We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it.
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At I/O 2025, Google announced a new “Home Summary Widget” for Pixel devices, while bringing Gemini to the Home APIs for third-party developers.
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Google Home isn’t high on the ecosystem list that allows third-party manufacturers to display video feeds in-app. Now, Ecobee is one of just a few brands that can integrate video feeds from its doorbell directly through Google Home.
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Google now offers release notes for the Home app on Android and iOS, with the version 3.32 update introducing several new features and bug fixes.
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An ongoing issue in the Google Home app is repeatedly prompting some users to “Set up new Nest Cam features for Nest Hub Max,” despite not actually doing anything.
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After being available as part of a Public Preview phase, the quick Home Panel for your connected smart devices is now rolling out for the Chromecast with Google TV and other Google TV sets.
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The Google Home app is bucking the trend of how most first-party products lack meaningful update release notes.
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While new units are no longer being made, Google has announced that new controls for the Nest x Yale Lock will be coming to the Google Home app soon.
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The Nest brand has been built up for years as it was a pioneer of the smart home, but Google has slowly moved away from what so many people bought into as it has built up the Google Home ecosystem. Now, the Nest you knew is gone for good, and we know what the future looks like.
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In partnership with Google, Yale today announced the Yale Smart Lock with Matter. This serves as a sequel to the Nest x Yale Lock from 2018, which is being discontinued.
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Google announced today that it is no longer manufacturing the 2013/15 Nest Protect or 2018 Nest x Yale Lock, but has some third-party alternatives lined up.
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The Google Home app is finally adding the ability to double-tap to quick seek through camera history. This is currently part of the Public Preview program.
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As announced last month, the Google Home Gemini Extension is no longer in preview and widely available. This stable rollout took a few weeks.
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After first coming to the Public Preview program, the Google Home Gemini Extension is now rolling out to all users. Google tells us that it will be fully available over the coming weeks.
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Starting in the Public Preview program, Google Home is finally adding support for the Nest Protect, as well as Matter-certified smart locks. Android app support is rolling out starting today.
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Despite the big Material You redesign happening in 2022, the Google Home app did not adopt Dynamic Color, though that’s finally changing.
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In addition to your phone, Nest smart devices, and Nest display/speakers, Google Home’s presence sensing feature, which aids Home & Away status and Routines, is now testing the ability to use “smart media devices.”
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Following the announcement at I/O 2024, Google is launching a public developer beta for its new Home APIs on Android.
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An issue with Google Nest and Google Home speakers and smart displays is leaving some users unable to get answers for basic queries over the past few days, with commands simply not working.
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Earlier this month, Google started testing Gemini in Google Assistant on the Nest Mini and Audio, and here are the new voices.
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As previewed last month, the Google Home app is rolling out Member access with the Public Preview program.
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After being spotted by some earlier this month, Google has detailed how Gemini “AI-powered answers” in Google Assistant works on the Nest Mini and Audio, and how to test it.
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Following AI Camera Search, the Google Home app is testing another Gemini-powered feature with “Help me create” in the Android app to generate “custom automations to help you connect and control your smart home more conveniently.”
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Last week, Google announced that the Nest Cam in the Nest Hub Max will soon be available in the Home app. This requires a Nest Hub Max firmware update, with version F22 rolling out now.
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