
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority
I’ve been an early adopter of Google’s smart home ecosystem, using their devices and assistants since the very first iteration. But it’s safe to say that for the longest time, the promise of a digital assistant has been stuck in a cycle of setting kitchen timers and reading out the weather. Google Assistant, Siri, and even the newer Gemini integrations are essentially voice-activated search engines with a few smart home toggles attached. They operate within a very…

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