You Can Use Gemini to Build Google Home Automations, but Should You?
Smart devices, on their own, are nifty, but one-note. You can turn things on or off, adjust volume or brightness, or tell your vacuum where to go. But automations are what make smart homes awesome: you network your devices together, create dependencies, and set up if/this, then/that scenarios to automatically execute tasks. Building these automations always takes a little finesse, but now, Google's Gemini AI offers to set up automations for you. When I tested this new feature, I hoped it was for the layman who might be intimidated by the basic automation creation flow. What I found, instead, was a feature intended for advanced users who want to dive into using a new tool called the the script editor (Google's tool for writing custom automations). Most users won't have automations that require more than the standard home automation wizard that has always existed, meaning they won't need to crack open the script editor or get Gemini's help here—which is great, beca