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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

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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

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IFA 2026 Signals the End of the Smart Home Era as AI Coordination Replaces Feature Count

IFA 2026 in Berlin closed September 8 with a clear industry verdict: the smart home era—defined by adding AI features to individual devices—is over. What replaced it is a coordinated AI layer that anticipates household needs across appliances simultaneously.

Sep 15

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TELUS Launches What It Calls the World's First Smart Home AI Assistant With Generative UI

Canadian telecom TELUS launched a smart home AI assistant with Generative UI that dynamically assembles its own interface based on real-time context across all connected home devices.

Jun 6

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Google's First New Smart Speaker in Six Years Is Coming Late June, Built Around Gemini

Google's first new smart speaker in six years — its first Gemini-native device — is expected to launch in late June 2026, designed for conversational AI and smart home orchestration rather than simple voice commands.

Jun 4

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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

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Samsung Bespoke AI 2026: Your Appliances Now See, Hear, and Act Before You Ask

Samsung's latest home AI update doesn't just respond to commands—it watches, listens, and coordinates across every appliance in your home to act before you ask.

May 22

Home & Consumer · 4 min read

Google Previews Gemini AI Smart Home Expansion Alongside Android 17 Features

Google's Android 17 preview expands Gemini AI across the smart home — adding multi-step voice commands, AI-powered camera intelligence, and Remy, a personal AI agent that learns household habits.

May 13

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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

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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

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Tuya Smart Upgrades Hey Tuya Into an Agentic AI System Spanning Home, Robot, and Energy

Tuya Smart has upgraded Hey Tuya from a reactive voice assistant to an agentic AI that autonomously orchestrates home, robot, and energy systems—with Matter and Home Assistant compatibility added.

Apr 29

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Google Brings Persistent AI Conversations to the Smart Home With Gemini Update

Google revived 'continued conversations' for Gemini on April 24, letting users interact with smart home devices across multi-turn exchanges without repeatedly triggering a wake command.

Apr 26

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Home Assistant 2026.4 Adds Native Infrared Support and Visible AI Reasoning for Voice Assistant

Home Assistant's April 2026 release extends smart home control to the vast installed base of infrared devices — TVs, air conditioners, fans — without third-party bridges, while making its AI assistant's reasoning transparent before it acts.

Apr 21

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The Smart Home Reality Check: Which AI Features Are Actually Sticking in 2026

A new IoT Breakthrough analysis finds AI energy management and predictive appliance maintenance gaining real traction, while voice assistant novelty features remain largely unused in the $95.83B smart home market.

Apr 12