{"id":608675,"date":"2026-05-28T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608675\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:21:13","slug":"gemini-for-google-home-can-now-use-your-cameras-to-trigger-automations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/608675\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Home is rolling out a new Gemini-powered automation feature that can trigger smart home routines based on what your security cameras can see<\/a>. This is one of several updates<\/a> announced yesterday for Gemini for Home, including enhanced voice command support and general stability improvements, following its early access launch in October.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are introducing a brand-new starter that lets you design automations based on visual insights,\u201d Google said in its announcement. \u201cBecause your cameras can now actually understand what they see, your smart home can automatically react to almost anything happening around your home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feature is currently supported for Nest cameras and select third-party cameras with \u201cGemini Built-In<\/a>,\u201d and it\u2019s only available in English for US users enrolled in the Google Home Public Preview program for now. You\u2019ll also need to enable AI descriptions for your cameras via \u201cGemini for Home camera features,\u201d and be subscribed to the Google Home Premium Advanced plan ($20 per month or $200 per year).<\/p>\n

To set up the feature, Google says you can simply describe the exact event you want to trigger an automation for using natural language, and then select which cameras inside or outside of your home should look for it. Google recommends you describe objects that are clearly visible to your cameras and says the camera \u201cneeds a brief moment to process what it sees,\u201d and so this shouldn\u2019t be used for \u201cinstant alerts, time-sensitive situations, or security and safety purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, you can ask Gemini for Home to look for \u201craccoons near the trash bins\u201d to then trigger a routine that turns on security lighting to scare them off, or tell it to notify you when it detects that mail has been delivered. You can also ask it to look for \u201cred BMW enters driveway\u201d or for specific people (provided you have the Friendly Faces feature enabled), and then activate routines inside your home, like opening smart blinds or controlling your heating system.<\/p>\n

Google also announced that Gemini for Home users can now ask the voice assistant to trigger multiple actions in a single verbal command, such as telling it to lower the blinds, dim the lights, set a 20-minute timer, and start your favorite podcast. Gemini should also now respond more quickly to voice commands and provide more \u201cconsistent and predictable\u201d responses to natural language commands, such as asking it to make your room lighting \u201ca little warmer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google Home is rolling out a new Gemini-powered automation feature that can trigger smart home routines based on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[554,733,4308,844,50,1351,12943,227,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-608675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-google","tag-news","tag-security","tag-smart-home","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}