Google Nest Cams Now Know Your Pet by Name with Gemini-Powered 'Pet Memory'

Personalized Notifications You’ll Receive

After registering your pet, the event history in your Google Home app and the notifications pushed to your phone become personalized. Examples include:

• “Fido is walking in the kitchen”
• “Fido is playing in the living room”

This is currently limited to indoor Nest Cam models and select third-party cameras with Gemini built-in . It is not available on older battery-powered outdoor cameras or doorbells at this stage.

What You Can Ask About Your Pet’s Day

Pet Memory also works with Ask Home, Gemini’s conversational voice interface for smart displays and speakers. The update allows you to ask follow-up questions based on stored camera history, turning your video archive into a searchable log of your pet’s activity. Supported queries include :

• “Did the dog go on the couch today?” — Gemini checks your indoor camera history for a matching event.
• “What happened while I was at work today?” — Gemini provides a natural-language summary of key events detected across cameras.
• “Are the garbage cans out front?” — the system can check a doorbell camera view in real time.

These are not rigid commands, but contextual questions that Gemini resolves using both camera footage and saved household context like family member names .

What You Need to Access Pet Memory

Pet Memory is not included in the free tier of Google Home. It is a premium capability with specific hardware and subscription requirements :

• Subscription: You must subscribe to the Google Home Premium Advanced plan, the top-tier offering.
• Early access: The feature is deploying to users already enrolled in the Gemini for Home Early Access program.
• Compatible cameras: Indoor Nest Cam (wired, 3rd gen) and select Gemini built-in cameras from partners like onn.

If you are not on the Advanced plan, your camera will continue to use generic object descriptions.

Ask Home Expands to 19 Countries

Alongside Pet Memory, Google expanded Ask Home voice support—including smart speaker interaction—to every market where Gemini for Home is available. The full list of supported countries now includes :

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Germany also joined the early access program as a new market, with German-language support added for Austria and Switzerland .

Why This Matters for Smart Home AI

Pet Memory is part of a broader architectural shift Google is making with Gemini for Home. The AI is moving beyond simple sensor triggers toward persistent, personalized memory. Google's help documentation explains that Gemini now uses explicitly saved information—such as a nanny’s name or a family member’s face—to resolve camera queries intelligently .

By extending that memory to pets, Google is making its cameras act less like motion detectors and more like a household assistant that knows the cast of characters living in your home—furry ones included.