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Google Home App Gets Major Redesign with Gemini Integration

Google is rolling out a redesigned Google Home app starting today, October 1, built to support its new AI assistant Gemini. The update focuses on speed, reliability, and unifying Nest features that were previously spread across multiple apps. The new app loads faster and crashes less often, with Google reporting up to 70% quicker startup...

Google’s Gemini AI Upgrade Hits Smart Homes: These Devices Get It Free

Google is introducing Gemini for Home, an upgrade that replaces the legacy Google Assistant on smart speakers and displays while extending AI features across the Google Home app, Nest cameras, and doorbells. The shift means interactions with Google’s smart home devices will feel more like natural conversations. Gemini supports 10 new natural-sounding voices and can...

Canadian Pricing: Google’s New 2K Nest Cams, Doorbell, Home Speaker are Here

We’ve reached October 1 and that means the unofficial “tech-tober” is here. Yesterday we heard about new updates to Amazon’s home devices and security lineup. Today, it’s now Google’s turn to update its smart home lineup. Google has announced refreshed versions of its Nest cameras and doorbell. The new hardware focuses on sharper video, better...

I Switched from Google Nest to Amazon Ring—Here’s My Review

For years, I trusted Google Nest for my home security setup. I had the Nest Cam Outdoor (first gen), and more recently, the Nest Doorbell (Wired, 2nd gen). The experience was fine, but not without frustrations. Then Google raised the price of Nest Aware again—jumping from $200 to $260 a year. That’s the second price...

Google Discover Now Pulls In Instagram, X, and YouTube Shorts

Google is expanding its Discover feed inside the Google app to include more types of content and new personalization tools. In the coming weeks, Discover will start showing posts from social platforms like X, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, alongside news articles and videos from publishers. Google says more platforms will be added over time. Below...