Google's Gemini Smart Home Plans Set to Outshine Siri's Abilities

Google's Gemini smart home plans are set to replace Google Assistant in smart home devices, offering advanced reasoning and search capabilities, allowing for more complex commands and the ability to string multiple commands together. The rollout of Gemini for Home begins on October 1, aiming to blur the line between smart homes and intelligent assistants. This move is expected to further highlight Apple's Siri's lag behind in AI capabilities in smartphone-based tasks and smart homes.

Google has announced significant updates to its smart home offerings with the upcoming release of Gemini for Home. This new AI assistant aims to replace Google Assistant, bringing advanced reasoning, inference, and search capabilities to smart home devices. The rollout begins on October 1, with an early access program starting next month [1].

Google's Gemini for Home promises to handle more nuanced and complex requests, such as "turn off the lights everywhere except my bedroom" or "play that song from this year’s summer blockbuster about race cars." It will also enable users to string multiple commands together, like "Dim the lights, and set the temp to 72 degrees," a feature Apple has long promised for Siri [1].

The new assistant is designed to blur the line between traditional smart homes and intelligent assistants, capable of tasks like adding ingredients to a shopping list or helping with meal preparation based on available ingredients in the fridge [1].

The rollout of Gemini for Home will begin with existing speakers and displays, as well as new devices. This update comes at a time when Google is facing increased scrutiny over its AI capabilities, with Apple's Siri already lagging behind generative AI chatbots in smartphone-based tasks [1].

This development also coincides with positive financial outlooks for both Google and Apple. Bank of America analysts have raised their price targets for Alphabet (Google's parent company) and Apple, citing the reduced risk of a major antitrust break-up and Google's improving position in AI and search products [2]. Alphabet's stock has added 11% this year, while Apple's stock has shed 8% [2].

Google's Gemini for Home is expected to further highlight the gap in AI capabilities between Google and Apple, particularly in smart home devices. The rollout on October 1 will be a significant milestone in the company's AI strategy and could have implications for the broader smart home market.

References:
[1] https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/03/googles-gemini-smart-home-plans-are-about-to-make-siri-look-even-dumber/
[2] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/03/bank-of-america-raises-price-targets-for-googl-aapl.html