Google Home Gemini Extension is stable with more controls

After coming for the first time Public preview programThe Google Home Gemini Extension is now rolling out to all users. Google says it will be fully rolled out in the coming weeks.

Available on Android and iOS (Gemini app > Extensions menu > @Google Home), you can control your smart home in a more conversational way. Replacing the stock Google Assistant, it includes:

• Lights and powersuch as lights, sockets and switches
• Climate controlsuch as air conditioners, thermostats, heaters and fans
• Window coveringssuch as curtains, blinds and shutters
• Media devicessuch as televisions and speakers
• Other smart devicessuch as washing machines, coffee machines and vacuum cleaners

Sample commands given below.

Meanwhile, the Google Home Gemini Extension has been updated with the ability to control non-sensitive devices like smart lights from your phone’s lock screen (without unlocking it).

Gemini software now lets you adjust volume, pause, and resume media playback on TVs, speakers, displays, and other connected entertainment devices.

The thermostat tile controls have been updated with “warmer tones when the heat is on and cooler tones when you turn on the air conditioner,” making it compatible with the Google Home app.

Meanwhile, Gemini will automatically open the Google Home app for lock functions, camera, and other supported operations.

Finally, Google also offers “handle multiple commands or complex queries and ask questions about the status of your devices.”

• “Turn on all the lights in the living room except the chair light.”
• “Actually, turn on the armchair light, but turn off the kitchen lamp.”
• “Is the back porch light still on?”

Lights

• Turn on/off (light name).
• Turn all lights on/off.
• (room name) turn on/off my lights.
• Darkness (name of light).
• (room name) turn off the lights.
• light up (name of light).
• Set (light name) to 50%.
• turn (name of light) green.

Switch or sockets

• Turn on/off (output name).
• Turn on/off (rename).

Thermostats

Turn it on or off

• Turn on the heating/cooling mode.
• Turn on the heat cooling mode.
• Turn off the thermostat.

Set or adjust the temperature

• Set the heat (temperature).
• Set the heating-cooling mode (temperature).
• Set the air conditioner to (temperature) position.
• Set the (room name) thermostat to (temperature).
• Make it warmer/cooler.
• Increase/decrease temperature.
• Increase/decrease temperature by 2 degrees.

Change heating or cooling modes

• Turn on the heating/cooling function.
• Set the thermostat to cool/heat mode.
• Turn the thermostat to heating-cooling mode.

Fans, heaters and air conditioners

• Turn on/off (fan, heater, air conditioner, device name).
• Turn up the temperature on my heater
• Increase/decrease fan speed

Control the window coverings

• Open/close (curtain name)
• Open/close (curtain name)
• Open/close (shutter name)

Control media devices

• Turn on/off (TV name)
• Increase/decrease volume (TV name, speaker name)
• Pause/Resume (TV name, speaker name)

Control other smart home devices

Vacuum cleaner, washing machine, coffee maker, etc. other devices such as

• Start (device name)
• Stop (device name)
• vacuum (the room).
• Turn on/off (device name)