Google Home

Google Home, made by Google LLC, is the control hub for a connected household, working with compatible smart devices. The current version ties closely to Gemini for Home, Google's assistant, and focuses on showing what is happening around the house at a glance.

The home screen summarises the state of your devices and flags anything you may have missed. Devices can be sorted into dashboards, and a reorganised settings area aims to make things easier to find. For those with cameras, there is a live view plus an event history that makes it quicker to review what happened while you were away. The biggest change is conversational control: rather than tapping through menus, you can search or simply tell Gemini for Home what you want your devices to do. Google notes that some products and features vary by region and that compatible hardware is required, so the app does little on its own.

Its reach is enormous, at 1,000,000,000+ installs. The rating stands at 4.0 from roughly 3.7 million reviews, split between 65% five stars and 17% one star. The app is free without ads; in-app purchases range from $0.05 to $999.99 per item, a wide band the description does not explain. It was updated on 2026-09-23, the Android requirement varies with device, and it is rated Everyone. We list 43 versions, the latest being 4.27.28.0 at 89.3 MB.

Households that already own compatible smart speakers, cameras or other connected gear are the ones who need it. Without such devices there is nothing much to do with it.