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Google Home finally adds support for smart buttons and new automation triggers for robot vacuums and sensors. Plus, a major fix for Nest Cam playback errors.

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The new Google Home update adds a bunch of new automation starters, plus a handy "close-to-live" video playback improvement.

App v4.8 enhances close-to-live camera event playback to cut “Video not available” errors, and adds new automation triggers ...

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You’d think pressing a button to kick off a smart routine would be a no-brainer, right? Alexa lets you do it, Apple’s HomeKit ...