Gemini for Home
Google's replacement for Assistant in the home: it controls devices, writes automations and tells you what your cameras saw.
By Google · launched 2025-10-01 · last checked 2026-11-01
Why 2: it controls devices and creates automations when you ask in plain language, one request at a time; its camera summaries describe rather than act.
What it does. Gemini for Home replaces Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays and in the Google Home app. You can control devices in plain language and ask it to create automations. On the top tier it describes camera events, answers questions about video history and sends a daily 'Home Brief'. Early access began in October 2025 and spread to 16 more countries in April 2026.
Where it falls short. Its camera descriptions make confident mistakes: 9to5Google's reviewer found a disc golf cart described as a bicycle, and cited The Verge's report that it called a shotgun a 'garden tool'. Most features are still in early access.
What it can do
Incidents
- None logged.
Closest fiction
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You — Ask the house to replay what happened today.
Related home & voice agents
- Alexa+ Amazon · autonomy 3/5
History
- 2026-11-01 Added to the index.
Sources
- Gemini for Home is free, but its best features aren't Android Authority, 2025-10-01
- When is Gemini for Home rolling out: Schedule, countries, & early access 9to5Google, 2025-10-06
- Gemini has made Google Home incredibly smart, except for the dumb mistakes 9to5Google, 2025-11-09
- Gemini for Home is finally coming to a speaker near you Tech Advisor, 2026-04-13
- Gemini for Home expansion accelerates as Google clears waitlists daily Android Authority, 2026-05-04
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