Fact · Voice and AI
To connect Google Home to Gemini on an Android phone or tablet, you must be signed in to the Gemini mobile app with a personal Google Account.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Be signed in to the Gemini mobile app with a personal Google Account.”
Control your smart home devices with the Gemini mobile app (Google Help), Google, n.d., What you need.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page's requirements list also says to use the Gemini mobile app and to keep Activity on. Google says that for now the feature is not available with a work or school Google Account.
- What it does not show
- Google says the work or school limit applies 'for now', so it may change. Check the requirements page before you try to set this up on a work phone.