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What you need to know.
- Google is rolling out a major fall update to its Google Home platform.
- This includes Gemini integration, which aims to make the smart home experience even better.
- Users will be able to search camera history with specific phrases.
- There are a bunch of other updates coming to Google Home later this year.
In August, Google announced new AI-powered improvements coming to Google Home to enhance the user experience. The search giant is finally pushing the integration of Gemini AI into the platform.
So far, Google’s Nest Cameras and Google Home have offered features such as the ability to recognize people and their movements after receiving package notifications. With the latest AI integration, cameras can now understand that context and understand what’s actually going on.
In one Blog postGoogle cites examples like “whether your dog is sleeping peacefully or digging up your prize-winning petunias.” The main features of the latest development are AI description and search camera history. While the former allows you to add detail to your recorded camera clips, the latter will enable you to search history with phrases like “Did the kids play in the backyard this afternoon?” or “Was the delivery truck here today?”
These new AI features will first roll out to select Nest Aware Plus users who signed up through the Home app and are part of the public preview. For now, they are available in English for US users.
Google’s popular Script Editor for Google Home also integrates Gemini with a new “Help me create” feature. It aims to improve home automation skills, making it more accessible. Here are some examples that Google cites that you can create with the upcoming AI feature:
Security
- Remember to lock up at night
- Make it look like someone’s home.
Health and wellness
- Help me sleep better.
- Schedule morning workouts.
Convenience at home
Getting the job done
- Remind me to take out the trash.
- Help me pick up the packages.
If you’re not sure which automation to set up, Google Home will make suggestions based on the devices you commonly use. The feature will be available to Nest Aware Plus subscribers and is in public preview, with plans to roll out later this year.
The new update also brings a Google Home extension for the Gemini app, allowing users to control their smart devices directly from the app on Android phones.
Pixel Watch owners can also get their Nest Cam and Doorbell feeds on their smartwatches, allowing users to talk to people while watching a live feed on their wrist. The Pixel Watch 3 is believed to be the first device to get this interesting feature.
Additionally, Pixel tablet owners can now interact with Nest Doorbell notifications on their Android tablets. A new clock, dubbed DreamClock, turns your tablet into a clock when it’s idle, and users can choose to view the clock in digital or analog format.
The tablet is also getting a new home panel screensaver that lets you control smart home devices. With the latest update, a similar home panel is also in the works in Google TV, which increases the convenience of controlling your smart home without pausing your favorite show or movie.
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Additionally, there are new enhancements to Google TV, including the latest Google TV Streamer, which provides users with “complete summaries, reviews and season-by-season breakdowns of some of the top movies and TV shows.”
Other nifty features coming to the Google Home app include a new Favorites widget that moves to the Home screen and improved media controls. Together, they should enhance your Google Home app experience.
As noted, users enrolled in PublicPrivate will be the first to take advantage of the announced features, followed by a much wider rollout.
