Nest Wifi automatically switches between access points depending on signal strength.

Android Police reported in September 2016 that Google was preparing to introduce a mesh-capable wireless router with enhanced range, along with its October 4 date of announcement and US$129 price point.

[3][4][5] Google Wifi was officially announced on October 4, 2016, with expected availability in the United States in December.

It has two gigabit Ethernet ports, and contains a quad-core processor with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB flash memory.

Internally, a few changes were made, such as a quad-core 64-bit ARM CPU 1.4 GHz and a machine learning hardware engine for both the router and point, as well as IEEE 802.15.4 Thread support.