What is Google Home?.
Google Home is a lineup of voice-activated speakers by Google that uses an AI (Artificially Intelligent) bot Google Assistant. It is similar to Amazon’s Echo lineup of devices. The family consists of three devices. Google Home, Google Home Max, and Google Home Mini. Doubles as a smart home control center and a personal assistant for the entire family. You can use it to playback entertainment throughout your home, effortlessly manage everyday tasks, and ask Google things you want to know.
| Maintained by | License Type | Popular Examples | Support | Updates | Developer Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | – | support.google.com/googlehome | – | – |
| Often Compared to | Testing | Accessibility | Maintained by | Repository |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon echo, Alexa | – | – | – |
Pros:
- Aesthetic design at Reasonable pricing.
- Google assistant is conversational.
- The use of Googles Knowledge Graph.
- Easy to make calls via voice activation.
- Can recognize different voices.
Cons:
- Smart home capability is limited.
- Can’t read or send messages (or emails).
- Launch phrase applies to every activatable device.
- Not available in as many places as Amazon Echo.