Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are

August 18, 2026 Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Google Nest camera on a background of black and white cat fur.

One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, 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 Pet Memory feature for Gemini for Home, I thought this could be the perfect solution.

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 which animal they saw. It can then use that knowledge to adapt your smart home to your pet.

My plan was to use it to keep a digital …

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