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Best Google Smart Home Devices in 2025 – USA All Americans NEWS™

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If having an extra screen in your house would annoy you, the Google Nest Mini makes another good smart home starting point. Google’s small smart speaker is now in its second generation and offers all of the same Google Assistant-enabled voice commands as the rest, plus helpful extras like intercom functionality and stereo pairing with multiple Minis. Control compatible gadgets, search the web, play music and use its other features just by asking. The audio quality of the Nest Mini is surprisingly good, especially in this second-gen model.&nbsp;

The Nest Mini is also cute and comes in four colors (though Coral is currently out of stock). At $49, it’s the least expensive way to try smart home features without sacrificing voice control. The Nest Mini is also a good secondary device. If you put a Google Nest Hub in your kitchen, you can put a Nest Mini in a different room, and both will be able to control any compatible smart devices you set up. Even if they both hear you, only the closest one will respond.

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Many smart cams work with Google Assistant and Google Home, the Nest Cam remains the best option if you want complete support. It’s reasonably affordable, easy to position and pop off the base for recharging, and it offers a couple of welcome bonuses.&nbsp;

First, the Nest Cam offers three free hours of cloud storage with no subscription required. Second, like many top cams, the Nest Cam has object detection for people, packages, vehicles and animals. Google’s version is accurate and completely free to use (recognizing faces will require a Nest Aware subscription starting at $8 per month).

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The Google Nest Cam offers fantastic video quality, intelligent features, and perfect integration with your Google Home.

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The Google Nest Cam offers fantastic video quality, intelligent features, and perfect integration with your Google Home.

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The Arlo Pro 5s ranks high on several of our security camera lists, and for good reason. This 2K camera features a powerful zoom, bright spotlight, two-way audio, color night vision and a massive 160-degree field of view. Its IP65 weather resistance can handle a typical rain shower just fine.

We’re also fans of the Arlo app, which makes setup and control easy. Many features are locked behind an Arlo Secure subscription starting at $10 per month, so you’ll seriously want to consider a subscription plan with this camera. The good news is that higher-tier plans can unlock advanced custom object detection, which no other cameras are offering right now.

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Know how much you should pay for a camera to save when you make your purchase.

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Speaking of locking down your home, the easy-to-install August Wi-Fi Smart Lock fits over your existing deadbolt. Built-in Wi-Fi lets you control it remotely and with voice recognition, so you can tell Google Assistant to lock your door.&nbsp;

The August Wi-Fi Smart Lock has lots of features, including open-close sensors so you can check to make sure you pulled the door shut on your way out. August is responsive and reliable as well, making the Wi-Fi Smart Lock a good choice if you want to put Google Assistant in charge of your smart lock, door and entryway.

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Wrapping this up with another one from Nest, the Nest Doorbell is a top-notch wireless device with excellent specs and unique perks. While its predecessor Nest Hello (now called the Nest Doorbell (wired)) is still available for purchase, the battery-powered option has a more impressive design and better performance, making it an upgrade on almost every level.&nbsp;

The Nest Doorbell with battery is an affordable $180 and offers a slew of neat features: two-way talk, high-def resolution, a 145-degree field of view with a 3:4 aspect ratio, smart alerts, facial recognition and a few other cool perks. And for icing on the cake, many of these best features come right out of the box — no monthly subscription to Nest Aware is necessary.&nbsp;

There are some video doorbells I like more (namely the Arlo Wire-Free), but the Nest Doorbell (battery) is a solid device. If you’re a Google loyalist or shopping for a wireless device with smart features without the monthly fees, then this video doorbell might be for you.&nbsp;

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A smart plug is a great way to efficiently add connectivity to dumb devices. Plug in a lamp or fan, and you’ll be able to control it with an app. The TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug offers smartphone app controls and Google Assistant compatibility. Plus, the design is attractive and doesn’t block adjacent outlets.&nbsp;

It won’t monitor energy, but the smart plug lets you control an old-fashioned floor fan with your voice for a reasonable price. Like most smart plugs, it works with a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network connection.

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