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Google Home Spring 2025 Update
Discover easier controls, automations, and more
Google Home is now more helpful than ever, with device-specific Favorites, more convenient smart home controls, easier automations, faster-loading camera footage, and much more.
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New ways to personalize your Favorites
Your Favorites tab just got a big upgrade.
Surface specific Favorites
Different favorites for different devices
Now you can customize your Favorites on your phone, tablet, and watch. Create one set of go-to Favorites on your watch and a different set for the devices you check the most from your phone. Coming soon to Public Preview.
Expand your Favorites
More devices. More controls.
Add new tiles to your Favorites tab in the Google Home app for quick access to indoor temps, lighting, WiFi, and more.1
Google Nest upgrades
More to see with Nest Cam
Skip to the good part
Jump forward or back 10 seconds in your timeline by double tapping the side of your video.2
Scroll through quickly
Video history loads faster and smoother so you can effortlessly scrub through your camera events.2
Automation
Automations. Now even easier.
Create automations in fewer steps directly in the Google Home app, with new starters and conditions that let you get even more specific.3 Available in Public Preview on Android.
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.1
Google TV Picture in Picture
Your home in view
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.2
Google Home for Web
Control from your browser
Now more of the devices 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.1,2 Coming soon to Public Preview.
More features coming soon
See the full list of features in this update over on the Google Nest Community Blog.
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Requires compatible smart device.
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Some features, including mobile and browser notifications, remote control, video recording, video streaming and video history, require the Google Home app and working internet and Wi-Fi.
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Home Automations require additional enrollment and setup, and depend on working internet, Wi-Fi and service availability for compatible smart home devices (sold separately) included in the Automations.