Anyone who has a Google smart home set up will likely be able to tell you that Google Assistant isn’t the smartest AI tool in the shed. I have the full rigamarole set up across my house from Google ...

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer; it's coming to Android Auto this fall; but now it's ...

In early October 2025, Google confirmed that the Gemini AI assistant would officially be replacing Google Assistant in its smart home products. This has already been happening with Pixel phones like ...

Google started out as a search engine, so nobody ever expected it to be directly competing with Amazon, an online retailer, in the smart home market.

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A few changes in settings will make a world of difference in how you use your Nest and Google Home products. Here's what I do. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, ...

Following a leak last month, a new update to the Google Home app has surfaced with images and details about the company’s new lineup of Nest cameras. App updates on Android can carry more data behind ...

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