Android Faithful Google Home Ghost on the Couch
Oct 29, 2025
Get ready for some spooky tech talk! Florence shares her hair-raising experience with Google Home, revealing its uncanny ability to hallucinate people. The crew dives into the Fitbit AI personal health coach and how it plans to integrate health data. They also unveil first looks at the blue Google Pixel 10a and the intriguingly designed Redmi phone with a denim back. Plus, Samsung's Galaxy S26 lineup faces a shakeup, raising eyebrows over what’s next in smartphone evolution.
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Google Home Hallucinated A Ghost On Couch
- Florence Ion described her Nest camera wrongly reporting a person sitting on her couch at 10:30 PM when nobody was there.
- The team discussed other users seeing named fictional people like "Michael" or "Sarah" in Home summaries, raising privacy and accuracy concerns.
Google Labels Gemini For Home As Early Access
- Google framed Gemini for Home features as early access and said improvements will come from user corrections and familiar faces work.
- The statement admits the feature relies on familiar‑faces ID and will be iteratively improved over time.
On‑Device Night Vision Raises Recognition Errors
- Hosts contrasted Google Photos' cloud familiar‑faces accuracy with Nest's on‑device night‑vision challenges.
- They suggested on‑device processing and poor night lighting likely increase hallucination risk for Nest cameras.