Have they removed the ability to lock your door from this? I just got a Yale Nest lock and it shows up in the Google Home app, but only lets me control it from the Nest app. The lock doesn't even show up in my home hub.
Is it suitable for people with vissual disabilities like me? Obviously I can make a quick Google search on it, but, for example: Can it read continually a full web article out loud after showing it or just gives visual and short-spoken responses? Rather it should work that way, it’s a voice enabled Google device
I just got one of these and I’m trying to figure out how to get it to show the guest wifi name and code on screen for when after COVID gatherings can resume. I’m probably just missing something easy. Anyways. Just found and subscribed to your channel!
It's on sale as of this post for $100 - along with a lot of other google home devices. ($90 for a google home, $50 2-pack home minis, and some assorted discounts on smarthome devices like thermostats and nest cameras.)
I just ordered the Nest Hello Doorbell and a Nest Outdoor Cam for my garage. What happens when motion is detected on both the outdoor cam and doorbell? Will the live feed pop up and alert you when motion is detected, or is it just when someone rings the doorbell?
If you could buy either of the lenovo or google display for the same price, which would you pick? I can get either for the same price and undecided on which to go for? Thanks
Hey , i hope you can help, i recently got the google home hub, and was able to set up a few lights, and an AC wifi controller, but when i scroll from top to bottom , to reveal the dropdown menu, all the options.e.g. lights, cameras and thermostats are grayed out and i cant select them !, any advice as to how i can solve this to populate the options in the dropdown menu ?
I think it has something to do with which "Home" group it's connected to. ... I've got a Lenovo Smart Display that's doing the same thing. Reset might help.
Nope. This actually is running a modified version of Chromecast software. There's no real OS to load apps or anything. You'll connect other services through the Google Home app. (Vivint is on that list, though.)
Last night I asked my hub to play Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. It played a RUclips video of the first song then tried to play one of the second song, which anyone who knows the album knows the first song leads into the second without a break. This didn't happen. I then asked it to play the same thing from my library. Still went to RUclips. Tried a third time, specifying my Google music library. Same result. If I ask one of my home minis, it works fine. Any ideas?
Looks like I saw a Lenovo Smart Display in the background, which do you prefer. Verizon Wireless has the Google Smart Display and two google minis for $129.99.
Marcus Dickinson every major retailer was selling them for $100 and Lowes had a $25 off coupon code so it came up at $75. There is a website called brickseeker and it tells the quantity and prices at major retailers. I was looking at what was the lowest price on the Google Home and it said a couple stores in Florida had it at $50 on clearance. There were several that have them for $60 and $75 as well.
Can you do a comparison with the Lenovo, but skip the obvious stuff like screen size? I'm more interested in seeing a direct comparison of how the UI's might be different and any difference in functionality given the Home Hub doesn't actually run the same software as the Lenovo.
The UIs are not different. They're now running the same software. I *think* maybe the Home Hub shows photos just a tad different? But otherwise, it's almost 1:1.
I bought 2 of each black Friday for $99 each. The Google hubs are being returned. The Lenovo 8 inch has far superior sound, plus it has a camera (if you don't like the camera it has a physical shutter button to close it)
@@eclecticgentleman I have the Lenovo one and it has a bug that for RUclips TV and RUclips makes the screen blank out occasionally. It's annoying and it turns out, many people are having this issue. The screen and speaker are so nice, though.
the lenovo smart display is a great competitor. It's my pick for the best google based smart display out there especially since it has better audio and a camera! The camera was quite the dealbreaker for me.
@@eclecticgentleman Google's voice apps are now better and more robust than Amazon's APL. For instance Google's interactive canvas apps are better. They are basically web apps with integrated voice support. Something that Amazon doesn't support yet.
Do you know if Amazon will ever improve integration of Alexa and Nest doorbell? We have Alexa throughout our home, and Nest doorbell. While I can ask Alexa to show me video feed from the doorbell (or any of my Nest cams) I'd really like it to automatically show the camera when the door bell is rung. I have one Google mini because of their integration with Nest doorbell. I really like the announcement feature when someone rings the doorbell. Mine also works pretty well with the facial recongition and does a decent job recongizing who is at the door and includes the name in the announcement. I'd love to see video when someone rings the doorbell and it looks like the Google Hub does that. I'd love if Alexa did, but I can't find if Alexa will ever enable it. I'll likely make a purchase of the Hub sometime soon if I can't find out if Alexa will. Hence I'm asking here for your thoughts on it and anyone else's. Love your videos and reviews!
Far from it. Especially when it can't run Android apps. It can run Google Assistant apps, and its main interface is voice, with a touch screen UI. Plus now it can run interactive canvas apps, which are basically integrated voice web apps (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS).
