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Google rolls out Continued Conversation for Gemini for Home. Now available across all languages, the update brings smarter, ...

Google is ending April with a rather sizable Home app and Gemini for Home voice assistant updates. This starts ...

Google Home gets a major speed boost... the latest "Gemini for Home" update cuts response times by 1.5 seconds and fixes ...

Testing shows Home Assistant’s locally run large language models outperform Google’s cloud-based Gemini for Home in complex smart home tasks. Local setups offer faster responses, deeper contextual ...

Nothing much is mentioned regarding the Gemini switch, but a Google blog post tells us that we can expect a "new experience" for smart home devices, including speakers, TVs, and more. Many users are ...

You can now order an $85 kit to convert your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-compatible offline smart speaker.

illustration of a person's finger reaching out to tap a touchscreen - Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; d3sign / Moment / Getty In case you missed it, we polled our readers on the smart home tech they ...

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.

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 years ago, ...

The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this year. The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...