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Google Launches Gemini for Home to Replace Assistant, Debuts New Nest Cams and Doorbell

Early access begins now across a broad range of existing Nest devices.

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Overview

  • Gemini for Home starts rolling out in October via Early Access in the Google Home app, replacing Google Assistant on smart speakers and displays with a wider rollout planned next year.
  • New wired Nest Cam Indoor ($99.99), Nest Cam Outdoor ($149.99), and wired Nest Doorbell ($179.99) are available today with 2K HDR video, wider/taller fields of view, and improved low-light performance, and a $99 Google Home Speaker engineered for Gemini is slated for spring 2026.
  • The redesigned Google Home app introduces Ask Home for natural-language search of video and automations and a Home Brief that summarizes notable events.
  • Advanced capabilities—including Gemini Live conversations, AI notifications, Ask Home video search, and extended video history—are offered under new Google Home Premium tiers priced at $10 and $20 per month.
  • Most Nest and Google devices from the past decade are eligible for the upgrade, and a Walmart partnership adds ultra-low-cost onn cameras and a wired doorbell priced at $22.96 and $49.86 that integrate with Google Home.