Kerry Wan/ZDNETGoogle Home users are getting a free smart home upgrade, as Gemini will now be able to control their devices. The Gemini mobile app’s new integrations, rolling out to the public, let you ask Google’s most capable AI assistant to control your smart home devices as intuitively as you would ask the AI to generate text.Gemini, Google’s latest AI assistant, is a generative AI tool that can generate text and discuss topics with you conversationally, making the interaction almost as natural as speaking to another person. Also: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra hands-on: One day later, I’m slowly becoming an AI phone believerThe new Google Home integration enables users to open the Gemini app and ask the AI bot to turn lights on or off or control other smart devices. Giving the Gemini App this functionality brings Google that much closer to making Gemini the default AI assistant across all Google apps. More