Before you toss that old Google Home smart speaker onto the ever-growing pile of e-waste, consider giving it a new purpose in life.

Google Home has finally added support for smart buttons, which opens a whole new way to interact with your smart home gadgets.

Why should I care? If you use Google Home, this changes how you interact with cameras, doorbells, and later, speakers and displays. You can also opt in now. Okay, so what’s next? Enroll now and wait ...

Smart speakers, LED lights, and video doorbells are all must-have devices to build a smart home. They can often be individually controlled using your phone via apps from the manufacturers themselves, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Janhoi McGregor (jan-eye) is a reporter who covers technology news. Gemini for Home AI upgrade on a Nest Hub Max display. Get ...

Gemini is coming to Google Home devices on October 1. Google previously said that this would be an early access rollout. With Gemini on their Google Home devices, users will be able to ask more ...

Google is finally ready to explain how Gemini will replace Google Assistant in your smart home. The company's original voice assistant will be replaced with the aptly named Gemini for Home starting ...

Release notes for Google Home 3.40 are now available even as version 3.41 is beginning to roll out with a number of details about the redesigned app and “Google Home Speaker.” Google has already ...

Google has removed its longstanding “Call Home” feature from the Google Home app in recent updates, breaking support for starting calls directly to devices such as the Nest Hub Max. Through the latest ...