Hack your old Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-ready offline smart speaker with this DIY kit

You can now order an $85 kit to convert your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-compatible offline smart speaker.
CNX Software

MiciMike’s open-source drop-in PCB converts Google Home Mini into a local voice assistant (Crowdfunding)

The MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB is an open-source replacement mainboard designed to convert a 1st Gen Google Home Mini into a fully local, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point

It doesn't expose my private data to external servers, either ...
Hosted on MSN

I swapped my Google Nest Mini for a self-hosted open-source voice assistant, and it’s brilliant

I've been all-in on Home Assistant for the past year, building out my smart home and seeing many quality-of-life upgrades as a result. From linking my PC's audio interface to my smart lights to custom ...
9to5google

Google Home app adds ‘Voice assistant experiments’ setting for Gemini

We didn’t get a real update about Gemini on smart speakers and display at I/O 2025 last week, but Google Home recently added a new “Voice assistant experiments” setting for it. Since testing got ...

Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls

The AI-powered Ask Home feature is also expanding beyond the app with this update. In the near future, the Home-specific ...
Tech Times

Google Home Gets Gemini AI Upgrade With Smarter Voice Assistant and New Camera Controls

Google Home update adds Gemini AI voice assistant, smarter automation, and improved camera controls for a faster, more ...