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Google is building smart home controls into Gemini
The extension in Gemini doesn’t support all smart devices, however. As Google notes, it will link you to the Google Home app for controls related to security devices, including cameras, locks, gates, and doors. It also can’t execute routines.
Google Home's new Gemini Extension frees you to control your smart home with natural language
Google Gemini Extensions are starting to arrive for Home, Messages, Phone, and even WhatsApp. Home’s Gemini Extension supports natural-language control of your devices. You’ll need to register for Home’s Public Preview to get early access.
Google upgrades Gemini app with more natural smart home controls – but there’s a catch
Google has upgraded its Gemini app with a Google Home extension. It allows Android users to communicate with Gemini more naturally while making it easier to customise and control your smart home devices. This Gemini upgrade is available in Google Home Public Preview but it doesn’t support all smart devices yet.
Google Gemini wants to be your smart home helper
Back in August, Google unveiled a number of improvements incoming for its Home platform, including the ability for users to create simplified, natural
Gemini can adjust your smart home accessories with Google Home integration
You'll be able to ask Gemini to make changes to your Home in natural language, and the Gemini extension will replace the Google Assistant.
Google Is Working on Letting Gemini Control Your Smart Devices
Smart homes have gotten more intelligent over the years, but we still haven't quite reached the same level as old sci-fi movies where people could talk directly to a house AI. Fortunately, if Google plays its cards right,
Google TV finally shows app update progress on the home screen
You can now see just how much longer those app updates will take to install, with new progress circles on the Google TV home ...
Pick up a pair of half-price Google Nest speakers at Best Buy
BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE: As of Nov. 5, Best Buy is running a two-for-one deal on Google Nest Audio Smart Speakers. Get a pair ...
Gemini's new Google Home and WhatsApp extensions make it a lot more useful
Of the four new Gemini extensions, the Google Home and WhatsApp extensions are the most useful ones. The former will allow ...
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After Nearly a Decade of Testing Google Nest and Amazon Echo Smart Speakers in My Home, Here’s What I Liked About Each
I've tested nearly every smart speaker and smart display from Amazon and Google in my home, and they are similar, yet vastly ...
This tiny smart puck can control your smart home without the need for mobile apps
You’ll link it to your other smart devices in the same way you’d set up automations. For example, after getting it connected to my Google Home account, I could quickly set up a program that allows ...
How to use Google Gemini to create home automations
A basic Google Home automation turns on your living room lights when you get home, using one or two triggers and actions. You ...
5 Google Pixel Tablet features I can't get through the day without
A tablet made with AI and smart home integrations -- how could you ask for more? Still, Google delivers yet again with these ...
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How to access Google Home’s convenient shortcut from your TV
Google Home has a nice little easy-to-use side panel in Google TV. This guide will take you through accessing it in seconds.