Updated
Updated · The Verge · Nov 4
AT&T Adds Gemini to Connected Life With $29.99 Google Home Premium Tie-In
Updated
Updated · The Verge · Nov 4

AT&T Adds Gemini to Connected Life With $29.99 Google Home Premium Tie-In

2 articles · Updated · The Verge · Nov 4

Summary

  • AT&T said Connected Life is the first home security system to integrate with Google Home Premium, bringing Gemini for Home features to its smart security platform.
  • Gemini can now summarize camera activity, describe events such as package deliveries, and let users search recorded footage with natural-language questions like who dug up the yard or let the dogs out.
  • The update also adds automatic arming and disarming based on a user's proximity to home, but Gemini features require AT&T's professional Connected Life monitoring plan, priced at $29.99 a month.
  • Connected Life launched last December through AT&T's partnership with Google and Abode, and the rollout extends Google's Gemini Home APIs as rivals including ADT signal similar AI security features.

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