The leaked “Google Home Screen” could be the long-awaited Nest Hub successor

Google may finally be making a new smart display, and this time it might come with a very different name.

Frequent software sleuth @aaronp613 from MacRumors Tagged references to something called “Google Home Display” hidden in the code of the Google Home app for iOS. Although this is all that Aaron found, the name itself is very interesting.

Instead of using the long-standing Nest name, Google is moving back to the “Google Home” branding. The company’s upcoming smart speaker is also moving away from the Nest name as “Google Home Speaker” nickname. So the “Google Home Screen” branding strongly suggests that it is new The successor to the Nest Hub.

Google hasn’t introduced a new Nest Hub since then Nest Hub (2nd Generation) in 2021. Over the past few years, many Google Home users have wondered if the company has quietly replaced this category with this one. Pixel Tabletdoubles as a smart display when docked. Google has never publicly killed off its Nest Hubs, but the lack of a new device has certainly led users to think that Google is out of business.

However, Google Home Chief Product Officer Anish Kattukaran confirmed at the end of last year, Google is still committed to smart displays. He stopped short of confirming a new device, but said the company will have more to share “soon” as the Gemini integrates more deeply into the Google Home ecosystem.

Of course, there’s still a lot we don’t know. References in app code don’t always lead to actual products, and even if this device is real, it may still be far from launch.

Still, after years without a new Nest Hub or even a new Pixel Tablet, it’s certainly a promising development.