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Google Home App Redesign Centers Gemini With New 'Ask Home' Interface

APK findings with an enabled preview indicate a streamlined layout, with early access set for October 1.

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Overview

  • Android Authority enabled the hidden redesign in Google Home v3.41.50.3, offering an early look at a Gemini‑centric experience.
  • The update introduces “Gemini for Home,” which is reported to replace Google Assistant for in‑app smart‑home interactions.
  • A new “Ask Home” bar launches a chat‑style screen to run device commands or to search video and home history.
  • UI tweaks include the Favorites tab becoming Home, smaller category sections, and a trimmed bottom bar with devices accessible via a grid icon.
  • These details come from APK decompilation and code‑enabled previews, and it remains unclear how Ask Home relates to the system Gemini or which features will ship in the October 1 early access.