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Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries and access smart home ...

A new Google Home update has arrived with various improvements including better support for the “Find My Phone” voice ...

Michael Bizzaco has been writing about and working with consumer tech for well over a decade. With a background in home theater sales, installation and repair, Michael's hands-on reviews, how-to ...

Google Home now supports third-party AI agents through Home MCP, letting compatible agents monitor devices, analyze home activity and control smart home hardware.

Google is expanding its tools so you can invoke a variety of AI agents in your smart home.

As part of the March 2, 2026, update to Google Home, Google has improved Gemini’s ability to understand room-specific context, reduced premature voice cut-offs, and added “Live Search” for Premium ...

Google is taking a big step toward making your smart home feel, well, smart, by baking in Gemini AI into the Home APIs that developers use to build their own apps and devices. Announced during Google ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Google appears to be working on a new smart home product: the Home Display. Recently spotted in the code behind the Google Home app, this could be a successor to the brand’s Nest Hub Max. A new Google ...

It's been a slow erosion, but recent cracks in Google's smart home foundation paint a very grim picture of the future. Reading time 3 minutes When I started using a Google smart speaker six years ago, ...

I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been reporting on tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that. Prior to ...