Google is updating its Nest Hub shows with a brand new function that shows the air high quality index (AQI), Android Central has reported. The function will seem on the climate widget, exhibiting a numeric rating from 0 to 500 and coloration coding from inexperienced (good) to maroon (hazardous). Google is taking the information from the US authorities’s AQI site utilized by the EPA to watch air high quality throughout the US. 

Along with the AQI index and colours within the climate widget, Nest show house owners can even ask Google Assistant for air high quality info by saying “what’s the air quality near me” or one thing comparable. You can even ask Assistant to offer alerts when the air high quality your location drops to unsafe ranges, a function that could possibly be helpful for people with respiratory issues. 

The function is rolling out as wildfires rage throughout the western United States, significantly in Oregon and California. “Between wildfire season and recent increased efforts to reduce air pollution, it’s more important than ever to know about the air quality in your area,” Google stated in a Nest neighborhood replace. 

The replace might be rolling out in choose markets “over the coming weeks,” hopefully in these areas affected by wildfires and smoke. In our evaluate, we referred to as the $100 Nest Hub (2nd technology) “a great smart display and mediocre sleep tracker.”