Google 2022 Smart Home Updates: Zero to Hero Overnight!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Nest Doorbell Wired review coming soon… don’t miss it! If you haven’t noticed… September and October are basically nonstop smart home announcements and new product reviews. 😅 BUT I promise I have some good automations videos in the works that I’m excited to share. Thanks for sticking with the channel through this crazy time!

[@topperdude2007]

FINALLY (maybe?)! At the same time, I have a nagging feeling that all of these updates from Google might be actually use-able only after Matter is not only released but also matured. We'll see....

[@MrZarache]

And im sit in my chair now and cry sadly because for the routines i need to swap US English everytime if i want add smt. :D

[@bigmak40]

If you could see if there's any local streaming (RTSP) that would be helpful. I'm assuming they won't, but worth looking into.

[@MrZarache]

@@bigmak40 Sadly im not see any. Even for Netflix,KZbin or Spotify i need to swap to English US and the worst thing is when i swap back from english to hungarian 90% of the routine already got translated... then after few minutes its gone again.

[@ChrisKelly27]

CAN you please compare the old Google NEST doorbell to this new one. The old one didn't have HDR but had better resolution 1600X1200. The new one has way less resolution?????

[@philcampbell85]

This is great to hear, I got into the Google ecosystem early on and it has been very disappointing how little effort they put into many of their products and services. Especially their horrible customer service.

[@alienJIZ1990]

I had a Nest Gen 2 break and they made me put a hold on my account for the amount of the new one, send the broken one to them, then they'd take the hold off when they received the defective unit. I'd get it if it were a small company but jeez, Amazon doesn't make me jump through hoops like that just to return something

[@liamsz]

@@alienJIZ1990 That's so weird, they should put the hold on your account and send you a new one at the same time, and remove the hold when they receive the broken unit

[@ManuelSavino]

I have over 20 Google Devices Speakers and smart displays. Was honestly just last week contemplating switching over to Alexa due to how abandoned it all was. This video hyped me up again and gave me some hope

[@azafred]

exactly in the same boat...

[@ManuelSavino]

@@azafred I have Hope 🤞

[@jamesm568]

Actually, I found having more than one smart speaker from Google at home to be completely pointless. Performance is so much better with just one smart speaker.

[@DeadlyFungi]

Same here, and with last year's group volume control fiasco

[@ManuelSavino]

@@DeadlyFungi Yea up to this day I still find it annoying having to go into KZbin music to control the volume when casting to a speaker group. I was able to just use the volume rocker from any screen before and it worked

[@ThatsPety]

Wow. My biggest problem with them is that right now, their user-facing software is more like a little proof-of-concept than a serious tool. This could be a game changer

[@carlovonreyher]

It is a game changer

[@thejonchacon]

@@carlovonreyher Is it really?

[@neil_rahmouni]

I've been using for a few weeks it's actually really great

[@Joseph-ko2kl]

I agree w/ your take on Google's layout- it is really a pain when you have more than a handful of items. Change it GOOGLE!!

[@tomsbondars]

I bet they've done extensive A & B testing, when deciding on this look. This is probably the sweet spot for tech savvy and older, less experienced people. What would be cool to have THE OPTION to adjust the size manually in the settings, so everyone can tailor to their liking and finger size.

[@InOrlando]

@@tomsbondars I like that idea. Kind of how Gmail gives you the narrow display option.

[@WorkFromHype]

After the Stadia announcement, I was emotionally preparing myself for all my Google Home tech to become expensive paper weights. These announcements from Google really are just what we needed to remain somewhat confident in their eco system of smart home products. They must believe the market is going to continue to expand and they want to be there when it does!

[@porschepal7932]

Stadia is completely different. Google has had some failed ideas in the past but smart home integration is continuing to grow.

