Overview

• Early Access has begun for Gemini for Home in the redesigned Google Home app, adding natural‑language controls, AI descriptions of camera footage, richer alerts, video search, and daily Home Brief recaps.
• Google lists most Nest hardware from the past decade as compatible, including original Google Home speakers, legacy Nest cams and doorbells, and recent Nest Hub displays.
• The Standard plan includes Gemini for Home, Gemini Live, automations, intelligent alerts, familiar faces, and 30 days of event video history, while the Advanced plan adds Ask Home for video history, AI notifications and descriptions, Home Brief, 60‑day event history, and 24/7 video recording.
• Google announced new 2K Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor models and a new Nest Doorbell with a 1:1 view, alongside a $99 Google Home Speaker scheduled for Spring 2026.
• A Walmart partnership brings low‑cost onn devices into the ecosystem, including a $23 indoor camera and a $50 wired video doorbell.