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With the Amazon Echo Show, you can watch Prime Video, music videos from Vevo, or live TV and sports with a Hulu subscription. Unfortunately, Netflix is not one of them. Because the Nest Hub Max has Chromecast built in, you can stream content from those services that support it to the Nest Hub Max. Still, there’s a workaround-for most services. However, while I could connect my Netflix account to the Google Home app, when I asked the Net Hub Max to play Stranger Things, it told me it could not stream content from Netflix. When it comes to video, the Nest Hub Max can stream YouTube out of the box, as well as HBO Now, CBS All Access, and Starz. I said “Hey Google, play Bruce Springsteen,” and within a second, I heard the Boss crooning Dancing in the Dark from Spotify. If you’ve connected your YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Pandora, or Spotify account to Google Home, you can stream audio from those sources to the Max. Google Nest Hub Max review: Music and video However, you can make voice calls to any phone number in the U.S. I also wish it zoomed in a bit more on my face, but for a new technology, I’ll give it some leeway. It’s a little slow, so if you sprint across the room, it takes a second or two to catch up. I could move from the refrigerator to the stove, and the camera would dutifully follow me. In fact, several of the best smart displays offer this feature, but the Nest Hub Max made it mainstream.Īfter setting the Max set up on my kitchen counter, I found the feature really handy when I was chatting with my wife as I prepared dinner. It’s a feature that was introduced on the Facebook Portal, but I’m glad to see it on a device that’s less creepy. The coolest part of the Nest Hub Max’s camera is that its camera, which has a 127-degree field of view, can lock onto a subject, and then digitally pan and zoom to follow them around a room. ” Google is rectifying this by adding a Call Home Device to your list of contacts in the Google Duo app, as well as in the Google Home app. You have to open the Google Assistant app on your phone, and then say (or type) “video call. If you’ve set up Google Duo on the Max with your account, calling it from your own phone is a bit of a pain. (The Amazon Echo gives you the choice of using Alexa or Skype.) If you want to use the Nest Hub Max to make video calls, you can use Google Duo, as well as Zoom. Google also said that all of the face-recognition is done only on the device. They’re fixed to the account of the person who set up the device.įace Match, which can be set to recognize up to six people, is an opt-in service, so if you don’t like the idea of your electronics knowing who you are, you don’t have to set it up. The one thing that doesn’t change is the background photos. It would then show me missed messages, and commute times. After that, whenever I walked into the kitchen, the Nest Hub Max’s camera would identify me, and greet me with a cherry “Hello” or “Good Morning” on-screen. Setting up Face Match was as simple as turning my head side-to-side for a few seconds in the Google Home app. And, once you connect your Google profile to the Nest Hub Max, all of that information is at your fingertips.Īnd, using the Nest Hub Max’s Face Match technology, all that will appear without you having to do anything. One of the advantages Google has over Amazon is that far more people use Google for far more things-such as storing photos, creating calendar invites, and looking up directions. Unless you’re looking at its rear constantly, you probably won’t notice the color only a small portion of the fabric base can be seen from the front. You can purchase the Nest Hub Max in either a gray chalk or charcoal gray finish. Flick it, and a small light to the right of the camera will turn amber, giving you a visual indicator that no one can watch or listen in. In the top center bezel is the Max’s camera reach to the back side and you’ll find a switch that disables the camera and microphone. It’s certainly a more interesting design than the Amazon Echo Show, which is essentially a large wedge. At 9.9 x 7.2 x 4 inches, it’s a scaled-up version of the Nest Hub, which has a smaller 7-inch display.Īfter the bold but polarizing design of the Lenovo Smart Display and JBL’s smart display, the Max’s understated but elegant shape will fit in much better with your home’s decor. The Nest Hub Max looks like a tablet perched on fabric-covered oval stand it was tempting to try and lift the top portion off its base, which wouldn’t be a bad idea for a future device.