The Gemini-Powered Google Home Speaker Is Finally Here
Wired AI Julian Chokkattu June 17, 2026

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# Google Home Gets Its First Major Upgrade in Six Years Google has finally released a new smart speaker that works with Gemini, its AI assistant, giving the device much smarter conversation abilities than before. This is Google's first significant hardware update since 2018, and it's designed to compete with similar AI-powered speakers on the market. If you use Google Home for voice commands and questions, this new version should understand and respond to you much more naturally and helpfully.
Arriving six years after Google’s last smart speaker, the new HomePod-style device was redesigned to play host to Gemini’s chatbot.
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