Not exact matches
Fully modular, Nest Secure can be
expanded with additional Nest Detect sensors and Nest Tags, while there's also the promise of intelligent
integration with other devices in the Nest
smart home portfolio down the line.
The
expanded support for voice calls and messaging is the latest example of how Amazon's Alexa app is becoming more than a utility for managing the settings on Echo devices or Alexa's
smart home integrations.
Since then, the company has
expanded its lineup of
smart speakers to include a variety of specialties, while continuing to build out Alexa's arsenal of skills and
integrations with third - party apps and
smart home gadgets.
This is a subject for another feature (e.g. here), but suffice it to say that there's a smooth next - gen version of Messages with Stickers, «Tapbacks» and even applets, a new version of Siri that can be extended by (and to) third - party apps, a simplified Control Center (now
expanded over multiple side - swiping panes), better
integration with
Smart Home gadgets, face lifted Music and News apps, and much more.
Given the same attention from hardware and software developers and some of those additional Google services, the
Home could quickly grow from a nascent smart speaker with Chromecast integration to the first and most critical piece of the ever - expanding smart h
Home could quickly grow from a nascent
smart speaker with Chromecast
integration to the first and most critical piece of the ever -
expanding smart homehome.