Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
In late October, Google officially began its big rollout of Gemini for Google Home. Google Assistant hasn’t been doing Google’s smart speakers and displays any favors in recent years, so the transition to Gemini has been long-awaited.
There’s just one problem. Although Gemini for Google Home started rolling out on October 28, it looks like many Google Home users haven’t received the update yet — myself included. My Google Nest Hub has been stuck on Google Assistant, or at least it was up until a couple of days ago.
If your Google Home speaker/display is also still using Google Assistant, here’s how to get the Gemini upgrade right now.
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How to activate Gemini for your Google Home speaker
The first thing you’ll want to do is confirm that you joined Google’s early access program for Gemini. Gemini is currently rolling out only to Google Home accounts in this early access program, and if you never joined, that could be why your speaker/display is still running Google Assistant. To check this, follow these steps.
Open the Google Home app on your phone. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Tap Home settings. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Tap Early access. If you’re prompted to join the program, go ahead and do it. It may take a little while for Google to confirm your registration, so don’t expect Gemini to appear immediately after joining.
If you’re already part of the early access program, or if it’s been a few days since you joined and nothing has happened, then it’s time to move on to the next part. Here’s what to do.
Open the Google Home app on your phone. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Tap Home settings. Look for the Gemini prompt at the top of the screen and tap Get started. Once you do this, you’ll be guided through a few onboarding screens that explain Gemini’s new capabilities. Keep tapping Next to go through these pages until you reach a new screen where you’ll tap Upgrade to confirm the transition.
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