We're back with another special edition of Android Faithful as Florence Ion and Mishaal Rahman talk with Anish Katukaran, Chief Product Officer of Google Home and Nest, about the launch of Gemini for Home, replacing Google Assistant, and updating smart home intelligence. They touch on rollout challenges, multi-user experience, a redesigned Google Home app , and smarter automation features.
01:58 - The journey of bringing Gemini AI to Google Home
04:41 - Addressing consumer skepticism and trust in Google’s smart home products
04:41 - Challenges faced upgrading old Nest and Google Home devices
08:41 - The decision to build future-focused AI rather than patch existing tech
09:43 - Testing and rollout strategy for Gemini’s AI in real homes
14:03 - New features like Gemini Live and natural language automation creation
17:39 - Pricing and subscription changes with Home Premium tiers explained
22:48 - Accuracy and source attribution differences across devices with Gemini
24:59 - Managing family and different user profiles with Gemini for Home
26:49 - Favorite new features and improvements in the Google Home app
32:00 - The future rollout plans and ongoing improvements for Google Home
32:42 - Big thanks to Anish Katukaran!
We're back with another exclusive interview with Anish Katukaran, Chief Product Officer of Google Home about the launch of Gemini for Home, replacing Google Assistant, and the challenges they faced.
Android coming to PCs as Amazon leaves Android and hands on with the latest flagship phone from Xiaomi and app drama with F-Droid.
Plenty of talk about where Gemini is headed (turns out, everywhere at this point), Jason has a brief review of the TCL Nxtpaper 60 Ultra, and Huyen details the walkie talkie feature of Nothing's new earbuds.
Mishaal, Florence, and Jason finally close the loop on one of the longest running gags from the All About Android days, and it involves fences.
Beeper’s new CEO Kishan Bagaria shares the app’s evolution, the potential of AI integration, and a shift to on-device privacy.
It's a drama filled week in the world of Android from the fall of the beloved Nova Launcher to OnePlus's camera break up along with new hardware from Samsung.
Google avoids disaster in the Antitrust case while the Pixel 10 problems stack up and Samsung leaks how the trifold folds!
Florence and Jason have been using the new Pixel 10 Pro for almost a full week and in good parental fashion are prepared with their Yucks and Yums of their time with Google's latest and greatest!
Mindy Brooks, VP of Product Management and UX for the Android Platform, joins us on Android Faithful to dig into the story behind Material 3 Expressive.
The wait is over and we have all the details on the new Pixel 10 line of phones, the Pixel Watch 4 and all the other devices announced by Google.
Amazon says goodbye to Android and we say hello to Pixel 10 leaks plus ponder the future of Google TV.
The dog days of summer are upon us, but that doesn't stop Android from having legal drama and phone release rumors!
Flo reviews the Z Fold 7, Jason shows off the Tuneshine frame, and everyone goes gaga over MagSafe finally coming to the next Pixel.
Pixel 10 leaks ahead of Made By Google. Beeper is back (again!) and more legal drama than you can shake a stick at!
From Samsung Unpacked, to Jason's unboxing of the Nothing Phone 3, to Android Canary, and Android and ChromeOS are merging!