Google is bringing smart home controls in Gemini to everyone. The Google Home extension in the Gemini app is adding a few new features, in addition to letting you adjust your smart lighting, thermostat, speakers, and other compatible devices as long as they’re connected to your Google account.

With the Google Home extension enabled, you can talk to Gemini in natural language to control your smart home. Plus, it can understand multiple commands together. So, for example,

The Google Home Gemini Extension is now rolling out to all users. It will be fully available over the coming weeks.

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.

At Samsung Unpacked S25, Samsung showed off an AI-curated “Now Brief” that transforms the lock screen into a daily report.

Samsung is increasing its focus on AI in its new top smartphone series, Galaxy S25, and the South Korean tech giant is trying to find ways to get phones to offer more support in daily use and respond to user habits.