Google Is Bringing Gemini AI to Its Smart Home Lineup, Starting Oct. 1
It increasingly feels like Google's AI assistant is omnipresent across our devices and, starting next month, it could also be in your home.
In a post on X on Tuesday, the company teased, "Gemini is coming to Google Home," and told us to, "Come back October 1."
At its Made by Google event in August, the company announced Gemini for Home among a slew of other product announcements, so this has been in the works for a while.
Tuesday's X post teaser appears to show an image of a Nest camera, which Google last upgraded four years ago, suggesting the security camera could be set for a refresh. An upgraded Nest speaker and doorbell, both with 2K camera support, could also be part of the Oct. 1 unveiling.
Google did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment.
Android Faithful podcast co-host (and former CNET staffer) Jason Howell is "optimistic" about Gemini replacing Assistant in Google's smart home products.
"In recent years, I have witnessed my Google Home devices degrading in quality and becoming far less useful for even simple tasks and questions," Howell tells CNET. "They've become buggy and unreliable to the point where I've stopped interacting with them for most things."
Posted on: 9/5/2025 7:58:05 AM
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