Google updates Gemini for Home with AI-powered camera automations
Google has updated its Gemini for Home AI assistant with new camera-based automations and improved reliability. The update allows users to trigger smart home routines based on visual events detected by their cameras. Additionally, the Google Home app has been enhanced for easier functionality and feedback submission.
- ▪Gemini for Home can now create automations triggered by what your cameras see.
- ▪Users can set up automations using natural language prompts to describe events.
- ▪The update improves Gemini's performance, allowing it to understand multiple requests and casual language.
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Big Tech Google Google updates Gemini for Home with AI-powered camera automations Gemini can trigger smart home routines based on what your cameras see. By Ian Carlos Campbell May 27, 2026 2:45 pm EST Google Google is updating Gemini for Home, the version of its AI assistant for smart homes, with new camera-based automations, reliability improvements and an updated version of the Google Home app. Gemini for Home launched in early access in October 2025, and has replaced Google Assistant on Google's smart home cameras, speakers, doorbells and displays. At I/O 2026, Google expanded its Google Home Gemini built-in program to make it easier for companies to make compatible cameras and speakers.
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