[@frati80]

Finally! It's maybe not a big deal for native English speakers but Google assistant speaks swedish Alexa does not, so we didn't really have a choice in this Matter 😉

[@JoeDzado]

I moved away from Google Wi-Fi products because their setting app is terrible. Hard to forward ports. Can't select frequency bands. Lots of missing features. Is it any better with the new device?

[@waterman5369]

Haha, love your creative Outros. And, would love to see an updated comparison video like you mentioned.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Haha thanks! And that will definitely be coming up!

[@jjbrock7]

​@@SmartHomeSolver Google home has glass break detection though. still enjoyed the end lol

[@Anthrox]

Thread and matter have been talk about at Google for years i remember Google IO having heaps of info on how access controls and device relationship 5+ years ago its crazy how long systems take to build. would live to see a full web version of the home app makes it much easier to setup than on a phone

[@vc-ugh]

You're thinking about Brillo and Weave which I believe are the precursor to Thread and Matter (formerly Project Chip, announced in Dec 2019). Still crazy though

[@GoofieNewfie]

I jumped into Google 1st being an android user, and it wasn't long after I just switched it all over To Alexa. Routines, and hardware compatibility did it for me. I would give it another try, but they are going to have to bring it! because my Alexa setup took time, and it works fine.

[@chocomilkfps1264]

Really excited to see this. I already love my google nest hub for its lightning fast and accurate voice recognition, plus it makes for a great alarm clock with sleep tracking. Nice to see I’ll be able to build off of it with more devices rather than just use Hubitat for everything which can be tedious sometimes

[@btplaysfortnite]

Love the endings like always! Really separates your videos from others :D

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks, I appreciate that!

[@LadyRenira]

Totally agreed! Never give it up. Never let us down.

[@btplaysfortnite]

@@SmartHomeSolver No problem!

[@benreinhardt13]

Just a correction on wifi 6e, it uses all 3 bands. 2.4, 5, and 6ghz, not just 6. This gives devices faster speed because it limits interference but it can also provide a little bit more top end speed closer to the router

[@k_c_chen]

Wi-Fi 6E sounds great, but limited devices to take advantage of the new frequency puts it on the back burner. What I really hope is inexpensive hubs for further Matter integration/transition.

[@MannyHaarp]

That script editor really surprised me! Although I barely know anything about coding. That might get me into doing it. Thanks for the great content as always!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Same, it surprised me too!

[@marksapollo]

Is it now finally worth me switching from my Echo Show 5 to the Google Nest Hub 2nd gen? I control lights and smart plugs? Can I dim my smart lightbulb with google? I only have iOS phones and tablets though.

[@arispoli1269]

Tried google Nest. Support was awful. Voice recognition seems to have deteriorated. The app(a) totally unintuitive. Gave up. Switched to eero. Smooth sailing. Am now swapping out with alexa dots as extenders

[@daltonmohr9327]

How do we get the new Google home app? I don't see it in the app store.

[@ethanashby4305]

ROUTINES! AT LAST! This has been my biggest issue with the Google smart home, great news!

[@sergioruiz9464]

I was waiting for this video to drop. Super exciting

[@TitusRex]

The script editor is game changer.

[@nateb_inovelli]

Great to see Google stepping up its smart home capabilities as it should help expand the smart home community to people who don't want to dive into SmartThings, Hubitat, or Home Assistant. And with the Connectivity Standards Alliance certifying the Matter protocol today, we should see a huge boost in smart home device compatibility. 😁

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Yes it's definitely a big day in the smart home world! 🎉

[@ljungbergmartin]

in household rutines my app dosent show Home Away... do you know what to do to get it there? I have spend hours with support but I thnik they dont understand the problem...

[@kg16460]

I really want to automate my lights to come on when I arrive home. The script feature is what I'm most excited for. Also, a home app on my Galaxy Watch 4 would just be icing on the cake.

[@AuthenTech]

I'm still waiting for that long anticipated Google Home desktop web dashboard.

[@cvnis957]

The Hubs talking crap to each other is always so funny

[@DustinDalziel777]

Will the Google Home Automations have better support and integrations with NFC tags?

