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Google announced today that users will be able to turn off the recording features of their smart displays and speakers by voice command. The feature is quite similar to Chrome's incognito tabs.

Zoom video calling is now available as an early preview on Google's Nest Hub Max after its release on Facebook's Portal devices a few months ago. It's live in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia.

Google today announced that it is rolling out Apple Music support on Assistant-enabled smart devices, including its Nest line of speakers and displays. The service can also be set as the default.

A new video posted on YouTube shows off a Nest Hub Max running an internal firmware that lets the user enable 'Blue Steel', the ability to trigger Google Assistant by just walking up to the device.

Virgin Media is now offering Smart Home contracts to select customers and will even send an engineer out to ensure devices are working properly. Contracts range from £10 to £56 per month.

Google unveiled a major redesign for its Assistant-enabled Smart Displays, bringing a new touch-friendly, tabbed UI, a bunch of new features like dark theme, multiple account support, and more.

Google is working on a massive redesign for the UI of the Nest Hub and the Nest Hub Max that puts contextual controls on the front and center and moves the focus away from voice controls.

Google is emailing users of Nest displays and Chromecast devices noting that it will begin adding location and date information to Google Photos slideshows on these devices starting September

Video conferencing tool Zoom is coming to a variety of smart displays later this year, the company announced today. Facebook is also adding support for other meeting services on Portal.

Google is rolling out an update for Smart Displays that lets users to dynamically link devices across multiple rooms. The feature is rolling out to displays today and the Google Home app in the fall.

Google has partnered with ADT to combine the latter's home security technology into its Nest devices. The partnership will also see Google investing $450 million in ADT in exchange for shares.

Google has announced that Netflix is now available on its smart displays, the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max. The service can be linked using the Google Home app and it support touch and voice inputs.

Google's Nest Hub Max today received a new capability for making group video calls through Google Meet and Duo. It is rolling out in the U.S., with support for third-party smart displays as well.

Google has released stream transfer for its Google Home devices allowing you to take your content from room to room with little interruption. You can also move content from one device to a group.

Earlier today, Google offered up a September 9 release date for its Nest Hub Max that was shown off some months ago. Now, the firm has pulled that date, leaving some to wonder when it will arrive.