With Google Gemini, the Home app will be able to perform brand-new functions. But the integration of the practical AI bot comes at a price. The most exciting features will likely soon require a fee.
Google Gemini: What’s Changing in the Home App
If you use smart home devices in your daily life, you can easily connect and operate them thanks to the corresponding app or voice control. Google is now taking it a step further and wants to completely revamp the Home app to make it even easier to use. According to Android Authority, Google Gemini is now being integrated into the Home app, introducing several helpful AI functions.
This development isn’t entirely surprising, as Gemini was recently introduced in other applications like Google TV. There, the AI bot even replaced the previous voice assistant, Google Assistant. In the Google app, you’ll now find brand-new features like “Ask Home,” which allow you to specifically involve Gemini. If your smart home devices like cameras and doorbells are connected, you can ask Gemini who is at the door. The special thing about this is that Gemini is supposed to be able to recognize which of your contacts wants to be let in based on your pictures in Google Photos.
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Google: New AI Features from Gemini Cost Money
Another exciting AI feature is Brief Now, which is already available on some Google Pixel phones. It allows you to have current summaries read aloud in the Home app to stay informed about the most important events of the day. But these practical functions come with a big catch. To use Gemini on the Google Home app with all its AI features, you’ll have to dig deeper into your pockets. With the integration of Gemini, a premium subscription will be required for the first time.
If you already pay for a Nest Aware subscription for your security cameras, it will be included in the paid Google Gemini program in the future. The same applies to Google AI Pro and Ultra, which will then give you access to the new Home Premium features. However, starting October 1, 2025, Gemini for the Google Home app will only be available to users in the US. The premium subscription will then cost at least $10 per month.
Source: Android Authority
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