6 crucial features the new Google Home app needs to win me back

by dbadmin | Sep 28, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, Smart Home

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is working on a brand new Home app with Gemini integration. My colleague AssembleDebug was able to trigger that new interface and showed off the spiffy redesign with streamlined tabs that merge favorites and devices...

Google Home finally has powerful automations, but I’m still not using them

by dbadmin | Sep 27, 2025 | Android apps, Features, Google, Google Home, Smart Home

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority For the last week, I’ve been testing out Google Home’s powerful new automation editor and trying to see if it could perform the kind of routines I need in my smart home. I was happy to see a few interesting additions, like...

We’re about to witness a critical moment for Google Home

by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Home

It’s fair to say that Google Home is in an awkward place right now — and it has been for a while. Google’s smart home ecosystem was on a hot streak for a few years, but between stagnant hardware releases and mounting complaints about bugs and glitches, it’s easy to...

5 things the new Google Home Speaker needs before I’ll buy it

by dbadmin | Sep 24, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Home

It’s been a while since Google released a new smart speaker, but that’s set to change in the very near future. Just about five years after the Nest Audio launched in October 2020, word on the street is that Google will soon debut the “Google Home Speaker.” Google...

Here’s what’s new in Google Home app’s most recent update

by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Google, Google Home, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has detailed all the new features and bug fixes in version 3.40 of the Google Home app. The update includes previously announced features for Automation Editor and hot water controls. The release notes also list...

Exclusive: Here’s your first look at the redesigned Google Home experience powered by Gemini

by dbadmin | Sep 19, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR We’ve spotted a major redesign in the works for the Google Home, with Gemini at its center. The update will introduce “Gemini for Home,” replacing Google Assistant with an AI for more conversational interactions and...