Google is redesigning visual responses on Nest Hub and Smart Displays with Gemini for Home, introducing beautiful visual cards for weather forecasts and general knowledge answers. The update also brin…
Google Home will update its facial recognition feature on June 23rd to identify people using body size and clothing color when faces aren't visible, and will automatically update Familiar Faces librar…
Google is rolling out a major update to Google Home, enhancing the app, Gemini voice commands, and camera features. The update includes faster performance for timers and media controls, improved accid…
Google released a new update for the Google TV Streamer, adding Google Home Speaker audio output support for spatial surround sound, Thread credentials sharing via QR codes, and the April 2026 securit…
Google has discontinued the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers to focus on its new Google Home speaker, which integrates the Gemini chatbot. Existing devices will continue to receive softwar…
The Connectivity Standard Alliance announced Matter 1.6, an update to the smart home standard aimed at improving device compatibility across platforms like Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa. The upda…
Google began pre-orders for its all-new Google Home speaker at $100, featuring 360-degree audio and Gemini as the primary digital assistant, with official sales starting June 25. The speaker offers de…
A Google Home update changed the 'play the news' command to trigger Gemini-generated summaries instead of custom news feeds, causing user confusion and breaking routines. Users must now say 'play my n…
Walmart launched an Onn Outdoor Floodlight Camera for $77 that integrates with Google Home, offering a 1080p camera, 2,500 lumens of brightness, and free 3-hour cloud recordings, undercutting Google's…
Meta has granted developers full access to the hardware in its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, leading to experimental apps that let users unlock their cars, control smart home devices, and play b…
Google is rolling out a new Gemini-powered automation feature for Google Home that allows users to trigger smart home routines based on visual cues detected by security cameras. The update, announced …
At Google I/O 2026, Google announced it is expanding the Google Home platform into a full-stack AI offering called Gemini for Home, providing service providers and hardware manufacturers with APIs and…
Smart home companies like Google and Amazon have struggled to profit from the industry, but now see AI-powered subscriptions as a potential solution. Google is expanding its Gemini AI tools to third-p…