<s>
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
,	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Wifi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
are	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
mesh-capable	O
wireless	O
routers	B-Protocol
and	O
add-on	O
points	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nest	B-Application
family	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
,	O
distinct	O
in	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
offerings	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
router	B-Protocol
"	O
and	O
"	O
point	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Pixel	O
4	O
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
returned	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
model	O
,	O
doing	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
router/point	O
"	O
variants	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
enhanced	O
Wi-Fi	O
coverage	O
through	O
the	O
setup	O
of	O
multiple	O
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
devices	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nest	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
automatically	O
switches	O
between	O
access	O
points	O
depending	O
on	O
signal	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	O
Police	O
reported	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
mesh-capable	O
wireless	O
router	B-Protocol
with	O
enhanced	O
range	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
October	O
4	O
date	O
of	O
announcement	O
and	O
US$129	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
expected	O
availability	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
generation	O
Google	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
features	O
802.11ac	O
connectivity	O
with	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
and	O
5	O
GHz	O
channels	O
,	O
2x2	O
antennas	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
beamforming	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
with	O
512MB	O
RAM	O
and	O
4GB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	O
access	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
through	O
a	O
companion	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
relaunched	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Google	B-Device
Wifi	I-Device
,	O
with	O
minor	O
hardware	O
changes	O
and	O
at	O
a	O
relatively	O
lower	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Pixel	O
4	O
hardware	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
renamed	O
as	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
Wifi	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
shift	O
towards	O
its	O
rebranding	O
of	O
all	O
its	O
smart	O
home	O
products	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nest	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
quad-core	O
64-bit	O
ARM	O
CPU	O
1.4GHz	O
and	O
a	O
machine	O
learning	O
hardware	O
engine	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
and	O
point	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
IEEE	O
802.15.4	O
Thread	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
router	B-Protocol
has	O
1GB	O
RAM	O
and	O
4GB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
and	O
supports	O
AC2200	O
4x4	O
MU-MIMO	O
whereas	O
the	O
point	O
has	O
768MB	O
RAM	O
and	O
512MB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
and	O
supports	O
AC1200	O
2x2	O
MU-MIMO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
websites	O
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
CNET	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
ease	O
of	O
setup	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
speed	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
customizable	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
no	O
settings	O
for	O
MAC	O
filtering	O
,	O
content	B-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
Dynamic	B-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
