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How I turned my Pixel into the Nest Hub Google never made

๐Ÿ“… October 20, 2026   |  ๐ŸŒ Source: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-nest-hub-diy-3723831/   |  ๐Ÿท️ Technology How I turned my Pixel into the Nest Hub Google never made — via https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-nest-hub-diy-3723831/ Google’s smart speaker lineup is going through a rough patch. There has been no new smart display launched in over half a decade, and the only new device announced was the Home Speaker, which has nothing special about it except that it runs Gemini out of the box. What Happened And Gemini for Home isn’t something to gloat about. I’m particularly disadvantaged because neither Gemini for Home nor a single Google smart speaker is available in India, leaving the whole wide market for Amazon Alexa to capture. Since I have a bunch of smart home devices that play nicer with Google’s smart speakers and dearly wanted a new Assistant/Gemini-powered smart display, I decided to take things into my own hand...

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