[@gordsmith3340]

Can’t wait for the automation and script editor. Huge potential.

[@cooliipie]

The ending was gold

[@hayleyharrison5127]

Boy this is overdue all right. I’ve recently been debating switching to Apple from Google it’s been so bad, very welcome news.

[@tabithaowens348]

Hey where can I find info about setting up my grandfathers smart home in his assisted living facility? They have a public WiFi setup and suggested a wireless extender. He had a smart home in his old home and google mesh networks.

[@MrDugath]

So does the new doorbell continue to work even in the Winter (Canada) ? The Battery version (even though hard wired) will stop working because some smart person thought it would be great to have this device continuously powered by the battery while it is charged by the wired connection, issue being the battery stops charging when it gets cold outside. so ya.

[@shobuddy]

Is there any specific hardware/hub that will be REQUIRED to run these new sensor triggered automations?

[@PKToysoldier]

I wonder how long it lasts before they scrap/change this and everyone loses their automation and work put in here.

[@gasparcardenas2078]

I wonder if Google will add automations with NFC tags

[@gloom-gloom]

Really enjoying your videos! Did Google add an NFC tag starter to the new Home app?

[@gloom-gloom]

I'll answer my own comment now it's out. No they did not 😢

[@christopherparker1823]

You know you’re doing a piss poor job when Smart Home Solver calls you out. 😆 Love ya work!

[@wendywanderluxe6965]

The Google - Alexa battles are hilarious!

[@mdmantejsingh]

Will the camera show live feed from other brands (Eufy) too or it's only for Google cameras?

[@seanvaz2391]

I’d love to be excited about all of this - except their customer service is terrible. I’ve had a faulty battery doorbell for a month now and it’s taken three weeks to ship me a replacement.

[@davidrodriguezlagrana4617]

I died with the assistant battle 🤣

[@ypark2877]

Camera feeds do they include other manufactures like WYZE. Would love if it had voice announcements defined by user for triggers. Best feature on alexa is announcing motion from yolink outdoor motion sensor or that telling me that a door is opening. Chimes get confusing for too many devices.

[@TamiyaPhilippW]

Is it possible to activate Routine via your gps position or for example when you reach your home, and your smartphone connects automatically to your wlan, that music inside your home starts playing and lights going on?

[@Jasonhartley31]

Thank goodness for home assistant!

[@mbecker163]

My Google Home app still has the same old look. I checked the android app store and there isn't an update. What am I doing wrong?

[@azafred]

That end scene was just perfect.

[@raghunathansundaresan]

If the scripting capability really comes up I'm going to be jealous on Google home (currently in Alexa ecosystem). Hope Amazon takes this as their inspiration!

[@rodneyconway458]

Hi 👋👋 I’m going to change my nest hello doorbell to this new version. Will this be compatible with Alexa?? Heard the new camera will work with Alexa so if the door goes you will get notifications on the echo shows Is this right?? I’m in the UK so this update may only be available in US???

[@TheDucky399]

Do you know when this updated google home app is coming to the UK? My app doesn’t look like that and I’ve updated it recently. I would like to be able to make the lights flash when the nest hello doorbell is rung, as my partner works from home and is frequently on the phone.

Isn’t the Nest Hub 2 Matter compatible?

[@buzocobra]

Do you happen to know, or have any information on the nest security alarm system?

[@kennyd7452]

All I want is for google home presence sensing to work as advertised, set to away when phone leaves, set to home when phone arrives. Is that too much to ask?

[@jamfx7942]

Can you do an update now on using sensors to start routines or automations on the google nest. I want to get google nests but if they cant trigger things to happen from sensors it wont work for me. And i dont want to have to get an echo to set off my google device via voice commands.

[@sidneyking11]

How to get the nest doorbell camera to display on tv when the doorbell is ringed?

