In its current state, the Google Assistant experience on Google Home devices is broken. Over the last few months, Google Home users have complained about broken lighting controls, connectivity issues, and the assistant often failing to recognize and execute basic commands. In late July, Google teased that a smarter Google Home experience powered by Gemini is on the horizon — and now, there’s finally a date for when it will arrive.
On X, the Made by Google account teased, “Is that you, Gemini? Come in and make yourself at Home.” The accompanying teaser video asks users to check back on October 1 for more details. You can also sign up for updates, just in case you forget to check back on the specified date.
Is that you, Gemini? Come in and make yourself at Home 🏠
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— Made by Google (@madebygoogle) September 2, 2025
The teaser does not reveal how Gemini will enhance the Google Home experience. But given the AI-powered assistant’s superior understanding and parsing of natural language, it should significantly improve your smart home interactions.
Your Google Home devices should do a much better job at understanding and executing complex commands with multiple actions. Imagine asking your Google Home-powered speaker to “turn off all the lights except in the kitchen,” and the device acting on it accordingly.
Besides Gemini, compatible devices will also gain support for Gemini Live, enabling you to naturally talk and discuss ideas with the AI chatbot.
As the company previously revealed, Gemini for Google Home will initially roll out on an early access basis. That means you may have to wait a little longer even after the official announcement, but the payoff should be worth it.
Surprisingly, Google will offer Gemini in Google Home in both free and paid tiers. This suggests some of the more powerful features may end up locked behind a paywall.
Google Home devices desperately need Gemini support
As a second-gen Google Nest Hub user, the past few months have been frustrating. The device often fails to understand or execute even basic actions — or sometimes doesn’t respond at all.
Hopefully, Gemini will fix many of these annoyances, making Google Home and Nest devices not just more reliable, but also smarter and more capable of handling complex requests with ease.
