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Gemini for Home just got a lot smarter following an update from Google. The tech giant announced that it was replacing Assistant on its smart speakers with Gemini back in October , and commenced a limited early access rollout. Just last week, that rollout expanded to a lot more countries , including the UK and Europe. Now Google has issued a fresh update that adds a series of quality-of-life features and enhancements. Google Gemini for Home improvements Over on the Google support pages for Nest devices, fresh release notes issued on 13 April reveal that Google has added improved media and playlist support. Gemini should now be better at figuring out when you’re asking it to play a personal playlist, even if you get the name a little wrong or you’re in a noisy room. Google has worked to improve recognition errors, and the regular “pause” command should be snappier than before, too. Away from media playback, Gemini for Home should be able to better recognise when you attempt to edit a list or note following the update. It’ll be able to carry out more complex tasks, too, such as turning a note into a list or clearing out specific categories of items. More generally, Gemini for Home should now be a more engaging conversationalist, interrupting less by taking into account how fast you’re talking. Contextual understanding has apparently taken a step forward, too, while its response to simple requests about the date and time should be snappier. Finally, Google has implemented parental controls and digital wellbeing tools so you can set content filters, limit screen time, and pause access to devices through the Google Home app. Together with the expected list of bug fixes and performance improvements, it all amounts to a substantial upgrade for Gemini on your smart speaker. We’re still waiting on a solid release for the new Google Home Speaker , but thanks to Gemini for Home, we can get many of Google’s smartest features right now.
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