![]() ![]() Oddly, Google didn't use the same operating system on the Nest Hub that it used for the Lenovo Smart Display and the JBL Link View. It's a great feature that's ahead of Alexa's similar recipe feature on the Echo Show. ![]() Simply say "resume cooking" when you're ready and Google will go right back to where you left off in the recipe. You can also multitask while you cook and watch videos, play music, set a timer or add something to your shopping list. If you ask "how much tomato sauce?" Google will understand that you're referring to the recipe and will give the appropriate answer. Let Google expand your cooking repertoire. Google Assistant will read the ingredients and directions out loud and you can see them listed on the screen. Search for a recipe by voice, or find one in your phone and send it to your display. ![]() Change the temp of your thermostat, and you'll see buttons and sliders to tweak the temp further or change the mode.Īll of these features are the same on all of the Google Assistant-equipped smart displays, and my favorite feature of both the Lenovo Smart Display and the JBL Link View has made its way intact to the Google Nest Hub. Other helpful features include routines, which are customizable grouped commands that allow you to play videos or podcasts, get directions to work and turn on your connected lights with a simple command like "good morning." If you control your smart home with a voice command, you'll see your device pop up on the screen. You can't download apps or browse the web as you could on an ordinary tablet, but all of the content of the Google Nest Hub is meant to be visible from across the room. You can always swipe right on the screen to go back a page, or swipe up for quick settings like volume and brightness. Search for local restaurants and you'll see pictures of nearby places. Check the weather, and you'll see illustrations of the forecast for the week. Plug it in and set it up on your Wi-Fi using the Google Home app, then, thanks to the built-in Google Assistant, you can ask Google Nest Hub any question you'd ask the original Google Home.Īs we saw on the Lenovo Smart Display and the JBL Link View, Google Assistant makes good use of the touchscreen with helpful visuals after you ask a question. You can issue a wide variety of voice commands to the Google Nest Hub. The second-gen Amazon Echo Show heard me more often from a greater distance, but the Hub's mics are on par with those in the smart displays from Lenovo and JBL. Expect to need to speak up if you're playing loud music, but that's standard for any smart speaker. ![]() It also fared well over background noise while I stood in the same room. It even heard me from an adjacent room as long as I had the door open. The Nest Hub understood my voice commands from across the great room of the CNET Smart Home. Thankfully, the Hub's microphones held up better under scrutiny. In fact, the sound quality is more on par with Google's smallest smart speaker, the Google Home Mini, which still beat the Nest Hub in our tests. Unfortunately, the sound quality isn't in the same league as other smart displays such as the Amazon Echo Show or the JBL Link View. It's fine if you want to listen to background music, but it's not particularly loud or crisp. You might not like the sound quality of the Nest Hub if you're an audiophile. From left to right, the Lenovo Smart Display, Google Nest Hub and JBL Link View. ![]()
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