Google Home app modernizes camera & media controls, Gemini voice assistant gets speed upgrades
Google has rolled out significant updates to the Google Home app, modernizing camera and media controls with a refreshed design, improved AI-powered event descriptions, faster search, and simplified settings. Media casting now features enhanced playback controls and account-relinking prompts for smoother use. The Gemini for Home voice assistant has been optimized for faster smart home command execution, with speed improvements of up to 1.5 seconds for device control and quicker alarm and timer responses. These updates are available now for English, French, and Spanish users, with expanded language support on the way.
- ▪The Google Home app now features a modernized camera interface with dynamic theming, faster search, and AI-generated event descriptions for Premium users.
- ▪Camera settings have been streamlined, combining seen and heard events into one page and simplifying configuration for Activity Zones and face detection.
- ▪Media controls for casting have been updated with better playback management and instant account-relinking prompts when partner links expire.
- ▪Gemini for Home now processes smart home commands up to 1.5 seconds faster, with improved response times for alarms, timers, and reminders.
- ▪The voice assistant is better at distinguishing standalone commands from follow-ups and runs Custom Routines with less interference.
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