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- Google has added new Nest Cam features in the Home app, including preview snapshots, gesture controls, and quick seek for video history.
- Notifications also now show animated previews, while performance upgrades reduce errors and latency across new and old Nest devices.
- You can see the new features in action below.
Google’s Nest brand has had a tough time winning people over lately. Price hikes for Nest Aware subscriptions and complaints about the reliability of the Home app have left plenty of customers grumbling. However, Google is trying to shift the narrative with a batch of new camera features and performance improvements.
In a new post on the Google Nest Community blog, the company outlined several changes rolling out in the Home app. One of the tweaks is the addition of preview snapshots in camera tiles. Instead of staring at a blank tile while waiting for live video to load, you’ll now see a static image from the last session, making it quicker to identify which feed you’re looking at.