AT&T's Connected Life adds Gemini for Home and automatic arming by location

AT&T has added Google's Gemini for Home to its Connected Life smart home security system. The Verge reports that AT&T calls Connected Life the first home security product to integrate with Google Home Premium. Digital Trends reports that Google made the same announcement, describing it as the first home security service on the Google Home platform to receive Gemini.

The Gemini features can describe events captured by security cameras in plain language, including details of deliveries. Users can search recorded video with natural language questions and review daily summaries of activity inside and outside the home. Digital Trends says Gemini will explain what it has spotted instead of sending vague alerts.

The Verge reports that the video search and event summaries are available only with AT&T's professional monitoring plan, which costs $29.99 a month. Digital Trends says customers can choose between Essential and Professional monitoring plans.

AT&T is also adding automatic arming and disarming based on how close the user is to home. Digital Trends reports that Connected Life now supports wired Nest Cams and Nest Doorbells, along with battery-powered add-on cameras and round-the-clock video recording.

AT&T launched Connected Life last December in partnership with Google and Abode. It now uses Google's Gemini-powered Home APIs, which let smart home developers build AI features into their products. The Verge reports that ADT has hinted at bringing similar Gemini features to its own security systems.

The sources do not give a rollout date, regional availability, or the full feature list for the Essential plan. They also do not state whether the proximity arming works with every phone or device type.