Google Gemini on your Nest speaker

A Gemini-boosted Google Assistant is now available on some Nest speakers
As detailed by Google in a new support document, Gemini in Google Assistant on Nest speakers (that’s a branding delight right there) can answer wider-ranging questions with more in-depth answers — similar to Gemini on Android and iOS.
Google Home Public Preview lets you test 'Gemini in Assistant' on Nest devices
Google detailed its recent "Gemini in Assistant" test for the Public Preview program in the Home app. Users will find "AI-powered" answers from the Assistant as it leverages Google's LLM for answers covering a wide range of topics.
Google Home Devices Get First Taste of Gemini in Place of Assistant
We are inching closer to the day that Google Assistant is fully retired and Gemini takes its place as the assistant-like service on our devices. Google is already heavily pushing Gemini on phones and now it appears to be testing the waters for your Google Home equipment.
Here's how you can try out Gemini-enhanced Google Assistant on Nest devices
Google has just published a new support page that describes how to try its Gemini on Assistant experiment on smart speakers.
Google Gemini on your Nest speaker: How to give it a try
Both Amazon and Apple are playing it safe when it comes to allowing generative AI on their respective smart speakers. On the other hand, you can already chat with Google’s Gemini AI on a Nest device,
How to try out Gemini on your Nest Audio or Nest mini smart speakers
We've been talking for a bit about the arrival of Gemini's conversational abilities finally coming to the Google Assistant on smart speakers, and that roll-out looks to be happening now. It still requires opting in to the Home App's public preview and enabling some experimental features,
How to test Gemini in Google Assistant on Nest Mini, Audio
After being spotted by some, Google has detailed how Gemini “AI-powered answers” in Google Assistant works on the Nest Mini and Audio.
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