[@ElDiabloToro]

Wishing they will combine the Google Home and Nest apps soon. Ridiculous that all the functionality hasn't been moved over by now.

[@jamesm568]

They need to keep security products only on the Nest app and move all the other crap over to the Google Home app.

[@Kr3aM028]

I hate using the home app for nest cameras. That’s why I haven’t gotten any new cameras because I don’t want to be forced to use the home app for the new cameras

[@akg2n]

Which smart sensor should I buy for Google home?

[@Fco-Diaz]

Does the Nest Wifi Pro support the Homekit secure feature?

[@TamerBakir]

I dont have the Home app with all these futures ? is it a new app or the normal Home app ? Maybe its on the way

[@pedroparejacuevas698]

My first comment!. I have been following you (from Spain) for a looong time. Thanks for your work!! I REALLY hope the new "MEDIA CONTROLS" means that Chromecasts will work again in AUDIO GROUPS. Since the SONOS fiasco, no matter if I reinstall the app, the Nest speakers, or the Chromecast, it is imposible to cast music to an audio group that contais a Chromecast. It's so frustrating.

[@johnmorris7899]

So can we finally use a doorbell to trigger automations?

[@BFEentertainment9278]

I don't have any automation section in the google home app. In fact, it looks like it did a year ago without any changes. And is updated😓

[@dabbiwilli]

I've really been considering setting up home assistant but this gives me hope I can continue with what I have. I know it's saying it will support sensor triggers. I'm curious if that will support NFC tags or buttons

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I haven't heard anything about those options yet, but I'm hoping that more triggers keep getting added!

[@tomasdorda]

Great video, thank you! Does it mean that if I buy new nest wifi it can be matter repeater? (because matter as matter hub I would like to use Home assistant)

[@tmelo]

My problem with Google is how slow they’re with their smart home products.

[@truthandlove0]

6:58 When Google said "that glass breaking is probably humans throwing Echo devices out the window from all the ads you feed them" it hit me so hard 😭 all those ads man!

[@RobertKreese]

Full color customisation would be nice! What's up with Google colors on lights... The preset colors is not that useful. Is there already a way around this?

[@sergioruiz9464]

I hope they roll out an update to nest detect sensors to trigger automations

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Agreed! This is a good first step, but there's more to be done.

[@jamesm568]

Nest Detect can't even communicate with the Nest thermostat as I can be moving around in a room with a Nest Detect and get a notification on my phone that nobody is home to set my alarm because my Nest thermostat doesn't detect any movement.

[@Spacefish007]

Does someone have the link to the new google home app preview? The help center just says "in the coming weeks"..

[@pedrocatarino482]

Is it possible to create routines with ntf tag on Google home? There isn't any KZbin videos related to that....

[@brentmccabe]

Nice Review, I love the idea of the Nest WiFi Pro but I find all WiFi6 products do not work with WiFi 2.4 devices, they just cannot connect to the network and it was a huge waste of money, will these be any different or is that purely up to the device I purchase?

[@vimarshnm]

Can we use aqara products brought in us in India

[@paulatharris]

My biggest problem with google, is that here in the UK, BT on their fibre products give you a smart hub. 2.4ghz and 5ghz channels are selected by the router. You are unable to decide yourself which channel you want a device on. So some of our Google devices were on 2.4 and some on 5ghz. Google devices hate this and for a few months it was giving a problem every time you asked any device anything. Always got “sorry there was a problem. Swapped them out for Amazon Echos and have had no such problems.

[@SNWxGaming]

Anything on being able to stream my nest cameras from my Chromecast device? I was disappointed this wasn’t a feature as I highly expected it was naturally a feature. I enjoy the security screening sent to my phone but I’d prefer to have some notifications on the tv when im not on or around my phone.

[@cooliipie]

Finally some updates because it's the most feature lacking smart home app, by far.

[@sanmeghthokade2132]

Do Aqara motion sensors work with the new Google automation triggers?

