google Home Speaker (coming in spring 2026).¹ Speak naturally or switch topics mid-request, and you’ll be understood by your speaker and connected devices.^9,10 Ask Gemini for real-time flight and hotel info for your best friend’s wedding, find YouTube videos of funny toasts, and start writing your own, all in the same conversation. 

Gemini adapts to your needs to help you make the most of your devices. Want to know if the dog went out last night, or what happened to the recycling bins this morning? You can search through your Nest camera history to find out what Fido was up to. Just say to your Google Home Speaker (coming in spring 2026), “Was the dog in the backyard last night?” or “When did my recycling bins disappear today?” 

If you want to do a deep dive into complex topics, brainstorm your next vacation, or get step-by-step guidance on how to fix a leaky faucet, use Gemini Live, available with a Standard plan of the Google Home Premium subscription. For example, ask “Is Pluto a planet?” and then dig deeper with “Could scientists change their minds again?” 

Your Google TV and new Google Home Speaker (coming in spring 2026) can do even more with the latest upgrades. The Google TV Streamer, which doubles as a Matter-enabled smart home hub, lets you control your smart devices through the home panel on your TV. Turn on your lights, start an automation, or view a camera live stream to see if a package was delivered.^1,4,5

With the redesigned Google Home app, you can do everything quickly and more easily than ever before. Keep your favorites front and center with a clear, customizable view in the new Home tab. And the Automations tab now shows at-a-glance summaries of scheduled routines, plus suggestions tailored to your devices. 

Creating automations is easier, too.¹¹ Just type what you want – like “Create a movie night routine” – and let Gemini do the rest. Whether it’s locking the doors for the night, setting the perfect lighting for movie time, or turning on your speakers, you can now control and automate it all from your phone or the Nest Hub/Nest Hub Max on your Google TV Streamer or Pixel Tablet. 

There are even more smart home camera features available from your laptop. Just open Google Home for web in Chrome and watch live streams of your Nest cameras and doorbells.^1,4,5

You can play the stream in the background while you work or explore your camera history from your browser.⁴ And with a Google Home Premium subscription, you can search your video history for event descriptions to easily find relevant video clips. 

You can even make holidays easier by turning your Pixel Tablet into a smart home controller. Silence your teenager’s blaring music, call up a last-minute recipe, or dim the lights for dinner. It’s easy: Dock your tablet and poof – it transforms into the ultimate Google home hub, accessible to anyone by adding the home panel as your screensaver.

So, if you ever doubted that something like The Jetsons would one day be real, just take a look around. With your Pixel Tablet, phone, watch, and other favorite Google devices like Nest Wifi Pro all working together, the future is already here.