Public Preview
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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.
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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.
Expand your favourites
More devices. More controls.
Add new tiles to your Favorites tab in the Google Home app for quick access to lighting, WiFi, and more.1
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.2
Scroll through quickly
Video history loads faster and smoother so that you can effortlessly scrub through your camera events.2
Home and Away automations
Smart Home and Away routine. Coming soon.
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
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 back garden without having to pause what you're watching or switch screens.2
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, 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 a 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 enrolment and setup, and depend on working Internet, Wi-Fi and service availability for compatible smart home devices (sold separately) included in the automations.