Netflix arrives on Google Nest Hub smart screens
There’s good news for binge watchers as the Google Nest Hubs now support Netflix, becoming the first smart displays to do so.
Although the Google Nest Hubsmart displayshave Chromecast built-in, it hasn’t meant you can simply cast anything you want to them. The likes of BBC iPlayer and BT Sport have been available but not Netflix until now.
It seemed an odd choice considering the popularity of the streaming service and how useful it could be, even on the smallerNest Hub’s 7in display.
You could have been using it to entertain the kids in rooms like the kitchen while you’re trying to cook, or even cook along with your favourite cookery show, to name just two examples.
Wherever you have the display, it means there’s more chances to keep up with the latest episodes of the top shows such as Cursed, Space Force and Warrior Nun.
Google says “Netflix is rolling out on Nest smart displays globally wherever the service and Nest devices are currently available.”
The addition means you can ask the Nest Hub to play your favourite show and then pause it just by holding your hand up with Quick Gestures available on theNest Hub Maxdisplay.
If you have a Netflix subscription, you only need to link your account in the Google Home or Assistant app on your smartphone or tablet.
Whether a new model of the Nest Hub is on the way is unclear but the regular model is now permanentlyreduced to £79and Google is certainly going to launch anew Nest smart speakersoon, too.
Author: Chris Martin, Reviews Editor, Tech Advisor
Chris got his break as a reporter at infamous site The Inquirer and has been at Tech Advisor for more than 12 years. With a BA degree in Music Technology, audio is his specialism, but over the years he has reviewed all kinds of gadgets, from smartwatches to mesh Wi-Fi to coffee machines.
