All the smart home news, reviews, and gadgets you need to know aboutSee all StoriesPosted Sep 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM UTCJGoogle Nest may become Google Home again.The speaker spotted at Google’s Pixel event could be called the Google Home Speaker -- reviving the original branding of Google’s smart speakers, which was dropped in 2019 in favor of Nest.The new Google Home speaker will reportedly have 360 audio. Screenshot The VergeFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison TuohyLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...
Google Nest may become Google Home again.
The speaker spotted at Google’s Pixel event could be called the Google Home Speaker -- reviving the original branding of Google’s smart speakers, which was dropped in 2019 in favor of Nest. Code spotted by 9to5Google suggests the new name. The speaker is expected to arrive on October 1st. [Image: The new Google Home speaker will reportedly have 360 audio. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-1.39.38%E2%80%AFPM.webp?quality=90&strip=all]
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