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> Additionally, anyone notice that nothing works worse together than Google and Google. I had Google Wifi, Google phones, Chromebooks, EVERYTHING. And nothing e
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
> Additionally, anyone notice that nothing works worse together than Google and Google. I had Google Wifi, Google phones, Chromebooks, EVERYTHING. And nothing ever worked reliably. Ever.
I get frustrated as much as anyone about Google's product shit show, but I don't agree with this. I own a Pixel, a Pixelbook that I loved and was a great dev machine when running the Linux container (of course, "In September 2022, Google canceled future generations of the product and dissolved the team working on it."), and Nest Home that I got as a sort of door prize at some event. They all worked together really well, e.g. unlocking/syncing the Pixelbook with my phone, or when I say "Hey Google" both the phone and Nest Home initially acknowledge but only one (in most cases the Nest Home) responds, which is what I want.
- solardev 3y agoI guess you missed that generation where they were trying to transition the Google Wifi product into the Nest lineup, while Google Home was still in its adolescence. That one device needed the Google Home app to set up initially, the Nest app to configure day to day, and Google Wifi for advanced legacy settings and port forwarding and such. Three apps for one device? Was a real WTF moment for me... Router aside, some of my other devices would end up in Google Home, others in the Nest app. Eventually I got tired of the bullshit and switched to the much cheaper & simpler Wyze ecosystem and never had an issue again.