by dbadmin | Sep 5, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Assistant, Google Gemini, Google Home, Google Nest, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Mini
Credit: Adam Molina / Android Authority Gemini support on Google Home and Nest speakers has been a long time coming. The feature has been in preview testing for some lucky US users with specific voices for months now, but Google just announced the exact date when...
by dbadmin | Aug 4, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Home, Google Nest, Google Nest Audio, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is updating names for certain voice options for Gemini-powered Assistant on Google Nest and Home smart devices. Some of these names are now simpler and easier to recall. These changes do not reflect Google’s plans to...
by dbadmin | Jul 23, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Pixel Tablet, Smart Home
I’ve been in the Google Home camp since the first speaker launched in November of 2016, though you might even say that I started earlier, with the first Chromecast in 2013. Since then, I’ve had a couple of Lenovo Smart Displays, some JBL Link speakers, the JBL Link...
by dbadmin | Jun 16, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, Google Nest Mini, News, Smart Home
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A recent Google Home bug prevents smart speakers and displays from setting alarms for 12:30am. Google Assistant-equipped Home devices like the Nest Hub and the Nest Audio recognize standard alarm command phrasing, like “Okay...
by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Hub, Google Nest Hub Max, Google Nest Mini, News, Smart Home
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A recent Google Home bug prevents smart speakers and displays from setting alarms for 12:30am. Google Assistant-equipped Home devices like the Nest Hub and the Nest Audio recognize standard alarm command phrasing, like “Okay...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Nest, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Mini, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Some Nest Audio and Nest Mini users are seeing blue and purple colors on their devices instead of the usual white lights. The change marks the presence of Gemini and seems to be appearing for users enrolled in the Google Home...
