{"id":2098868,"date":"2026-08-18T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098868"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:01:29","slug":"googles-pet-memory-forgot-who-my-cats-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098868","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<article>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--feature-article _1se63890\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--feature-lede yrbje60\">\n<div class=\"yrbje61\">\n<div class=\"yrbje66\">\n<div class=\"_1xtd7xb6 _1xtd7xb4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qiz7\">\n<div class=\"yrbje62 _1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"yrbje63 _1044qizp\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e0 _5s9d1e1\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e3\"><span class=\"_29pwo217\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1phh1th0\">\n<li>\n<div 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She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for <em>Wirecutter<\/em>, <em>Wired<\/em>, <em>Dwell<\/em>, <em>BBC<\/em>, and <em>US News<\/em>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class=\"_1044qiz13\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b2 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4b7 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1 _18mzr4bb\">One of the best things my smart home does is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24074059\/smart-home-pet-tech-tips-gadgets-solutions\"> help me care for my pets<\/a>, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/942001\/nest-cams-can-now-recognize-your-furry-friends\"> Pet Memory feature for Gemini for Home<\/a>, I thought this could be the perfect solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Pet Memory promises to teach your Google Home smart home who your pets are, allowing connected Nest cameras to go beyond simply telling you they saw an animal to <em>which<\/em> animal they saw. It can then use that knowledge to adapt your smart home to your pet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">My plan was to use it to keep a digital eye on my three cats while working in my home office, distinguish them from one another, and automate their feeding based on who was at the feeder. But after two weeks of testing, Google\u2019s AI still can\u2019t tell my three cats apart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac3 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjk3ODg2Ng==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0001_IMG_8622.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tuxedo cat sitting in front of a home security camera.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0001_IMG_8622.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>Boone giving the Google Nest Cam a good close-up.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4b6 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1\">My house is on a suburban, three-quarter-acre lot in a quiet neighborhood, and I take full advantage of all this space to have as many animals as possible (my husband has already said no to a goat and horse). But I\u2019ve managed to wrangle a flock of free-ranging chickens, a large, counter-surfing Wirehaired Pointing Griffon called Gus, two indoor\/outdoor cats, and \u2014 most exciting of all \u2014 a new kitten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">As <em>The Verge<\/em>\u2019s smart home reviewer, I test a lot of connected tech and have found my best use case for security cameras is monitoring my pets around my house and yard. They help keep the chickens safer from predators and my lunch safer from Gus, and act as a type of digital pet door for the cats. When I get a notification that there\u2019s an animal at the door via a video doorbell and\/or outdoor camera, it\u2019s likely a cat wants to come in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac3 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjk3ODg2OQ==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0005_IMG_8596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Grey tabby kitten sitting in front of a home security camera.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0005_IMG_8596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>Osa the kitten checking out the Nest Cam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">While I only have one dog and I don\u2019t really need to distinguish the chickens by name, there were three things I thought Pet Memory could do to help me manage my three cats. First, identify which cat wanted in, and help prevent false alerts \u2014 such as when it\u2019s my neighbor\u2019s cat sitting on my porch, or when it\u2019s a chicken peering in at the back door. Second, tell me whether all my pets were safely inside before dark. And finally, provide personalized automated feeding for each feline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Recognizing individual pets is the latest step in a rapid evolution of smart security cameras. While some dedicated pet cams <a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/petlibro.sjv.io\/c\/482924\/3735927\/19553?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpetlibro.com%2Fpages%2Fscout-smart-camera\">promise facial recognition<\/a>, most standard security cameras could only alert you to motion until recently. Advances in machine learning and now generative AI are bringing more descriptive alerts. Instead of just announcing \u201cmotion alert,\u201d cameras can increasingly tell you exactly what they saw, without you having to open the app and wait for a clip to load.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac3 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjk3ODg3MA==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0006_IMG_8456.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"White and grey tabby cat sitting in front of a home security camera.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/268695_Pet_security_camera_photos_JTUOHY__0006_IMG_8456.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>Smokey is the only cat Google Home remembered; it thinks every cat the Nest Cams see is Smokey.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Nest has long been ahead of the game here, especially when it comes to critters. Its Nest Cam IQ, launched in 2017, could distinguish people from pets, and Google later brought <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googlehome\/answer\/11444456?hl=en-GB\">animal detection<\/a> to Nest cameras. More recently, Google added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/8\/6\/24213639\/google-gemini-intelligence-ai-google-home-nest-aware#:~:text=Smarter%20security%20camera%20alerts\">text descriptions<\/a> that use AI to describe what the camera sees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/692523\/ring-ai-powered-video-descriptions-camera-doorbell-notifications\">Amazon\u2019s Ring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/14\/24343388\/wyze-security-cameras-ai-descriptive-alerts-cam-unlimited-pro\">Wyze<\/a>, and Apple Home (via its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/949854\/first-look-apple-home-ios-27-upgrades-homekit-secure-video\">HomeKit Secure Video<\/a>) have also recently added AI-powered descriptions, and these often include the type of animal detected (not always correctly). But Google Home is the first to personalize it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1044qizj xnv72h0\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizx xnv72h1\" id=\":R6qbcprar96:\">\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_7902.