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Google Home Update Spring 2026: Gemini 3.1 Upgrade and More New Features

Key Points of This Article
  • Google has announced new features for its smart home service, “Google Home,” arriving in the Spring 2026 update.
  • Updates include major improvements to smart camera features, an upgrade to “Gemini 3.1” for “Gemini for Home (Early Access),” new “Automations” for devices like smart locks and robot vacuums, the rollout of “Ask Home” for the web version of “Google Home,” and improved notification features for “Google Home (Public Preview).”
  • Note that “Google Home (Public Preview)” refers to the “Google Home” app enrolled in the “Public Preview” version, rather than “Gemini for Home (Early Access).”

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (local time), Google announced the new Spring 2026 features coming to its smart home service, “Google Home.”

The newly announced “Google Home” features include a major update to smart camera functions, an upgrade to “Gemini 3.1” for “Gemini for Home (Early Access),” new “Automations” for supported devices such as smart locks and robot vacuums, the deployment of “Ask Home” for the web version of “Google Home,” and improvements to notification features in “Google Home (Public Preview).” Note that “Google Home (Public Preview)” refers to the “Google Home” app enrolled in the “Public Preview” version, distinct from “Gemini for Home (Early Access).”

Google Home
Public Preview
Google Home
Public Preview

Major Smart Camera Feature Update

As part of a major update to smart camera functions in the “Google Home” app, Google announced significant performance improvements, a UI redesign, and the expansion of several popular features.

■ Major Smart Camera Update
  • UI refresh and faster navigation
  • Improved smoothness and clarity in video scrubbing (seeking)
  • Redesigned event detail page
  • Alert feature with zoom-in preview
Major Smart Camera Feature Update

Gemini for Home (Early Access) “Gemini 3.1” Upgrade

The AI model powering the voice assistant feature “Gemini for Home (Early Access)” has been upgraded to “Gemini 3.1.”

With advanced reasoning capabilities, “Gemini 3.1” improves execution, allowing tasks that previously required multiple steps to be handled in a single instruction. Additionally, calendar and alarm management have been enhanced.

■ Improved Execution Capabilities
  • Ability to handle multiple different tasks at once, such as adding new items to a list and updating existing ones
  • Improved accuracy in identifying similar list names to prevent duplication
■ Improved Calendar/Alarm Management
  • Enhanced processing for recurring and all-day events, making it easier to check upcoming plans and modify schedules
  • Resolved an issue where AM/PM could be confused during alarm setup
“Gemini for Home (Early Access)” Gemini 3.1 Upgrade

New “Automations”

A host of new triggers, conditions, and actions—many requested by users—have been added to the “Automations” feature in the “Google Home” app.

Details are as follows:

■ Security Systems / Smart Locks / Various Sensors
  • Toggling security systems ON/OFF
  • Monitoring detailed smart lock status (locked/unlocked/malfunction/forced entry/ajar, etc.)
  • Detection for various sensors (contact/non-contact, water leak, freezing, etc.)
■ Appliances / Robot Vacuums
  • Control over operating status for washers, dryers, coffee makers, etc. (start/stop/pause/resume)
  • Specific commands for robot vacuums such as return to dock, pause, or resume
■ Smart Lights / Smart Blinds / Thermostats
  • Adjusting smart light brightness, ON/OFF, and light effect management
  • Changing colors and color temperatures for smart color lights
  • Opening/closing smart blinds and specifying position percentages
  • Monitoring relative humidity via thermostats
■ Media Devices
  • Monitoring playback status of media devices (playing/paused/buffering)
  • Checking and managing volume levels on media devices
■ Smart Devices / Smart Switches
  • Monitoring battery level and charging status of smart devices
  • Utilizing input events for smart switches (first press/long press/release events, etc.)
New “Automations”

Web Version of Google Home “Ask Home” Rollout

The “Gemini”-integrated feature “Ask Home” is rolling out to the web version of “Google Home.”

This makes it easier to search smart camera history, check device status, and create “Automations” directly from a PC browser. Note that “Ask Home” on the web version of “Google Home” is being released as a “Public Preview.”

Notification Improvements

Improvements to the “Google Home” app notifications include the addition of “Quick Action” buttons to the notification screen, allowing you to instantly control devices without opening the app.

Additionally, for users managing multiple homes or rooms, a feature has been added to automatically switch to the appropriate home without extra clicks. Please note that these notification improvements for the “Google Home” app are also being rolled out as a “Public Preview.”

“Google Home” App Links

Get it on Google Play
Download on the App Store

Source: Google (https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/Google-Home-Update-Spring-2026-Home-sweet-home-is-now-more-helpful/ba-p/802246)

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