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Google Rolls Out Gemini for Home Camera Upgrades to Boost Recognition and AI Summaries

Google says Early Access feedback shaped the tuning.

Overview

  • The Familiar Face system now ignores blurry or partial images and prioritizes higher-quality photos to improve person identification.
  • Home Brief produces more accurate descriptions when a person is not recognized, such as when a face is not visible.
  • Animal detection better differentiates dogs and cats at a distance, reducing misidentifications.
  • The model preserves animal colors more accurately in low light to avoid incorrect labeling.
  • Richer AI descriptions now cover longer videos, and the update is rolling out today to Gemini-for-Home cameras from Nest and other brands with more refinements expected into the new year.