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Leaked Lineup Shows Google Nest Refresh With 2K Cameras, Gemini Speaker and Rebranded Subscription

Google has not announced pricing or dates, and it previously signaled Gemini for Home could begin rolling out in October.

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Overview

  • Android Headlines published images, corroborated by 9to5Google, The Verge and Engadget, showing a new Google Home Speaker plus refreshed wired Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), wired Nest Cam Outdoor and wired Nest Doorbell.
  • The cameras are reported to record at 2K HDR with up to 6x digital zoom and a zoom‑and‑crop tool, three hours of event preview clips, and up to one hour of local fallback storage during outages.
  • Gemini features are expected to include Daily Summaries of recorded events and natural‑language search for footage, while the speaker is said to support Gemini Live, Sound Sensing for alarms or glass breaking, and pairing with a Google TV Streamer.
  • Reports indicate Nest Aware will be renamed Google Home Premium with an additional Advanced tier, though feature gating and pricing remain unspecified.
  • New color options such as Snow, Hazel, Berry and Linen are shown across devices, and no refreshed battery‑powered camera or doorbell appears in the leaked materials.