Google's voice assistant is getting phased out in favor of the more chatty Gemini: Here's how that could affect your smart home and Nest products. “Over the coming months, we’re upgrading more users ...

Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years. In a post this evening, Google’s lead for Home and Nest has acknowledged Assistant ...

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Google Assistant is evolving into Gemini, bringing powerful new AI capabilities but also discontinuing some favorite features. If you use Google Assistant to set timers, play music or control your ...

A year ago, the inconsistency of the Google Home ecosystem had me seriously considering leaving the platform altogether. Google Assistant and Siri were equally as unreliable, and the advent of Matter ...

Google will begin removing the Google Assistant from Android phones and connected devices on September 4, forcing remaining users onto Gemini even though its replacement still cannot perform every ...

Google is rolling out Gemini for Home to replace Google Assistant for home consumer devices, with access beginning in October. The upgrade introduces Gemini Live, enabling AI chats that can provide ...

Google is finally ready to explain how Gemini will replace Google Assistant in your smart home. The company's original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini for Home starting ...

My spare Android phone doesn't just run Home Assistant, it's surprisingly effective at managing my smart devices ...

An Android user interacts with Google Assistant on a phone. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana Google Assistant begins shutting down Sept. 4 as eligible Android devices move to Gemini. Here is ...

Here's how the new Google Home Speaker has fared against the likes of my Apple HomePod Mini and Echo Dot Max so far.