Home Assistant has a new Thread/Zigbee stick.
… The Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 USB adaptor launches today for $49 €45 and is a plug-and-play option for connecting Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices directly to the Home Assistant platform. …
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Did Home Assistant take down this robot lawnmower’s cloud?
… One Redditor claims the outage stems from a bug in the Mammotion Home Assistant integration he had built. …
Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API
… Some more advanced smart home users are likely to fall afoul of the rule change if they directly access the SmartThings API for more flexible smart home controls, or use third-party tools that do the same. “Use of the Home Assistant integration will be affected by their changes and will fall under … …
Google Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requests
Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant’s ability to interpret and act on requests. …
Google Assistant
… Talk Naturally, Get Things Done Faster: Continued Conversation arrives on Gemini for Home Google Nest Community Blog Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million Stevie Bonifield Jan 26 How AI broke the smart home in 2025 The arrival of generative AI assistants in our smart homes… …
Gemini intelligence is coming to Nest cameras, smart speakers, and smart displays
… This week’s launch of the Google TV Streamer 4K which is a Google Home hub and a new Nest Learning Thermostat, combined with the promise of a smarter Google Assistant, means things are starting to look good in Google’s hood. It also seems the Google Assistant is here to stay. …
Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month
… Today’s announcement doesn’t seem to affect Google Home or Google TV devices, so Assistant will live on in a few places past September. Google had previously planned to end access to Assistant for “most mobile devices” some time in 2025, but the shutdown was delayed to this year. …
Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
… Product: Google Home Speaker | https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8836598/type/dlg/https://store.google.com/product/google home speaker?hl=en-US, https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/482924/614286/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-home-speaker-coming-spring-2026-smart-speaker-with-gemini-… …
Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
… Product: Google Home Speaker | https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8836598/type/dlg/https://store.google.com/product/google home speaker?hl=en-US, https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/482924/614286/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fgoogle-home-speaker-coming-spring-2026-smart-speaker-with-gemini-… …
Smart Home Reviews
… Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Aug 26, 2025 This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems From coop to attic, Home Assistant’s new Z-Wave antenna helped me connect devices in the furthest corners of my domain. …