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2868\" data-pswp-width=\"1320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Setting up pet memory was simple, I just typed the pet\u2019s details into the Ask Home chatbot in the Google Home app and Gemini for Home offered to save it into its memory. &lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h5 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_7902.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8057.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2868\" data-pswp-width=\"1320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;It took a few tries to get it to remember all the pets.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8057.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hf\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hg xnv72hf\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h8\">\n<ul class=\"xnv72h9\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"xnv72hb xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72hd\" style=\"height:30px\"><strong class=\"xnv72he\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->2<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline xnv72hk _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>Setting up pet memory was simple, I just typed the pet\u2019s details into the Ask Home chatbot in the Google Home app and Gemini for Home offered to save it into its memory. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">However, there are limitations, and, of course, a cost. Pet Memory requires the top-tier <a href=\"https:\/\/home.google.com\/get-inspired\/welcome-to-google-home-premium-the-new-era-of-nest-aware\/\">Google Home Advanced Plan<\/a> at $20 a month, and while it\u2019s part of Google Home, it currently only works on Nest cameras. It also only works on indoor Nest Cams, so it wasn\u2019t any use for my idea of an upgraded digital pet door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4b6 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1\">I decided to set up a few indoor Nest Cams in strategic spots, hoping I could use Pet Memory to easily check which cats were inside. I thought it could help make sure everyone is safely home before dark. \u201cHey Google, when did you last see Smokey in the house?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But despite telling Google Home what my three cats look like, it insisted they were all Smokey, the first cat I told it about. Asking the Google Nest Hub when Smokey was last spotted pulled up an adorable video of the new kitten playing in my daughter\u2019s room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac2 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizl\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.460251\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjk4MTI3NQ==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_7979.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"2868\" data-pswp-width=\"1320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is not Smokey, but it\u2019s a good example of the more detailed descriptions Gemini for Home provides.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_7979.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>This is not Smokey, but it\u2019s a good example of the more detailed descriptions Gemini for Home provides. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">From my testing, Pet Memory doesn\u2019t appear to build an individual visual profile for each pet. There\u2019s no training process, no opportunity to upload photos of my cats, and no way to correct mistakes. You enter a name and breed, and it tries to figure out the rest. I tried giving it more information \u2014 Boone is a tuxedo cat with white paws, Osa the kitten is a tabby cat, and Smokey is a large gray-and-white cat \u2014 but it said it couldn\u2019t process the extra detail and kept labeling every cat as Smokey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I asked Google why the system didn\u2019t seem to be working as intended, but the company hasn\u2019t responded with any details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Still, I persisted in trying to get some use out of the feature, attempting to use Pet Memory to make my Aqara Pet Feeder smarter. I had previously set it up to trigger when<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24074059\/smart-home-pet-tech-tips-gadgets-solutions#:~:text=My%20current%20favorite,times%20a%20day!).\"> Aqara\u2019s G3 camera saw an animal<\/a>, as it can\u2019t identify species, let alone individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But with a Nest Cam, I wanted to see if I could set it to dispense the right amount of food when it saw a specific cat \u2014 helping keep each from overeating without needing RF tags or other proprietary solutions smart pet feeders offer (my cats don\u2019t do collars).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This was also an opportunity to try Google\u2019s new ability to use<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/938771\/google-home-gemini-ai-camera-automations\"> camera detection events as triggers for automations<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googlehome\/answer\/15684131?hl=en-GB\">Help Me Create feature<\/a>, which can build an automation with just a description.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I typed what I wanted it to do into the Ask Home chatbot in the app. \u201cRun my Aqara \u2018Feed Smokey\u2019 scene whenever the Nest Cam in the laundry room sees Smokey,\u201d and it set it up for me. I then created a separate one for Boone. I ran into several issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1044qizj xnv72h0\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizx xnv72h1\" id=\":R7gbcprar96:\">\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8345.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2868\" data-pswp-width=\"1320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;I used Google Home\u2019s \u201cHelp me create\u201d to set up an automation that used the camera\u2019s detection features to trigger a pet feeder.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h5 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8345.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8348.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"2868\" data-pswp-width=\"1320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;It took some tweaking to get it right, and becuase there is no option in the app to limit the number of times it triggers, it ran every time the camera saw a cat. &lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG_8348.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hf\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hg xnv72hf\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h8\">\n<ul class=\"xnv72h9\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"xnv72hb xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72hd\" style=\"height:30px\"><strong class=\"xnv72he\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->2<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline xnv72hk _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>I used Google Home\u2019s \u201cHelp me create\u201d to set up an automation that used the camera\u2019s detection features to trigger a pet feeder.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The first \u2014 and biggest \u2014 was that it still couldn\u2019t tell Boone from Smokey, so when either cat went to the feeder, it went off. The second problem is that the Google Home app doesn\u2019t let you limit how many times an automation runs (something I could do with the Aqara automation). While the automation worked, it triggered <em>every time<\/em> either cat went to the bowl. By the end of one day, the food bowl was overflowing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I also had high hopes for using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/813523\/gemini-for-home-google-nest-camera-hands-on#:~:text=The%20daily%20Home%20Briefs%20is%20where%20it%20got%20weird.