Search

Home & Consumer · 4 min read

Google Opens Its Smart Home to Any AI Agent — The Walled Garden Era Is Over

Google launched early access to a Model Context Protocol server for Google Home on September 16, enabling Claude, ChatGPT, and other third-party AI agents to control connected home devices via natural language.

Sep 19

Home & Consumer · 4 min read

Google Opens Home MCP to Third-Party AI Agents — Claude, ChatGPT Can Now Control Your Devices

Google launched early access to an MCP server for Google Home on September 16, enabling any MCP-compatible AI agent — including Claude, ChatGPT, and others — to directly control devices across the entire Google Home ecosystem.

Sep 18

Home & Consumer · 3 min read

Google Opens Gemini AI to Third-Party Smart Home Hardware With New Built-In Program

Google launched Gemini Built-In, a licensing program extending Gemini AI to third-party smart speakers and cameras — taking Google conversational AI beyond Nest devices into the broader smart home market for the first time.

May 24

Home & Consumer · 4 min read

Smart Home Market Hits $95 Billion in 2026 — and AI Is Now Running the House

A new global forecast pegs the smart home market at $95.83 billion in 2026, with AI voice assistants and predictive automation driving growth as Google, Apple, and Amazon deepen their ecosystem grip.

May 12

Home & Consumer · 4 min read

Google Home's Spring 2026 Update Turns Gemini Into Your Home's AI Brain

Google's Spring 2026 Home app update integrates Gemini 3.1, enabling multi-step natural language commands and predictive routines that learn from your behavior — shifting smart homes from reactive control to proactive AI orchestration.

May 6