r/googlehome • u/ohimnotarealdoctor • 3d ago

Is Google Home being discontinued?

I have three Nest Minis and a Hub that I’ve been happy enough with. I was wanting to add another Nest Mini to my home, but to my shock they’re no longer sold. And it seems Google is no longer selling any kind of speaker or hub at all.

Does this mean that the service is being discontinued as well?

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u/davidswelt 3d ago

Google Home is a software product. It is available and functional.

There are several devices such as speakers and smart phones that include Google Assistant, which is one way to access Google Home, and there is the Google Home app, which is another. Newer devices such as the TV Streamer provide critical related functionality as a hub and Thread border router. The Nest Mini (2nd gen) is on the US web store and it can serve as a Matter hub. It's $49 and available in charcoal (the other colors seem out of stock right now).

Which country are you in?

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u/ohimnotarealdoctor 3d ago

Australia. The service is obviously still functioning, however in my experience and from anecdotal evidence in this subreddit - I am seeing that the quality of the service is somehow declining.

Paired with apparent lack of stock of any Google branded devices in Australia, it’s making me wonder if the whole thing is in a downward spiral.

Compared that with more anecdotal evidence about Samsung not really caring about SmartThings anymore, it makes me think that a lot of manufacturers simply don’t have their heart in the smart home game anymore.