Skip to content
CNCB News
International News Portal 9 November 2026 Headlines from established publishers
Technology

Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds

Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There's also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of "Live Search" for your cameras. So, instead of Gemini only knowing about things that have alrea...

‘Live Search’ can describe what your cameras see, not just what they’ve seen. | Image: Google

Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There's also one noteworthy new addition: the introduction of "Live Search" for your cameras.

So, instead of Gemini only knowing about things that have already happened, it now understands what it sees in your live camera feeds. That means you can ask things like, "Hey Google, is there a car in the driveway?" Live Search requires a subscription to the Advanced plan of Google Home Premium which costs $20/month or $200/year.

Gemini for Home is now also using updated models. A change that should improv …

Read the full story at The Verge.

This story was first published by The Verge. Read the original report