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But a two-pack of a router and point should cover 3,800 square feet, says Google. You can also buy more as stand-alone points if you need to coverage. Depending on which package you get, you'll get one extra point or two points. The mesh system works as expected - there is a router and there are mesh points. Gone is the medicinal tablet look of the original which made you think of a giant aspirin. Part of that included a new design, a rounded puffy look that resembles, dare we say, an overstuffed marshmallow or a squat Big Hero 6.

Google wanted to make this an even more approachable device than its original product.

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We placed the new Nest Wifi into a small apartment, easy enough for the 3,800 square feet a two-pack can cover - but with concrete and plaster walls and twisting hallways that have stymied Wi-Fi connections in the past. The new update adds more features, including connecting constantly with Google Home devices, and is part of Google's idea of ambient computing - where its Google Assistant is everywhere, and making the process of running your home as simple as asking for help out loud. Google is finally pushing out a new version, named Nest Wifi, taking advantage of the Nest name since buying the smart home company in 2014. Google Wifi launched in 2016 - a mesh network that has not been updated since.

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