Google Nest Audio

78 comments total; the top 25 (all from Lemmy) attach to a hardware-mod story about a chip/board swap that gets Linux (Void) running on retired Google Home/Nest hardware — not a conventional ownership thread. Direct commentary on the Nest Audio's sound, Assistant performance, or daily use is essentially absent. The meaningful signals are indirect but consistent: (1) Ecosystem distrust — the dominant theme is escaping Google's cloud: 'My aim for the year of voice is to replace my google minis with something that works locally' and wanting to 'replace my Echo and Home devices' innards with something local and open-source.' (2) Grudging technical respect — one user calls the proprietary Cast stack 'anticompetitive proprietary bullshit, but it works, and works really well,' while another notes the absence of an open-source Cast receiver blocks a local-first build. (3) Hardware worth reviving — 'This is so cool! Especially for reviving old Mini's'; several users want the mod to work with Home Minis and Home Assistant. (4) Heavy noise — roughly half the top comments concern Lemmy's post-age/sorting quirks or an unrelated Void Linux/vim/Kate digression, and several appear duplicated verbatim, inflating counts. Treat this layer as a privacy-enthusiast modding signal, not mainstream owner sentiment.

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