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Netflix arrives on Nest Hub and Hub Max

The kitchen is a popular place for smart displays in many homes, and for good reason. Whether you’re listening to music, getting the news or catching up on a popular TV show, your Nest Hub or Nest Hub Max keep you entertained while you’re prepping dinner or doing the dishes. It’s also the ultimate cooking companion, with access to tonnes of YouTube videos ranging from cooking clips to how-to videos. And now, for the first time on any smart display, you can add watching Netflix to your list of kitchen activities: Starting today, Netflix is available on Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max.

The only display for your Netflix fix
Netflix is rolling out on Nest smart displays globally wherever the service and Nest devices are currently available. If you have a Netflix subscription, simply link your account in the Google Home or Assistant app and you can play Netflix movies, TV shows and documentaries by using your voice. Say, “Hey Google, play Queer Eye” to start streaming instantly, or try, “Hey Google, open Netflix” to scroll through select content and start watching with a simple tap. Hands tied up while you’re cooking? Just pause, play or skip forward with a simple ask. Or if you’re watching on your Hub Max while doing the dishes or making dinner, Quick Gestures lets you easily pause or resume your video—just look at the device and raise your hand.

Hands tied up, but still want to watch? Just ask
Has your latest baking endeavour left you covered in flour? You can still stream without coating your display in fingerprints. By simply using your voice, you can stream many of the services you’re subscribed to. You can turn to Stan for the hottest new dramas and iconic TV series, or get your news fix, watch hit shows, or catch the latest sports updates with Foxtel Now. All you have to do is say “Hey Google, watch (pick your favourite show) on Stan” and you’ll instantly start streaming.
The smart display with the most entertainment
There’s so much to watch, you might even start volunteering to clean up after dinner every night: You can now cast from your compatible mobile devices to your Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max, joining other subscription streaming services like Netflix, Stan, Foxtel Now and thousands of other apps (Disney+) that have mobile cast support by opening the streaming service’s mobile app and tapping the Cast icon.
Head over to the Google Store to purchase your Nest devices. With so many entertainment options on your Nest smart display, your biggest challenge now might just be deciding what to watch.

*Subscriptions/payments required. Additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Nest devices are optimised for selected content services only. 
*Foxtel cable/satellite subscribers using Foxtel GO require a multiroom or multiscreen subscription to use Far Field Voice functionality. 

Google Play Best of 2019 Winners

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2019 took us to distant worlds and brought us together with new apps, games, movies and books. We grooved to the rhythms of Andhadhun, answered the Call of Duty, and read books of hope – it was an amazing year from beginning to Endgame. Now, we’re celebrating the year’s top content across Google Play.


You rocked the vote to crown your favorites… and the votes are in: Your 2019 Users’ Choice winners are Spotify, Call of Duty: Mobile, Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame, and Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope


Explore the lists below to see what the Google Play editors loved and what topped the charts in Indian entertainment this year. And check out the full lists in the Best of 2019 section of the Play Store.



Mobile Magic 

Screen Time


Literary Legends 

Top-Selling Ebooks of 2019


Top-Selling Audiobooks of 2019


Posted by Brett Bouchard, Global Head of Editorial, Google Play

Announcing Google Play’s “Best of 2017”

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As the year draws to a close, Google today announced Google Play’s most globally popular apps, games, music, movies, TV shows and books in 2017. And specifically in India, we bring you the list of top apps, games, movies, books and music.
No one knows how far she can go better than “Moana,” as she landed the most popular movie of the year on Google Play. Strong female characters dominated this year’s movies chart with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Wonder Woman” rounding out the top three. “Game of Thrones” kept “Rick and Morty” and “The Walking Dead” at bay to claim the Iron Throne for the second year in a row as the most popular TV show. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar may no longer be so “HUMBLE.” after beating out Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” as Google Play’s most streamed song of 2017. Kendrick’s “DNA” also holds the number three spot on this list. Nintendo’s “Super Mario Run” was the most downloaded new game of the year, but not all bubbles were burst, as “Bubble Witch 3 Saga” was closely behind at number two. "Photo Editor - Beauty Camera & Photo Filters” was the most downloaded new app with fans touching up their favorite photos for social media.
On the home front, ‘Photo Editor - Beauty Camera & Photo Filters’ and ‘Messenger Lite’ were top trending apps, proving India’s continued love for selfies, pouts and messaging. But epic gameplay ruled the roost in the genre, with the locally-developed ‘Baahubali: The Game’ taking the title of the most popular game of the year, even trumping international tiles like WWE Champions, Super Mario Run, and Pokémon Duel. Indian authors swept the top 5 list of books with memoirs from Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor, and Raghuram G. Rajan dominating the majority of the slots. And with Music being added this year, the drum-laden ‘Saahore Baahubali’ by M.M. Keeravaani was the most streamed song followed by the immensely hummable ‘Ik Vaari Aa’ from Arijit Singh.


We also have curated lists this year from our editors to help you find the best apps and games of 2017, such as “Socratic - Math Answers & Homework Help” and “CATS: Crash Area Turbo Stars,” respectively.
Check out Google Play’s top lists for the most popular content in 2017 below. For complete local lists, visit Google Play. You can also discover the most popular lists around the world and all our editors’ choices on the Best of 2017 section of the Play Store.


GOOGLE PLAY’S GLOBAL BEST OF 2017 LISTS
Best app of 2017
Best game of 2017


MOST POPULAR NEW APPS OF 2017


MOST POPULAR NEW GAMES OF 2017


TOP FIVE STREAMED SONGS OF 2017


TOP FIVE MOVIES OF 2017


TOP FIVE TV SHOWS OF 2017         


TOP 5 BOOKS of 2017


GOOGLE PLAY’S INDIA BEST OF 2017 LISTS
MOST POPULAR APPS OF 2017


MOST POPULAR GAMES OF 2017


TOP BOOKS OF 2017
  1. An Unsuitable Boy, by Karan Johar
  2. India 2017, by New Media Wing
  3. I Do What I Do, by Raghuram G. Rajan


TOP MOVIES OF 2017


MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2017
  1. Saahore Baahubali, by M.M. Keeravaani
  2. Ik Vaari Aa, by  Arijit Singh
  3. Mercy, by Badshah
  4. Main Tera Boyfriend, by Arijit Singh
  5. Cheez Badi, by Neha Kakkar

Posted by Kara Bailey, Global Merchandising Director, Google Play