Google appears to have started testing a new Google Assistant voice on Nest devices. The new voice is reportedly available for a few users and offers more conversational responses. The voice is part ...

Since December, Google has been testing a Gemini-powered upgrade for Assistant on some Nest speakers. The Nest Audio is now using the Gemini colors, which raises some interesting branding questions.

Google has started testing a new advanced voice feature for its Nest devices, showcasing the potential of the Gemini language model. This upgrade promises richer conversational abilities and more ...

We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it. Since testing got ...

Google’s smart speaker approach has always been minimalist. With the Google Home Speaker’s arrival in June, the tech giant’s ...

Google Assistant is not long for this world. Google confirmed what many suspected last week, that it will transition everyone to Gemini in 2025. Assistant holdouts may find it hard to stay on Google’s ...

Google has already started replacing Assistant with Gemini across its devices. Google has already started replacing Assistant with Gemini across its devices. is a news writer who covers the streaming ...

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For years, Google Assistant has been one of the default ways to interact with Google products. The voice-based assistant let you make calls, set up timers and alarms, and even take on a ton of other ...