How To Remove Gemini from Home

[DannyCK]

I've been very underwhelmed by the Gemini integration with Google Home. How do I remove Gemini integration from Google Home?

[David_K · Accepted solution]

Hi @DannyCK 

See the "How to turn off Gemini for Home camera features" section of the following help article.

Learn about Gemini for Home camera features - Google Nest Help

[SmartHomeH-TAGS]

What's wrong with it?

Do you live in the US?

[DannyCK]

The Gemini integration gets stuff wrong a lot. Particularly the summaries of what it's seeing on the camera.

Yes, I live in the US.

[KS_shine]

It's absolutely awful. Takes ten sentences to tell me that it can't tell me the weather. Before Gemini, I could easily ask the weather or wind speed (this is just one example). And don't get me started on The fact that it has never provided an accurate ETA to a specific destination. I cannot trust anything that Gemini tells me. It's absolutely a waste, and so frustrating that I already bought these speakers, not knowing the trash that Google was going to dish out.

[PaulUttermohlen]

I am in the US and Gemini for Google Home tells me that today is Friday, December 14. While today is the 14th, it is most certainly NOT Friday. I can not have a device that cannot do something as simple as read a calendar accurately!  It's credibility is at ZERO with me. Basically, it sucks!

[Pingram]

It is a terrible update and I now can’t remove it. Very frustrating!

[Joacchim]

Today, Sunday 12/28/25, it told us it was Friday 12/26/25.  And one day this past week it said the current temp was 41 degrees with a forecast high of 46, when in fact it was 32 degrees outside.  Artificial - yes.  Intelligence - no.

[KS_shine]

See! This is a HUGE problem. I can't believe Google isn't doing anything about this.

[Alan06]

This is terrible! Gemini cannot tell me the name of the song that it's playing right now from youtube!

 I want the old assistant to come back.

[David_K · Accepted solution]

Hi @DannyCK 

See the "How to turn off Gemini for Home camera features" section of the following help article.

Learn about Gemini for Home camera features - Google Nest Help

[jsm1963]

This doesn't relate to the problem.

[mountainbikerak]

I don't have a camera. I want to revert to the old assistant. 

[Usayinn2]

Good morning, I would need help on removing Gemini assistant on my mini Nests. I live in Canada and the assistant doesn't understand French and I can't change the voice. I want to go back to the original assistant.

[SmartHomeH-TAGS]

From @David_K comment and RECOMMENDED ANSWER ‎(October 18) above it's not possible to revert back to the Google Assistant on Home speakers after moving to Gemini.

He has a link...

[Usayinn2]

I had to reset my speakers and the Home app.

[Skipcastro99]

Can't do it☹️

[Soconnorca]

Same here. I’m British living in Vancouver and I used to have my Google devices set to French as it helps me practice, now they’re all in US English!

I really dislike Gemini. 

[Jcan_]

We don’t need help turning off Gemini for home camera features. We need help turning off Gemini and restoring home assistant. The Gemini update is so faulty and buggy. It’s a huge downgrade from assistant. It fails to do most things that assistant could do without any problems, like identify songs currently playing, turn off lights, tell the time or launch pairs apps like Spotify. You guys suck. 

[Jacques2026]

This is absolutely awful. It doesn't get anything correct. I cannot speak to it in other languages. I have to repeat things five or six times and you don't have the option to revert back to Google Assistant. If you wanted us to test this, give us the option to go back. Not make it permanent. This is terrible. It is not ready. Why would you even roll it out?

[DannyCK]

Well that wasn't hard at all to find. 🙄

Thanks, David_K, I appreciate your time and help.

[David_K]

You're most welcome!

[pkp55]

How can I revert back to the original Google assistant experience on Google Home. It is a complete mess right now.

[danturner]

Agreed. How do I revert to the original Google assistant on Google Nest Hub?

[David_K · Accepted solution]

There is no way to do that unfortunately. Once you switch your home to Gemini for Home voice assistant, it can't switch back to Google Assistant.

Learn about Gemini for Home voice assistant - Google Nest Help

[Geminiistrash]

Why isn't there a way to switch back to Google Assistant on my nest mini? Gemini is trash. I don't want it on my device anymore. I've factory reset my device multiple times. Why isn't there a way to revert to the original settings?

[SmartHomeH-TAGS]

@Geminiistrash 

The old Google Assistant will eventually be replaced by Gemini everywhere. No one will have the option not to have the new AI.

I've resisted the urge to change too, but when I found out we won't have the option I signed up to Google Home Early Access.

So it's either now or never.

[metroknowm]

"Never" will be the option for me most likely. I've been a Google Home for about 12 years, and Google ecosystem user since Gmail beta. I will likely intentionally be removing all of my Google products and services from my various homes, and switching all of my cloud data services to a competitor. The increasingly scummy business practices with regard to not warrantying hardware that is sold with specific features Is leading me to look into class action lawsuit likelihood. G has violated their warranty of merchantability in egregious ways over the past 5 years and such violations are objectively increasing in frequency and egregiousness.

[Sjuser]

Why. It sucks

[MikeD70]

So my nest is bricked because google put out a **bleep** ass AI assistant that cant get even the most simple tasks right? What ever I ask it to do it starts playing some random YouTube music station or laughing into a Ted Talk about some random topic. GEMINI SUCKS

[Ahr69123]

Are you guys prepared for the class action lawsuits that are to come??

[Ahr69123]

Personally I would just open up and make a new Google account that way I can reset the speakers thoughts?

[StevenG]

There is a way actually.  You have to create a new home structure, then move all of your devices over to it.  You will also have to recreate your rooms and speaker groups.  It's a lot of work especially if you have a lot of devices.

[Sjuser]

Agree. I did it. It took a long time and I had to factory reset my devices several times because there were all these glitches getting them connected to the new home. 

But all said and done so happy to not have Gemini anymore

[Ahr69123]

Didn't I already say that?? Of course it is once you make a new account that's fine you may and I capitalize May go back to the original Google assistant, but Google is fading that software out so it's only a matter of time before you're forced into Gemini. I wouldn't waste my time I would just try to learn to deal with the new software. And make my comments to Google telling them what to improve.

[metroknowm]

Revert to Assistant, do not give in to Gemini for home.

Simultaneously, I will look into an online petition and encourage the users in this forum and elsewhere to align on a few specific asks. We will go this route and see what results we can force. If this is not successful, a class action lawsuit is a smart next step to research in feasibility.

Reversion to Assistant and refusal to accept Gemini are mutually exclusive from taking steps against Google to ensure they understand their customers perspective. One does not have to accept the usage of Gemini just because Google desires us to when there are other options still, and we do not live in China or North Korea, up to and including leaving Google.

[Ahr69123]

Sign me up.

[Skipcastro99]

I would join that suit. Google should not be shoving Gemini down our throats 

[Alpcamalan]

I am looking for updates for this one.

I was a happy google nest user for three years until last month with the Gemini update. Simple tasks like turning off lights take twice as longer with the Gemini.

I finally decided to give up on it, after not seeing any updates fixing my issues. I am pro AI, but I wouldn’t even use Chatgpt as a Home Assistant. My $150 Nest Hub has been pretty much bricked with this update.

This could be the reason I switch back to Alexa, if I have to reset all my devices in order to get rid of this useless AI assistant.

Ready to do anything I can to fight with this!!!

[kristyann1979]

So we can NOT revert back to Google Assistant on our home devices?  I hate the Gemini crap. 

[Skipcastro99]

Gemini sucks and I don't want it on my devices or my life