Google Home app Receives Major Interface Overhaul, Integrates Gemini AI on September 19, 2024
MOUNTAINโค VIEW,โ CA – Google dramatically redesigned its Home app today, September 19, 2024, introducing a streamlined interface and deeply integratingโฃ its Gemini โartificial โintelligence โmodel. โThe update, rolling out to users now, prioritizes visual previews of camera feeds and marks a significant step toward unifying Google’s smart home experience withโค its broader AI ambitions.
The revamped Home app features a more prominent display โof live camera views, reducing theโ size of the preview area andโค shifting focus to the actual footage. Crucially,the previously designated researchโ field at the top of the app now serves as the direct access point to “Ask Home,” โคpowered by gemini. This โintegration allows users to โขleverage Gemini’s conversational AI capabilities โคto control smart home devices, access information, and complete tasks using natural language.โ The move signals Google’s intent to position Gemini asโ the central โintelligence powering its smart โhome ecosystem, offering a โmore intuitive and versatile userโ experience.
The changes โimpact millions of Google Home users worldwide, offering a moreโฃ visually-focused and AI-driven control center for theirโ connected devices.โ Theโฃ integration of Gemini promises to simplify complex smart home routines and unlock newโ possibilities for automation and personalization. Users can expect โฃfurther refinements and expanded Gemini โfunctionality โwithin the Home app in the โcoming months as Google continues to develop and deploy โits AI technologies.