Google just pushed me one step closer to ditching Google Home for Amazon Alexa

**TL;DR:** Google just pushed me one step closer to ditching Google Home for Amazon Alexa

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Google has, in quite literal terms, turned into an AI company. But ironically enough, it has evidently and consistently drifted away from that one product category meant to make AI omnipresent: smart speakers. Google’s indifference towards its smart speaker lineup for the better part of the decade and its declining everyday performance have already led people to question their decision to be in the Google Assistant ecosystem. While Google recently announced its first smart speaker in several years, it’s still not publicly available.

And on top of that, Google has seemingly discontinued the Nest Mini and Nest Audio .

Source: Android Authority

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Last updated: June 16, 2026.

Additional context: early-cycle stories often look bigger in headlines than in day-to-day impact. The useful move is to identify the smallest set of facts that would change your decision, then wait for those facts to land.

Additional context: early-cycle stories often look bigger in headlines than in day-to-day impact. The useful move is to identify the smallest set of facts that would change your decision, then wait for those facts to land.

Additional context: early-cycle stories often look bigger in headlines than in day-to-day impact. The useful move is to identify the smallest set of facts that would change your decision, then wait for those facts to land.

Additional context: early-cycle stories often look bigger in headlines than in day-to-day impact. The useful move is to identify the smallest set of facts that would change your decision, then wait for those facts to land.