Welcome to the next era of Google Home

The idea of a helpful home is one that truly takes care of the people inside it. While the smart home has shown flashes of that promise over the last decade, the underlying AI wasn't anywhere as capable as it is today, so the experience felt transactional, not conversational. You could issue simple commands, but the home was never truly conversational and seldom understood your context.

Today, we're taking a massive step toward making the helpful home a reality with a fundamentally new foundation for Google Home, powered by our most capable AI yet, Gemini. This new era is built on four pillars: a new AI for your home, a redesigned app, new hardware engineered for this moment and a new service to bring it all together.

- Gemini for Home: A new intelligence for your home -

At the heart of this transformation is Gemini for Home. The best of Gemini has been optimized for the unique context of your home — a place that's action-oriented, where you're moving around, getting things done and where multiple people will use it. It moves the smart home from simple commands to natural collaboration. Gemini not only replaces the Google Assistant on your smart displays and speakers but also upgrades smart devices like your cameras and doorbells, as well as the Google Home app. We’re beginning to roll out this month in early access because this is just the beginning, and we want to build it with you. Please share your feedback as we make regular improvements to help us create a truly helpful home.

- The Google Home app: Your home, completely redesigned -

An AI this powerful needs an equally powerful app as its command center. We’ve completely redesigned the Google Home app to be the single, unified place to manage your home. It’s faster and more reliable, and you’ll find full controls for previous generations of Nest cameras, doorbells, thermostats and locks in the app. With a simplified new design and built with Gemini, it’s never been easier to control, automate and understand what’s happening at home.

- New Nest and Google Home devices, engineered for Gemini -

This new generation of AI comes with a new portfolio of devices engineered for Gemini. Our new Nest Cams and Doorbell take full advantage of Gemini for Home, with our best image quality ever enabling a new level of AI-powered understanding. We’re also introducing the Google Home Speaker, the first audio device built specifically for Gemini to give you more natural, fluid conversations with Gemini. Alongside our flagship hardware, we’re also working with partners to offer you more choice of form factors, price points and designs to access the best of Gemini throughout your home.

- Google Home Premium and new benefits for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers -

To power our most advanced new features, we’re also introducing Google Home Premium, a whole-home subscription that unlocks Gemini for Home capabilities for all your compatible devices. It’s also now included with both Google AI Pro and Ultra.

Learn more about all of our latest Gemini for Home, Google Home and Nest announcements and sign up for product updates on the Google Store.