If you’re looking to get started on your smart home journey, a smart display like the Google Nest Hub is a great place to get started and get things moving. The Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, and Nest Hub 2nd Gen are all smart speakers paired with touchscreen displays that let you play music and video, control your smart home devices, call loved ones, and manage your everyday tasks using voice and touch.

Whether you're planning to buy a new Nest Hub device or already own one, you can use the following post as a guide to discover all the things you can do with Google's smart display.

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Smart home devices are built for convenience, so while you can control your Nest Hub with your voice, you can also navigate it with touch controls. Because it’s a smart display, you can control different aspects of your Nest Hub by swiping the screen and selecting the options you want to access or configure.