Google Home spring 2025 update

New, smarter, faster. See the latest features and preview those coming soon.

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New, smarter, faster. See the latest features and preview those coming soon.

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Google Home Spring 2025 update

Discover easier controls and more.

Google Home is more helpful than ever with more convenient smart home controls, faster-loading camera footage and much more. Be the first to try out device-specific favourites and easier automations, available when you sign up to Public Preview.

Key takeaways

Upgrades to favourites

Nest Cam updates

Automation improvements

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Public Preview

Be the first to explore what's new

Try what's next—get a first look at some of the latest features from Google Home.

Join Public Preview

Public Preview

Be the first to explore what's new

Try what's next—get a first look at some of the latest features from Google Home.

Join Public Preview

New ways to personalise your favourites with Public Preview

This upgrade is on its way and is only available in public preview.

Surface specific favourites

Different favourites for different devices

In Public Preview, you can customise your favourites on your phone, tablet and watch. Create one set of go-to favourites on your watch and a different set for the devices that you check the most from your phone.

Surface specific favourites

Different favourites for different devices

In Public Preview, you can customise your favourites on your phone, tablet and watch. Create one set of go-to favourites on your watch and a different set for the devices that you check the most from your phone.

Expand your favourites

More devices. More controls.

Add new tiles to your Favourites tab in the Google Home app for quick access to indoor temps, lighting, Wi-Fi and more.

Expand your favourites

More devices. More controls.

Add new tiles to your Favourites tab in the Google Home app for quick access to indoor temps, lighting, Wi-Fi and more.

Google Nest upgrades

More to see with Nest Cam

Skip to the good part

Jump forwards or back 10 seconds in your event video history timeline by double-tapping the side of your video.

Skip to the good part

Jump forwards or back 10 seconds in your event video history timeline by double-tapping the side of your video.

Scroll through quickly

Video history loads faster and smoother so you can effortlessly scrub through your camera events.

Scroll through quickly

Video history loads faster and smoother so you can effortlessly scrub through your camera events.

Home and away automations

Smarter Home and Away routines

It's now possible for your media devices to be part of presence sensing for your Home and Away routines. So, if you're playing music or watching a show, your devices can signal to the Google Home app that you're home, making your routines more helpful.

Home and away automations

Smarter Home and Away routines

It's now possible for your media devices to be part of presence sensing for your Home and Away routines. So, if you're playing music or watching a show, your devices can signal to the Google Home app that you're home, making your routines more helpful.

An image of the Google Home camera feed in the corner of a TV screen

Google TV picture-in-picture

Try your home in view, with Public Preview

Available in Public Preview. Keep an eye on your camera while you're watching TV with picture-in-picture from your Google TV Streamer home panel. See who's at your door or check in on the backyard without having to pause what you're watching or switch screens.

Google Home for web

Control from your browser. Coming soon to Public Preview.

In Public Preview, more of the devices that you control on your Google Home app are available on Google Home for web. Adjust your lights, set the temperature, control media and more – right from your browser.^, Coming soon to Public Preview.

Go to Google Home for web

Google Home for web

Control from your browser. Coming soon to Public Preview.

In Public Preview, more of the devices that you control on your Google Home app are available on Google Home for web. Adjust your lights, set the temperature, control media and more – right from your browser.^, Coming soon to Public Preview.

Go to Google Home for web

More features coming soon

See the full list of features in this update over on the Google Nest community blog.

Read the blog

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