The Most Convenient Smart Home Controls | Google Smart Home Hub
Your Google Home is now more convenient and accessible than ever.
Google smart home controls across all your favorite devices are even more powerful with Gemini.¹ ²
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
(coming in spring 2026), fresh Gemini capabilities, and updates to the and the .The AI upgrade will help you search and understand your camera feed in a snap, and talk to your Google and Nest speakers in a more natural way. 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.Your
can do a little bit of everything. It combines health, fitness, and 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. 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. 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.
Your Google Home, your way, wherever you are
Your Google Home, your way, wherever you are
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). Speak naturally or switch topics mid-request, and you’ll be understood by your speaker and connected devices. 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
, which doubles as a -enabled smart home hub, lets you control your smart devices through the 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 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. 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.
You can even make holidays easier by turning your
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.
