Google Assistant was having trouble with controlling smart home devices. The issue appeared to be happening in the US and other locations. The problem seems to be fixed now.

Home Assistant had previously released OpenAI and Google AI integrations for Assist, but until now, the voice assistant didn’t have access to smart home control when it was powered by an LLM.

Home Assistant Device Control is rolling out to Android 14 devices, and it is bringing a control dashboard for easy controls.

Smart assistants can be found on your Windows or macOS computer as well as your smart speakers and smartphone.

The Polestar 2 is gaining yet more Google Assistant controls, but this time you're able to control in-car hardware with voice-powered devices.

Google Assistant issue, on phones and smart speakers, causing it to be unable to control smart home devices, replying "I don't understand." ...

Volvo announced that it is bringing the ability to manage the vehicle via voice commands from other Google Assistant-enabled devices, via an over-the-air (OTA) update.

Google Assistant has already had control over appliances and other not-so-typical connected devices for a while, but it's been clunky and limited. You could turn your oven on with a simple command ...

Both Windows 10 and macOS Sierra come with voice-activated digital assistants to do your bidding. Here are all the different ways you can put them to use.