Google Home has some important new quality-of-life updates and a new AI-powered feature, division head Anish Katturkan announced at the X. Many of them, including a function called “Live Search,” are powered by the company’s Gemini for Home service, launching in October 2025 as an official replacement for Google Assistant on smart devices.
“We launched Gemini for Home in early access specifically to learn from real-world usage,” Katturkaran said. “With millions of you now testing and shaping this experience every day, we’re pushing regular voice improvements to address your feedback.”
The Live Search feature does exactly what it says, letting you ask Gemini about the current location of your home based on what the camera sees. For example, you can say “Hey Google, are there any cars on the road?” You can ask things like. However, this feature is only available to Google Home Premium advanced customers who pay a $20 per month ($200 per year) fee.
Gemini for Home now uses updated models to improve the quality and accuracy of responses and will play newly released songs more reliably. Other key updates include better targeting for smart home devices based on room, home, and device, fewer incidents of premature speaker disconnect, improved reliability for user-created automations by voice, and more. To see all those changes, check out the latest Google Home changelog,
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