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Google’s products and services have been flooded with AI features over the past couple of years, but smart home has been largely spared until now. The company’s plans to replace Assistant are moving ...

We’ve spotted a major redesign in the works for the Google Home, with Gemini at its center. The update will introduce “Gemini for Home,” replacing Google Assistant with an AI for more conversational ...

The Google Home app appears to be experiencing issues, and it's showing lights and switches as offline. Google is working on a fix.

Google is preparing a redesign of the Home app that focuses in on Gemini and AI features, and I’m a little nervous about it, but still optimistic. This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer; it's coming to Android Auto this fall; but now it's ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google had a special day lined up for Google Home it seems, with announcements around hardware (new Google ...

It was a huge year for smart home products from Google Nest and the Google Home app. Gemini for Home is busy replacing Google Assistant, all-new cameras were released with advanced AI tricks and I'm ...

“Hey Google, set bedroom lamp to 50 percent.” Such stilted voice commands have been the stuff of smart home for years, but with Gemini for Home, Google is promising a smart home you can have an actual ...

Google has rolled out its latest Home app update that adds scheduling support for older Nest thermostats, including the 3rd-gen Nest Learning and Nest Thermostat E. Until now, users had to rely on a ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.