Google Assistant isn't what it used to be, and Gemini is something entirely different. Can these two coincide to fix the current state of the smart home? Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a ...

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Google's Gemini can now help you create advanced automation scripts in Google Home, but it's still complicated and riddled with errors. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home ...

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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 ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

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. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types ...

We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it. Since testing got ...

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Home Assistant Android update 2026.6.2 beta patches a URI intent-hijacking vulnerability that could let attackers reach ...