Google's Gemini for Home voice assistant is getting significantly snappier thanks to a major update. Chief Product Officer Anish Kattukaran announced the patch slashes latency for common commands like turning off lights by approximately 30% to 40%. This reduction aims to make interactions feel more responsive and less like a gimmick. The update also claims to have reduced error rates substantially across the board, addressing a key pain point for users waiting minutes for responses.

Users previously complained about delays of 10-15 seconds for simple commands, highlighting the need for this improvement.