Best Buy Canada Reveals Google Home’s June 25 Release at $99.99 as Gemini Delays Linger
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Updated · Android Police · Jun 1
Best Buy Canada Reveals Google Home’s June 25 Release at $99.99 as Gemini Delays Linger
5 articles · Updated · Android Police · Jun 1
June 25 appears to be Google Home’s release date after a Best Buy Canada listing showed the launch timing, Hazel and Porcelain colors, and a $99.99 U.S. price.
Gemini integration looks like the main reason the speaker slipped past Google’s original spring 2026 target, with the device positioned as the company’s first smart home product built around Gemini.
Early Gemini for Home problems add to that pressure: Google pushed updates in March after complaints that some smart home devices had stopped responding reliably.
The launch would end a long hardware gap for Google, coming about six years after Nest Audio and five years after the Nest Hub.
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