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Google Nest may become Google Home again.

The speaker spotted at Google’s Pixel event could be called the Google Home Speaker -- reviving the original branding of Google’s smart speakers, which was dropped in 2019 in favor of Nest.

Code spotted by 9to5Google suggests the new name. The speaker is expected to arrive on October 1st.

The new Google Home speaker will reportedly have 360 audio.
The new Google Home speaker will reportedly have 360 audio.
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