Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google has been pushing Gemini into every corner of its ecosystem this year, and now it’s coming for smart speakers and displays.

Google's massive Gemini for Home update finally lets you ditch robotic commands and use natural speech to control your ...

You can also use more natural and precise language when asking Gemini to control your appliances or climate. That means you ...

Regret is a terrible backup plan.

Google Assistant is evolving into Gemini, bringing powerful new AI capabilities but also discontinuing some favorite features. If you use Google Assistant to set timers, play music or control your ...

For years, Google Assistant has been coasting along, and it showed. The once-promising voice assistant had become frustratingly limited, often unable to answer even basic questions. That’s why ...

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 ...