The Google Assistant voice apps and games will go away in June according to 9to5Google, and for me as a person with visual disabilities, it’s a big pity; I’m not gonna be able to play games, hear the news of some sites and many of that cool stuff. What’s next? Only vissual interaction and short spoken responces? This is not what I expect, 3 years ago Google Assistant was the best voice assistant out there, but now at least here in Mexico I find Alexa a step forward, faster to respond, more conversational and with great and detail spoken information when it comes about reading WEB data, playing voice reminders, and using the skills and the games, currently Google Assistant can’t do half of these things orally, and nobody talks about it, nor even the bast majority of comparisons and reviews I’ve seen involving Google Assistant
Have they removed the ability to lock your door from this? I just got a Yale Nest lock and it shows up in the Google Home app, but only lets me control it from the Nest app. The lock doesn't even show up in my home hub.
Is it suitable for people with vissual disabilities like me? Obviously I can make a quick Google search on it, but, for example: Can it read continually a full web article out loud after showing it or just gives visual and short-spoken responses? Rather it should work that way, it’s a voice enabled Google device
I just got one of these and I’m trying to figure out how to get it to show the guest wifi name and code on screen for when after COVID gatherings can resume. I’m probably just missing something easy.
Anyways. Just found and subscribed to your channel!
Not sure it does that.
Picking the lenovo over this hub just by functionality! The hub is too small for my liking and the audio isn't great at all ):
It's an improvement, I bet in no time there won't be any non screen assistant
It's on sale as of this post for $100 - along with a lot of other google home devices. ($90 for a google home, $50 2-pack home minis, and some assorted discounts on smarthome devices like thermostats and nest cameras.)
would you reccomend this for an airbnb home?
I just ordered the Nest Hello Doorbell and a Nest Outdoor Cam for my garage. What happens when motion is detected on both the outdoor cam and doorbell? Will the live feed pop up and alert you when motion is detected, or is it just when someone rings the doorbell?
That's a good question - I believe the doorbell is the only one that pushes video to the Google Home Hub. Not cameras.
Man I miss the days of Phil on the Android central podcast
Did you catch Jerry and me this week? www.cordcutters.com/podcast
I love my home hub but I hate that the continued conversations feature that is available on all the other google stuff , is NOT on this
Yes, me too.
Oh no! That is one of the best features on my Home mini.
It is now.
I really enjoy your videos Phil!
Thanks!
If you could buy either of the lenovo or google display for the same price, which would you pick? I can get either for the same price and undecided on which to go for? Thanks
Really depends on where you're going to put it, I think. Bigger space? Bigger screen.
Picked one of these up last month when on sale. It's for Christmas, so my kids took great joy in letting me know it has to be hidden away till then.
lol.
Hey , i hope you can help, i recently got the google home hub, and was able to set up a few lights, and an AC wifi controller, but when i scroll from top to bottom , to reveal the dropdown menu, all the options.e.g. lights, cameras and thermostats are grayed out and i cant select them !, any advice as to how i can solve this to populate the options in the dropdown menu ?
Might be your internet
I think it has something to do with which "Home" group it's connected to. ... I've got a Lenovo Smart Display that's doing the same thing. Reset might help.
Is the play store loadable and can you download apps. Like vivint alarm app
Nope. This actually is running a modified version of Chromecast software. There's no real OS to load apps or anything. You'll connect other services through the Google Home app. (Vivint is on that list, though.)
Last night I asked my hub to play Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. It played a RUclips video of the first song then tried to play one of the second song, which anyone who knows the album knows the first song leads into the second without a break. This didn't happen.
I then asked it to play the same thing from my library. Still went to RUclips. Tried a third time, specifying my Google music library. Same result.
If I ask one of my home minis, it works fine.
Any ideas?
You're asking the guy who still has no idea how he got his Mini to quit playing the Frozen soundtrack in Swedish.
The Cloud is hard sometimes.
Looks like I saw a Lenovo Smart Display in the background, which do you prefer. Verizon Wireless has the Google Smart Display and two google minis for $129.99.
Really depends on the location, I think.
Are you able to connect another Bluetooth device to the Hub as well?
Yep. In and out.
for me the bigger screen of the 10" Lenovo is the better choice, especially as a photo frame. All of these things are on sale all the time right now
Bought one from Lowes for $75 on Black Friday. Not sure if I am going to keep or return it. I see some Walmart stores are clearance it for $50
Really? It's a $150 item. Maybe your talking about another device?
Marcus Dickinson every major retailer was selling them for $100 and Lowes had a $25 off coupon code so it came up at $75. There is a website called brickseeker and it tells the quantity and prices at major retailers. I was looking at what was the lowest price on the Google Home and it said a couple stores in Florida had it at $50 on clearance. There were several that have them for $60 and $75 as well.
I can't get the video to load
For me it loads, but there are problems with the quality.
Weird. Looks fine to me. Still worked for you?
@@Moderndad hmm. This time it looks fine to me too.
@@Moderndad Thanks for being prompt because I love your work. Keep it up!
