Broadcast messages in your home with the Gemini mobile app
When you connect Google Home to Gemini Apps, you can ask the Gemini mobile app to broadcast messages to speakers, Smart Displays, and Smart Clocks in your home. You can broadcast to a specific device, a room, or your entire home.
Important: We're gradually releasing this feature, so it might not be available to you just yet.
What you need
- An Android phone or tablet with the Gemini mobile app, including as your mobile assistant. Learn more about the Gemini mobile app.
- Google Home is currently not supported in Gemini in Google Messages or the Gemini web app.
- At least one speaker, Smart Display, or Smart Clock with Google Assistant built in.
- Keep Activity on.
- Be signed in to the Gemini mobile app with a personal Google Account. Learn how to sign in to Gemini Apps.
- For now, this feature isn’t available to users with a work or school Google Account.
- You must be signed in to the same account that you’re signed in to on your speaker, Smart Display, or Smart Clock.
Important: Connected apps work in the same way for both spoken and typed prompts. On Android mobile devices, if "Hey Google" doesn’t work, check if "Hey Google" and Voice Match are set up.
Broadcast a message
Important: Google Home can’t broadcast to a device with "Do Not Disturb" turned on.
- On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app .
- Ask the Gemini mobile app to broadcast a message.
- Your prompt must start with
broadcast. You can include your message, or reply with your message in a followup prompt. - If you don’t specify a room or device to broadcast to, your message is broadcast to all supported devices in your home.
- Your smart devices will use their default voice to broadcast messages.
- Your prompt must start with
- If you haven’t connected Google Home to Gemini Apps, you’ll get the option to connect it.
- If you connect Google Home to Gemini Apps, you give Gemini permission to access and control the same homes and devices as this account in the Google Home app. This includes any homes and devices added or shared with you later.
Tip: You can also connect or disconnect the Google Home app anytime on your Apps page in Gemini settings. Learn how to manage apps in Gemini.
Example prompts
- Broadcast a message.
- Broadcast I’m on my way home.
- Broadcast to the living room, it's time for homework.
- Find a recipe for gazpacho and broadcast it on the kitchen display.
How your data is handled
Learn more about how your data is handled when Gemini works with connected apps.