by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Some Pixel phone owners have reported that Gemini refuses to make phone calls when asked to do so. Instead, the chatbot notes that it can’t make phone calls. The feature still works on our Pixels, suggesting this doesn’t...
by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2025 | Google Gemini, Google Home, News, smart speakers
Credit: Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Google is speeding up the pace of its Gemini for Home voice assistant early access rollout. Anyone in the US who hasn’t received an invitation yet can now sign up for early access to get an invitation within 24 hours....
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new report claims that Google is in talks with advertisers to bring ads to Gemini. These ads may be introduced as early as next year. The company has denied the claims and says it doesn’t have any current plans to...
by dbadmin | Dec 6, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, Guides
In late October, Google officially began its big rollout of Gemini for Google Home. Google Assistant hasn’t been doing Google’s smart speakers and displays any favors in recent years, so the transition to Gemini has been long-awaited. There’s just one problem....
by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Gemini, News
TL;DR Gemini for Home’s official list of supported devices only covers first-party Google Home and Nest hardware. Users are seeing Gemini replace Google Assistant on speaker and display models from Insignia and Lenovo. The new models gaining Gemini support were...
by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, News
TL;DR Gemini for Home is admitting a second wave of users into the early access program this week as beta testing continues. The early access program is still limited to US homes and requires version 4.1 or higher of the Google Home app. Gemini is slowly replacing...