My Google Nest Cam with Floodlight provides security as well as entertainment

by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2023 | Features, Google, Google Nest, Opinions, Smart Home

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Shortly after moving into our home on Oahu, my partner and I installed what felt like a lot of security cameras. Our house boasts an excessive number of exterior doors, plus a whole lot of windows, and I watched too many...

Your Google Nest device may be a step closer to regaining lost features (Update)

by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, News, Sonos

Credit: Adam Molina / Android Authority A California judge has overturned a recent jury verdict in favor of Sonos. The judge found that some of Sonos’s multi-speaker patents were unenforceable. Google has confirmed its audio devices will regain lost features. Update,...

Your Google Nest device could be a step closer to regaining lost features

by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, News, Sonos

Credit: Adam Molina / Android Authority A California judge has overturned a recent jury verdict in favor of Sonos. The judge found that some of Sonos’s multi-speaker patents were unenforceable. This could eventually open the door for Google’s audio devices to regain...

Google subscription bundle could be on the way including Nest Aware, One, more

by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The Google Home app has code strings that reference a new Google subscription bundle. The wording suggests the bundle could include Nest Aware, Google One, and “more,” although it’s unclear what the “more” could be...

You told us: You’re big fans of multiple Nest speaker groups

by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, Poll results, smart displays, smart speakers, Survey Results, Surveys

Google Nest device owners have long had the ability to organize their speakers and smart displays into multiple speaker groups. Unfortunately, Google recently removed the ability to add a Nest device to multiple groups as a result of a legal decision (presumably...

Nest devices get major downgrade as part of legal challenge

by dbadmin | Sep 19, 2023 | Google, Google Nest, News, smart speakers

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority A variety of Google Nest devices are now only limited to one speaker group. Google has confirmed that this limitation is due to a legal issue. Google Nest devices allow you to create speaker groups so you can simultaneously...