Alexa, let me talk to Home Assistant.

We started talking about this back in August, so this news shouldn’t come as a surprise – Gemini is here to replace Google Assistant in the world of Google Home and Nest devices. The rollout will take ...

Google’s Gemini large language model is the ultimate Trojan horse, charging into homes through Google Home, its smart home operating system. After two frustrating years of unreliable Google Assistant ...

Google Home is making Gemini better at understanding your household, with faster commands and easier feedback also arriving ...

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Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google has been pushing Gemini into every corner of its ecosystem this year, and now it’s coming for smart speakers and displays.

What’s happened? Google has begun an early access rollout of Gemini for Home, its upgraded voice assistant experience that replaces the older Google Assistant on compatible Nest speakers and displays.

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

The AI-powered Ask Home feature is also expanding beyond the app with this update. In the near future, the Home-specific ...

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