We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you use Google Home as part of your smart home setup, you know it acts as the brain of the operation. Beyond managing these day-to-day ...

After spending a bit of time in Public Preview, Google is rolling out its Google Home extension for the Gemini app to everyone. This will allow you to control smart home devices using Gemini, ...

What’s happened? Google has begun an early access rollout of Gemini for Home, its upgraded voice assistant experience that replaces the older Google Assistant on compatible Nest speakers and displays.

After previously being limited to Cameras and Automations, the Google Home web app now lets you control other smart “Devices.” This new tab in the navigation rail was previewed in June. Visually, it ...

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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google TV now allows setup without Google Home app on select Hisense TVs. Hisense's 2025 U7 and U8 Google TVs are the first to ...

With so many easy-to-set-up smart devices available, converting your home into a smart one has never been easier. There are dozens of smart home gadget manufacturers you can shop from, but it's a good ...

Google officially announced last week that it would discontinue two longstanding flagship smart devices in 2025: the Google Nest Protect and the Google Nest x Yale Lock. The two devices represent ...

Modern smart devices, like the Google Home Hub, offer a wide range of helpful features, but it's worth knowing whether these ...

Because technology is apparently obligated to continue to march on, Google says that the oldest Nest thermostats are basically obsolete. Back in October, Google ended software support for the original ...

A decade ago, when smart speakers with built-in voice assistants were the hot new thing, many imagined they'd quickly evolve into highly intelligent companions. (Think C-3PO or Star Trek's Data living ...