That's because the app relies on your phone's address book, while the Hub Max pulls its contacts from the Google Contacts list on the web. Yes, you can sync them, but I found this to be tedious.

The smart display market has been heating up, and Google’s latest play in the space is its premium Nest Hub Max. The device is similar to Google’s Nest Hub, with upgrades that include a larger ...

The question is, does that feature (or any other) give the Echo Show 10 an edge over Google's flagship smart display, the Nest Hub Max? We put the two displays head-to-head to find out.

Preview update for the Nest Hub Max is set to drop the smart display's ability to act as a bridge/extender like the Nest Connect.

We've got privacy questions about Google's new Nest Hub Max, which is always watching for a familiar face.