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ShippedLast updated March 17, 2026
Gemini for Home Voice Assistant Ships Major Update with 40% Latency Improvement and Enhanced Features
Google shipped a significant update to Gemini for Home that reduces everyday command latency by 40%, makes responses more concise, fixes recurring alarms and snooze functionality, adds knowledge-based alarm setting, expands Early Access to all of Canada with Canadian French, and rolls out Gemini Live Translation mode across 30 languages.
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