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It sounds like something out of The Jetsons: a watch that alerts you to who’s at your front door.

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 associated smart devices can actually do all that today. And they’re only getting better, thanks to updates to the Google TV Streamer, the Pixel Watch 3, and Gemini capabilities. The AI upgrade will help you build personalized automations with just a few words,1,2 search and understand your camera feed in a snap,3,4 and talk to your Nest speakers in a more natural way.5,6 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 just looking to make your life more convenient by automating daily tasks, Google’s smart home controls are now simpler to use, easier to customize, and more accessible than ever.1,2,3

Your watch, your way

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 camera and 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 standing by your camera or doorbell.6 And preselected Quick Responses – like “Leave the package at the door” – make it a cinch to carry on a speedy exchange.

A Google Pixel Watch shows who is at the front door with the Google Home app

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 livestream view. You can chat with her through your watch and even unlock the front door to let her in, all without breaking your stride. You can also customize the face of your Pixel Watch to give you easier access to the smart devices you use most – be it 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.

The home panel gives you one-tap access to your entire smart home directly from your Pixel’s lock screen or quick settings.
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Your home’s own virtual assistant

Gemini Home Extension allows you to operate your smart home devices – like lights, thermostats, and blinds – with actionable controls on your phone.1 And the Gemini app can interact with other apps and services through extensions to provide more helpful responses to your prompts.9,10 That means you can ask your AI assistant for real-time flight and hotel info for your best friend’s wedding, find YouTube videos of funny maid-of-honor toasts, and then create a template to write your own. Or you can connect to your Google Workspace to access apps and services like Gmail, Docs, and Drive directly in the Gemini app.

Gemini can also understand what you mean and helps you make the most of your devices. Now, when you ask questions on your Nest speakers, you can have a more natural conversation, even following up to learn more about the topic at hand. Phrase your question however feels most comfortable to you. For example, ask “Is Pluto a planet?” and then dig deeper with “Could they change their minds again?” Or want to know the name of that iconic basketball theme song? That’s enough for Google to go on.

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 exactly what you’re looking for. Just type in the Google Home app’s activity tab search bar, “Was the dog in the backyard last night (and if so, did he get into the garden again?)” or “When did my recycling bins disappear today?” 

Control your smart home right from your TV

Your TV can do even more with the latest Google TV Streamer. It’s a Matter smart home hub that keeps all kinds of smart home devices connected and gives you a new way to control them using 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, with the same powerful controls as the newly designed Google Home app.1,4,5

Adjust the lighting and temperature, see who’s at the front door, or lock up your house for the night – all from your TV – without interrupting your streaming content.1,4,5

A smart TV with Google Home app shown on the screen Enhanced camera features for the web

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 Nest Aware subscription, you can unlock even more video history, search for a specific date or event, and easily download clips to keep or share. If a video clip is too long, you can even trim it by picking a new start and end time. 

The ultimate smart home controller

You can even make holidays easier by turning your Pixel Tablet into a smart home controller. That way, any of your guests can 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 smart home controller, accessible to anyone by adding the home panel as your screensaver.

A Google Pixel Tablet showing the Home panel on screen

So, if you ever doubted that something akin to The Jetsons would one day be real, just take a look around. Combine your smart home with your Pixel Tablet, phone, watch, and other favorite Google devices, and the future is already here.

Takeaways
Get quick, one-tap access to your entire smart home from your Pixel phone’s lock screen – wherever you are – with Google’s home panelStay in charge of your smart home from the couch with your Google TV Streamer – or anytime, anywhere, with your Google Pixel WatchWith the Home extension in the Gemini app, automations are easier to create and your devices are smarter than ever
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  1. Connected home control and mobile notifications require compatible smart devices, working internet and Wi-Fi.

  2. Devices sold separately.

  3. Personalized features require additional enrollment and setup. Routines are for convenience only, not safety- or security-critical use cases.

  4. Camera history on the web prior to 3/7/24 may not include audio in events for the first generation Nest Cam Indoor and first generation Nest Cam Outdoor. Events after 3/7/24 will include recorded audio. 

  5. Package detection available on Nest Doorbells (battery) and (wired, 2nd gen); available on Nest Doorbell (wired, 1st gen) with Nest Aware subscription (sold separately).

  6. Only available on Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery), Nest Cam with floodlight, Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd gen), Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen)Some features, including mobile and browser notifications, remote control, video streaming and video recording, require working internet and Wi-Fi. Available first on Pixel Watch 3 devices. Available first on Pixel Watch 3. See support.google.com/googlepixelwatch/answer/15294135?hl=en for additional details.

  7. Only available on Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery), Nest Cam with floodlight, Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd gen), Nest Doorbell (battery), and Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen).

  8. Some features, including mobile and browser notifications, remote control, video streaming and video recording, require working internet and Wi-Fi, a Google Account, and the latest version of the Google Home app on both your watch and phone.

  9. Availability limited to select users. Requires Public Preview enrollment and compatible smart home devices. Available first in US English. See support.google.com/googlenest/answer/12494697 for more details.

  10. Only available on Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery), Nest Cam with floodlight, Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd gen), Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen), and 1st-gen Nest Cams that have been transferred to the Home app.