%20Around%208%3A30%20each%20night%2C%20the%20Google%20Home%20app%20presents%20its%20interpretation%20of%20the%20day%E2%80%99s%20events%20in%20a%20new%20Activity%20Tab.%20You%20can%20customize%20this%20to%20focus%20on%20things%20you%E2%80%99re%20most%20interested%20in%3B%20for%20me%2C%20that%E2%80%99s%20animals%20and%20teenagers%20arriving%20home%20past%20curfew.\">Google\u2019s Home Brief <\/a>to get an overview of the critters\u2019 day. This gives a rundown of activity from connected devices in your home at the end of the day. I told it I wanted more details about pet activity in my Home Brief, and now it mostly tells me \u201cthere were many pet interactions,\u201d which isn\u2019t helpful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac3 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"r21yj70\">\n<div class=\"f8x97j3 _1044qizz\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">At one point, it told me Smokey was eating in the garage, which immediately raised a flag. Cats eating in the garage is never a good thing; there are too many things they shouldn\u2019t be getting into. But when it showed me the relevant clip, it was Boone eating in the laundry room, as he should be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I checked the garage camera, able to scroll back through the day\u2019s footage, but neither cat was ever in there. Frankly, misidentification is worse than doing nothing at all. Getting the cat\u2019s name wrong can be funny, but if you\u2019re relying on it to tell you where your cats are, errors become consequential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4b6 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1\">Recognizing individual pets turns out to be far harder than recognizing that there\u2019s a pet at all. It\u2019s a glimpse of where AI-powered cameras are headed, but not a feature I\u2019d rely on today. AI has promised to cut down on the arduous work of searching through camera footage, but until it can reliably identify what happened, continuous recording is more useful than unreliable AI summaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4ba _19wv7tc1\">Continuous recording is actually something Nest Cams do very well as part of that same $20 a month subscription. Whether it\u2019s to keep an eye on your indoor kitten, a tropical aquarium, or a flock of chickens in your yard, scrolling back through a day\u2019s worth of footage is invaluable when you\u2019re trying to figure out what your cat ate that made them sick or how a chicken went missing (hawks don\u2019t always trigger motion alerts). 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class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/fairphone-6-plus-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.011361054305837%2C100%2C99.977277891388&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/980876\/fairphone-6-plus-us-t-mobile-amazon\">Fairphone\u2019s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Dominic Preston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00\">An hour 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style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Apple-AirPods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/981326\/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak\">Apple\u2019s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jess Weatherbed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T09:00:01+00:00\">9:00 AM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reddit\u2019s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-4.32.56-PM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=21.197916666667%2C0%2C57.604166666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reddit\u2019s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-4.32.56-PM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=6.796875%2C0%2C86.40625%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/981289\/reddit-ai-text-video-posts\">Reddit\u2019s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jay Peters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-17T23:46:01+00:00\">Aug 17<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/acastro_STK092_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/acastro_STK092_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/981105\/youtube-video-view-counting-update\">YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Emma Roth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-17T17:13:03+00:00\">Aug 17<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/sonos1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/sonos1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/981008\/sonos-mobile-ios-iphone-app-live-activities\">Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Andrew Liszewski<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-17T16:38:35+00:00\">Aug 17<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjk _1ismqjl _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s border wall push is back \u2014 and it\u2019s destroying national parks and 200-year-old trees\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/gettyimages-2290533079.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.724411722246%2C0%2C66.551176555507%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s border wall push is back \u2014 and it\u2019s destroying national parks and 200-year-old trees\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/gettyimages-2290533079.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.086617583369417%2C0%2C99.826764833261%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/980933\/trump-border-wall-big-bend-arizona-cottonwood-tree-sit\">Trump\u2019s border wall push is back \u2014 and it\u2019s destroying national parks and 200-year-old trees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Gaby Del Valle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-17T16:30:00+00:00\">Aug 17<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--ad--native-ad-linkset _14xz0mv4 _14xz0mv5 _14xz0mva hidden\" data-native-ad-id=\"container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"visually-hidden\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-native-ad-native_ad_linkset_link\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_14xz0mv7\"><span data-native-ad-id=\"preamble\" class=\"_14xz0mv8 _14xz0mv9\">Advertiser Content From<\/span><\/p>\n<div><img data-native-ad-id=\"logo\" src alt=\"Sponsor Logo\" class=\"_14xz0mvg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_14xz0mvj\" data-native-ad-id=\"title\">This is the title for the native ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e3czlx6\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--header-pattern _75r1tr2\">\n<div class=\"_75r1tr3\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--page-header bpecqn0\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/980933\/trump-border-wall-big-bend-arizona-cottonwood-tree-sit\">Trump\u2019s border wall push is back \u2014 and it\u2019s destroying national parks and 200-year-old trees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"jelpep4 jelpep0\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw8 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T11:15:00+00:00\">54 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd7 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54 _7uluu55\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/978229\/fish-tank-tech\">How I turned my fish tank high tech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjk _1ismqjl _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div 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