Considering how many smart devices run Google Assistant, this could be a huge change for a lot of people. Let’s just hope that Google doesn’t take too long to start rolling it out to everyone.

Google outlined its smart home plans for Gemini back in August, including the ability to describe the happenings in a Nest Cam video event, more “fluid” conversations with Google Assistant ...

Google Nest must also consider its approach to smart home brand partnerships. Many of these supported brands have used the "works with Google Assistant/Google Home" language for years.

Google Assistant to Retire by 2025: Gemini Takes Over Smart Home Devices, But There's a Concern Google says users will enjoy a "new experience," but we still don't know what it exactly means.

During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras.

Google has slowly started rolling out a Gemini-powered Google Assistant to some Google Home users on select Nest smart speakers. The company first teased a smarter Google Assistant for the home in ...

Google clearly doesn't think that Gemini is fit for the purpose of smart home devices, of which there is plenty of evidence. However, Gemini is capable of much more than Google Assistant.

In order to get the ball rolling with Google’s big transition, the company is eradicating traces of Google Assistant bit by bit to make room for its more advanced Gemini software, which we guess ...

A few Google Home users are hearing a new voice coming from their Nest smart speakers, and it sure sounds like the new Gemini-enhanced Google Assistant. By Ben Patterson ...