Google rolls out Gemini to Home and Nest devices on Oct 1

Google will begin rolling out its Gemini artificial intelligence to Google Home and Nest devices on October 1, the company said in a post on X, inviting users to sign up for updates ahead of an early access launch. The move will extend Gemini from phones and laptops into smart speakers and displays and is positioned as a major upgrade to the companys smart home assistant experience.

Google has been preparing the integration since announcing Gemini for Home at its I O event in May. Company statements and demonstrations show Gemini will handle natural language questions about device history, analyze a users setup to suggest automations, and execute multi step routines by voice. Google offered the example of asking Gemini to dim lights throughout the house while leaving the living room unchanged to illustrate its ability to parse more complex, conditional commands. The company also highlighted Gemini Live, a feature designed to enable back and forth, conversational interactions with Nest Hubs and other Google Home hardware.

How Gemini will coexist with the existing Google Assistant remains unsettled. Some reporting and earlier company messaging indicated Gemini for Home is intended...