Google is bringing smart home control to everyone in Gemini. The Google Home extension to the Gemini app is adding some new features, in addition to letting you manage your smart lighting, thermostat, speakers, and other compatible devices as long as they’re connected to your Google account.
Google first Extension previewed last november Plus, you can use natural language to control your smart home while interacting with Gemini, such as saying “The sun is too bright in the living room” to close your smart blinds. But now, Gemini can also make several requests, such as “Turn on the armchair light too, but dim the kitchen lamp.” You’ll also be able to use the Google Home extension to ask Gemini about the status of your devices, such as whether you’ve left your porch light on.
Additionally, Google will let you control “non-sensory” smart home devices, such as your lights, from your phone’s lock screen. Other updates include the ability to adjust, pause and resume media on smart speakers, displays and TVs within the Gemini app, as well as an updated thermostat control design that matches the one within Google Home. Gemini cameras and locks (it Previously only you were linked).
The Google Home extension follows a major update to Gemini, which lets it perform more complex tasks across multiple apps. You can try integration For yourself by signing into Gemini with the same account and turning on the Google Home extension. It launches today but is rolling out “over the coming weeks.”
