by dbadmin | Nov 16, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Matter, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When Google released its first Home smart speaker, I was immediately all in. I had been following the smart home scene for years and couldn’t wait to start implementing some of it; the timing was perfect, too, with my husband...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, News, Polls
Credit: Stephen Schenck / Android Authority Google promised that Gemini would be available on Google Home smart devices by the end of October, and the company kept its promise. Or did it? While on paper, Gemini has indeed become available on Google Home smart devices,...
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Google, Google Home, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Home app version 4.3 is now rolling out to Android and iOS users. The update introduces enhanced device controls, upgraded “Home” and “Away” automations, an edge-to-edge UI for Android, and several...
by dbadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Google, Google Home, Matter, News, Smart Home
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out enhanced device controls and UI changes in its Google Home Public Preview program. Android users with Matter hubs can now control compatible smart home devices locally for faster response. Design...
by dbadmin | Nov 10, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, News
TL;DR Two weeks into the Gemini for Home rollout, Google is answering some questions surrounding the new virtual assistant’s release. It confirms that US users will receive Gemini for Home first, but the rollout is home-based rather than account-based. The company is...
by dbadmin | Nov 7, 2025 | Google Gemini, Google Home, News
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