‘Google Home Display’ appears, hopefully as a potential Nest Hub replacement

Ben Schoon | May 13 2026 - 7:00 pm PT

Ahead of the upcoming release of Google Home Speaker, a new “Google Home Display” has appeared in Google app code, suggesting a new Nest Hub-esque device is in the works.

Google’s list of smart displays is very short. The original Google Home Hub launched in 2018 before later being rebranded as the Nest Hub, with a Nest Hub Max launching in 2019 with a bigger display, built-in Nest Cam, and better speakers. In 2021, the Nest Hub (2nd-gen) was released and, in the time since, it’s been silence as far as smart displays are concerned.

The pivot to Gemini as Google’s home assistant has also brought back hardware, with the “Google Home Speaker” having been announced last year with plans for a “Spring 2026” launch. In other words, any time now.

Obviously, Google was asked about a potential return to smart displays, with Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran explaining in October that the smart display is “the ultimate form factor to be able to deliver a really great home experience,” but without confirming any plans for an actual release.

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It seems like things are indeed brewing behind the scenes.

Hidden in the Google Home app for iOS is a list of Google devices such as Chromecasts, Nest Cams, and third-party devices too, right alongside every smart speaker and smart display Google has released to date. The Google Home Speaker is on that list and, as spotted by @aaronp613 on Twitter/X, an analyst for MacRumors, a device called the “Google Home Display” has now appeared on that list.

It looks like Google is working on a new product called "Google Home Display" pic.twitter.com/VULiKgQjDf
— Aaron (@aaronp613) May 14, 2026

There’s no other information at this time about the device, but the name along implies this is a smart display of some kind, and an overdue one given it’s been five years since the last Nest Hub. The name, “Google Home Display,” aligns with the speaker’s simplistic branding too.

We’ll have to wait and see on this one, but with the Google Home Speaker right around the corner and I/O also coming up, well let’s just say I’m a bit excited personally.