Thanks! Sorry for the trouble. ... I think Google was burping on h.265 processing today. Frustrating because there's not a thing I could do. :-/
Can you do a comparison with the Lenovo, but skip the obvious stuff like screen size? I'm more interested in seeing a direct comparison of how the UI's might be different and any difference in functionality given the Home Hub doesn't actually run the same software as the Lenovo.
The UIs are not different. They're now running the same software. I *think* maybe the Home Hub shows photos just a tad different? But otherwise, it's almost 1:1.
Nice, thanks. Can I watch TV on YTTV on this thing?
Yep! (Even showed that in the video. :p )
ModernDad Thanks. This is cool. I need to pay better attention and stop multitasking 😀
@@Moderndad How do you get it to show TV? What services work with it?
@@fowlercarlos you need to be subscribed to RUclips TV. Then you can watch TV on your Google home hub.
@@Moderndad can you cast video to it though?
Would be good if Netatmo paired up and had the weather as an ambient display as opposed to that clock
I know, right? I'd love that.
Would you choose this over the 8" Lenovo Smart Display?
For the bedroom, definitely.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
I bought 2 of each black Friday for $99 each. The Google hubs are being returned. The Lenovo 8 inch has far superior sound, plus it has a camera (if you don't like the camera it has a physical shutter button to close it)
@@eclecticgentleman I have the Lenovo one and it has a bug that for RUclips TV and RUclips makes the screen blank out occasionally. It's annoying and it turns out, many people are having this issue. The screen and speaker are so nice, though.
I haven't seen that happen with mine at all.
What door bell do you use?
This: ruclips.net/video/gUX-Vx8fljw/видео.html
Are there any competition for the google hub home?
Amazon Echo Show, technically. But I'd argue Google is its own biggest competitor here.
the lenovo smart display is a great competitor. It's my pick for the best google based smart display out there especially since it has better audio and a camera! The camera was quite the dealbreaker for me.
Amazon echo show or google home hub?
Google home hub because google works so much better with smart devices.
I like Google's stuff better. Between Chromecast support and actually being able to watch RUclips ...
Amazon has more features
@@eclecticgentleman Google's voice apps are now better and more robust than Amazon's APL. For instance Google's interactive canvas apps are better. They are basically web apps with integrated voice support. Something that Amazon doesn't support yet.
I prefer to use the screen too.
How is it with apple products. Example. Can I download Apple Music app to play my music on Bluetooth speakers throughout the house
Any chance I can see my Ring doorbell on the hub?
Great video. I'll stay tuned
Video won't play...just get the spinning wheel!
Getting infinite spinning wheel... Phil, I want to see your review!
Weird. Still bad for ya?
@@Moderndad Working ok now, thanks RUclips 😃
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First viewer. A great fan of your work
Do you know if Amazon will ever improve integration of Alexa and Nest doorbell? We have Alexa throughout our home, and Nest doorbell. While I can ask Alexa to show me video feed from the doorbell (or any of my Nest cams) I'd really like it to automatically show the camera when the door bell is rung. I have one Google mini because of their integration with Nest doorbell. I really like the announcement feature when someone rings the doorbell. Mine also works pretty well with the facial recongition and does a decent job recongizing who is at the door and includes the name in the announcement.
I'd love to see video when someone rings the doorbell and it looks like the Google Hub does that. I'd love if Alexa did, but I can't find if Alexa will ever enable it. I'll likely make a purchase of the Hub sometime soon if I can't find out if Alexa will. Hence I'm asking here for your thoughts on it and anyone else's.
Love your videos and reviews!
Thank!
Wouldn't bet on better integration, now that Amazon owns Ring.
@@Moderndad Thanks - looks like I'll be looking for Google Hub's on clearance after Christmas.
Video won't play.... infinitely spinning wheel
Just kiddin'
Yooooooouuuuuuuuu ...
Seems like... well, just an Android tablet.
Far from it. Especially when it can't run Android apps. It can run Google Assistant apps, and its main interface is voice, with a touch screen UI. Plus now it can run interactive canvas apps, which are basically integrated voice web apps (HTML5, JavaScript, CSS).
The Google Assistant voice apps and games will go away in June according to 9to5Google, and for me as a person with visual disabilities, it’s a big pity; I’m not gonna be able to play games, hear the news of some sites and many of that cool stuff. What’s next? Only vissual interaction and short spoken responces? This is not what I expect, 3 years ago Google Assistant was the best voice assistant out there, but now at least here in Mexico I find Alexa a step forward, faster to respond, more conversational and with great and detail spoken information when it comes about reading WEB data, playing voice reminders, and using the skills and the games, currently Google Assistant can’t do half of these things orally, and nobody talks about it, nor even the bast majority of comparisons and reviews I’ve seen involving Google Assistant
Are you married? I couldn't tell from that video... 🤣
Nothing plays........
Working now?
Yes!!!!
Can't watch the video
How about now?
Hi sir!, is this device will work in the philippines? Thanks for your reply!
3rd lol