• Google has finally confirmed that the Nest Hub category is not dead and that smart displays are still a part of the company’s plans. • In a recent interview, Google Home’s Chief Product Officer promised that the company would soon have news to share. • That said, it’s unlikely Google will launch a new smart display this year.
It’s been four years since Google launched a new Nest Hub. The most recent one — Nest Hub (2nd Gen) — came out in 2021, and since then, we haven’t seen a true-blue smart display from Google. This is also partially because in 2023, Google launched the Pixel Tablet, which doubles up as a smart home display when docked. However, even when Google introduced its tablet refresh, the company never explicitly said that it’s killing off the Nest hub line. Now, it looks