[@farzadjahanfard]

I was with google since pixel 2 honestly their inconsistency with updates and treating customers like beta testers made me to move to iPhone last month and i am very happy

[@cherryocola]

Too little too late, moved over to home assistant from smartthings and google home 2 years ago. Never looking back.

[@DashVandle]

But can this new update not disconnect my Nest Minis constantly?

[@allanboyz]

Hi Bro, i like to watch yr video, i intent to smart my new 47sqm home, for now i only get kl50 smart bulb. May i know what items to get to make it smart? To control lights, air con, ceiling fans, tv, curtains etc any advice from u?

[@petersonfamily6223]

Thanks for the information. We just started installing NEST cameras and are glad to hear about the upcoming updates. The lack of automations was surprising to find out after installing everything, and we were going to just return everything and wait, but their back, so we will keep everything. One question should we go with the New Gen 2 Wired Doorbell or install the Gen 1 Wired Doorbell?

[@crystalgraham2254]

THANK YOU for doing more Google!!!! Now for us newbies how do we do said automation? 🤔

[@Aussiecharm63]

How do I update my Google home app or does it do it automatically

[@antogunaputra]

I am in Indonesia, when its update release?

[@daniel_thorson]

Really excited about this! Thanks for the update, Reed.

[@wjohnson100]

Routines are great. The Home/Away Assist function in the Google Nest App, the Presence Sensing function and the Homs/Away Automations in the Google Home App failed miserably to automatically switch in and out of ECO mode. I found no solutions in those functions. I did find a solution in the Automations of the Google Home app. First I turned off all the Home/Away Functions in the Nest app, all the Presence Sensing functions and Home/Away routines in the Home app. Then in Automations in the Home App, I set up two new routines. These routines use precise location info just like a naviagtion app would and were set up to mimic what the Home/Away and Presense Sensing functions are supposed to do. My Arrive Home routine is set at 150 meters from home to change my thermostat to Heat - Cool mode. My Leave Home routine is set at 500 meters from home to change my thermostat to ECO mode. I tested and it worked exactly like I have wanted Home/Away to work all along.

[@allenl6831]

Google still can't do computer wake on lan. Can't they integrate the app Wake On Lan by Mike Webb?

[@bigmak40]

RTSP for the new doorbell?

[@RyanHorikoshi]

Are they giving us a Google Home web GUI for computers so I don't have to run an emulator?

[@qwerqwer-hs1hd]

Does it mean,,, in the future, Ring camera can work on Google Home ecosystem and vice versa (if they are "Matter" compatible?

[@teshiburu]

Thanks, any news on household routines? Recently I've been using them a lot more but it's infuriating that my wife can't use them! And I'd have to remake them on her account as well!!!

How do you use the new google home?

[@brownlkt]

My only frustration with the new wired doorbell is that they did not there is no sdm api support to add directly to Home Assistant.

[@RS-handle]

Can you do a setup with minimal devices? i am a minimalist and want a complete setup but hate to get so many things and wanna go as less as possible

[@paulharding1172]

Was this event public? I can't find it on KZbin. I would like to review the whole thing.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

It wasn’t a public event, but they have some details on their blog here: blog.google/products/google-nest/nest-fall-launch-2022/

[@TheGheddon]

I have a home full of Google smart speakers, I find myself shouting to be heard just lately and the inability to distinguish between ‘on” and “off” is infuriating.

[@erikpajnert5494]

I guess you heard about Homey, would be awsome with a review :)

[@antigravity6]

You don't have to buy motion sensor if you already own Nest Cam or Nest Doorbell. Just create a Google Home routine and use Nest Cam or Doorbell motion sensor as a trigger device.

[@ryanc3001]

I assume that this means you can have 'auto live view' on any brand of doorbell... triggered by a routine when doorbell is pressed, stream to google hub...

[@antigravity6]

Use your Nest Camera and Nest Doorbell motion sensor to trigger routine in Google Home to turn on / off lights.