Living with Google Home's new Gemini upgrade feels like talking to a completely different assistant.

As Google I/O 2026 comes to a close, Google saved one announcement that relates to Google Home and the Gemini for Home ...

On the back of a ton of Gemini announcements at I/O 2026, Google is today announcing “Gemini built in” as a new solution that brings AI features to third-party devices including speakers, cameras, and ...

A number of Reddit users say that Google’s smart home ecosystem is falling apart — another casualty of what’s been dubbed "enshittification." A July 21 Reddit thread has drawn hundreds of comments ...

It's been a slow erosion, but recent cracks in Google's smart home foundation paint a very grim picture of the future. Reading time 3 minutes When I started using a Google smart speaker six ...

While the Google Home Speaker was nowhere to be seen at I/O, the company did announce it’s getting back into the third-party ...

The Nest app has a long history, but it’s slowly on its way out. As the next major product moves fully to the Google Home app, the Nest app is nearly done for good. This issue of 9to5Google ...

Nest Hub Max is the perfect size for the kitchen — though you might have to put up with getting kitchen gunk on it. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends One of the best reasons to use Google Home is its ...

Google also announced its smart home APIs are now available to all developers. Google also announced its smart home APIs are now available to all developers. One of the key changes Matter is ...