A Gemini-boosted Google Assistant Is Now Available On Some nest speakers

Google has slow started rolling retired a Gemini-powered Google Assistant to immoderate Google Home users connected premier Nest smart speakers. The institution first teased a smarter Google Assistant for nan location successful August and is starting pinch Gemini-powered answers to your wide knowledge questions. The regular Google Assistant will still grip things for illustration smart location and euphony requests, but you’ll comprehend a chime earlier nan Assistant responds pinch an AI-powered answer.

As elaborate by Google successful a caller support document, Gemini successful Google Assistant connected Nest speakers (that’s a branding delight correct there) tin reply wider-ranging questions pinch overmuch in-depth answers — akin to Gemini connected Android and iOS. You tin too inquire it follow-up questions and interrupt nan consequence to inquire different question, though you’ll still petition to opportunity “Hey Google” each time.

First spotted by 9to5Google, nan Gemini-enhanced Assistant began appearing connected speakers earlier this month. However, it’s only disposable connected Nest Audio and Nest Mini (2nd gen) smart speakers — Nest smart displays aliases earlier generations speakers aren’t compatible. The AI-powered answers are too only unfastened to users successful Google Home’s Public Preview, who are too Nest Aware subscribers and who personification opted successful to Experimental AI features. However, that past action isn’t disposable to everyone successful nan Preview.

As elaborate in this support document, if you’re selected to usage Experimental AI features, you’ll personification a notification successful your Google Home App inbox. This will fto you toggle connected an Experimental AI features fastener to commencement testing Gemini-powered Google Assistant.

This too gets you entree to nan different generative AI-powered features announced successful August: Gemini-powered camera hunt and descriptions to thief you prime your Nest accusation camera footage (requires Nest Aware Plus) and a Help maine create characteristic that lets you group up a Google Home regular pinch conscionable a less words.

While it’s a very constricted rollout, Google is still nan first of nan ample 3 tech companies to publically motorboat new, generative AI-powered features connected its sound adjunct successful nan smart home. After loudly launching its smarter Alexa past year, Amazon has yet to coming connected it, and Apple has been conspicuously silent astir a smarter Siri for its smart home.